ETHIOPIA VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	119,205	4	36,530	+ 82,675
Stroke	2	112,785	3	39,362	+ 73,424
Diabetes Mellitus	3	52,472	10	16,258	+ 36,214
Kidney Disease	4	51,533	13	12,103	+ 39,430
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	31,261	1	59,931	- 28,670
Suicide	6	27,039	25	6,030	+ 21,008
HIV/AIDS	7	25,295	17	11,471	+ 13,824
Liver Disease	8	24,556	8	27,270	- 2,714
Hypertension	9	24,501	12	13,470	+ 11,031
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	21,510	21	8,258	+ 13,253
Lung Cancers	11	18,742	38	2,202	+ 16,540
Lung Disease	12	16,993	15	11,870	+ 5,123
Road Traffic Accidents	13	16,330	5	31,564	- 15,234
Prostate Cancer	14	14,374	50	1,244	+ 13,129
Other Injuries	15	13,302	16	11,735	+ 1,568
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	13,287	31	3,755	+ 9,532
Breast Cancer	17	10,054	20	8,485	+ 1,569
Skin Disease	18	9,781	53	904	+ 8,877
Low Birth Weight	19	9,420	7	28,020	- 18,601
Cervical Cancer	20	8,794	27	5,019	+ 3,775
Liver Cancer	21	8,228	42	1,730	+ 6,498
Congenital Anomalies	22	7,280	11	15,638	- 8,357
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,814	39	2,168	+ 4,645
Endocrine Disorders	24	6,786	45	1,623	+ 5,163
Falls	25	6,285	28	4,510	+ 1,775
Violence	26	6,178	22	8,076	- 1,898
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	5,767	2	44,361	- 38,594
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	5,243	41	1,758	+ 3,485
Drownings	29	5,117	35	3,133	+ 1,984
Birth Trauma	30	5,089	6	31,107	- 26,018
Parkinson's Disease	31	5,072	46	1,578	+ 3,494
Pancreas Cancer	32	4,848	61	488	+ 4,360
Stomach Cancer	33	4,535	47	1,519	+ 3,016
Lymphomas	34	4,160	33	3,590	+ 570
Leukemia	35	3,601	30	4,222	- 622
Epilepsy	36	3,355	44	1,625	+ 1,730
Tuberculosis	37	3,059	9	21,455	- 18,396
Alcohol	38	2,977	55	750	+ 2,227
Asthma	39	2,859	29	4,484	- 1,625
Oral Cancer	40	2,854	48	1,477	+ 1,378
Maternal Conditions	41	2,582	18	8,887	- 6,305
Ovary Cancer	42	2,499	36	2,424	+ 76
Malnutrition	43	2,420	19	8,643	- 6,223
Fires	44	2,330	34	3,255	- 925
Drug Use	45	1,357	60	513	+ 844
Dengue	46	1,224	73	20	+ 1,204
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,184	49	1,339	- 155
Bladder Cancer	48	960	51	1,080	- 119
Uterin Cancer	49	954	62	421	+ 533
Meningitis	50	944	14	12,019	- 11,075
Encephalitis	51	773	63	386	+ 388
Syphilis	52	592	43	1,699	- 1,107
Appendicitis	53	562	58	677	- 116
Other Neoplasms	54	506	66	148	+ 358
Schistosomiasis	55	432	54	839	- 407
Oesophagus Cancer	56	375	40	1,839	- 1,463
Poisonings	57	318	32	3,668	- 3,350
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	227	65	221	+ 7
Pertussis	59	216	23	6,896	- 6,680
Skin Cancers	60	193	52	1,006	- 814
Multiple Sclerosis	61	186	70	61	+ 125
Tetanus	62	176	37	2,203	- 2,026
Hepatitis B	63	113	56	742	- 629
Chagas disease	64	68	78	0	+ 68
Leishmaniasis	65	22	59	579	- 556
War	66	18	64	281	- 262
Upper Respiratory	67	14	57	709	- 694
Chlamydia	68	12	72	21	- 9
Ascariasis	69	9	68	130	- 120
Hepatitis C	70	9	69	115	- 105
Otitis Media	71	2	71	39	- 37
Diphtheria	72	2	67	146	- 144
Measles	73	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Suriname

Ethiopia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.