GERMANY VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	84,584	1	147,055	- 62,471
Stroke	2	80,028	3	49,794	+ 30,235
Diabetes Mellitus	3	37,232	13	15,560	+ 21,672
Kidney Disease	4	36,566	8	22,770	+ 13,796
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	22,181	9	20,712	+ 1,469
Suicide	6	19,186	19	10,284	+ 8,901
HIV/AIDS	7	17,949	54	345	+ 17,603
Liver Disease	8	17,424	15	15,194	+ 2,230
Hypertension	9	17,385	6	26,796	- 9,411
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	15,263	2	51,168	- 35,905
Lung Cancers	11	13,298	4	46,560	- 33,262
Lung Disease	12	12,058	5	42,797	- 30,739
Road Traffic Accidents	13	11,587	34	3,160	+ 8,427
Prostate Cancer	14	10,199	12	16,487	- 6,288
Other Injuries	15	9,439	23	8,248	+ 1,190
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	9,428	7	26,026	- 16,598
Breast Cancer	17	7,134	10	18,842	- 11,708
Skin Disease	18	6,940	42	1,543	+ 5,397
Low Birth Weight	19	6,684	45	770	+ 5,914
Cervical Cancer	20	6,240	39	2,131	+ 4,108
Liver Cancer	21	5,839	25	8,057	- 2,219
Congenital Anomalies	22	5,166	36	2,291	+ 2,875
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,835	21	8,891	- 4,056
Endocrine Disorders	24	4,815	18	10,677	- 5,862
Falls	25	4,460	14	15,325	- 10,865
Violence	26	4,384	46	769	+ 3,615
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	4,092	32	3,830	+ 262
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	3,721	38	2,166	+ 1,555
Drownings	29	3,631	49	459	+ 3,172
Birth Trauma	30	3,611	57	239	+ 3,372
Parkinson's Disease	31	3,599	16	12,594	- 8,995
Pancreas Cancer	32	3,440	11	17,971	- 14,531
Stomach Cancer	33	3,218	20	9,658	- 6,440
Lymphomas	34	2,952	17	12,249	- 9,297
Leukemia	35	2,555	22	8,737	- 6,182
Epilepsy	36	2,381	35	3,091	- 710
Tuberculosis	37	2,170	56	281	+ 1,889
Alcohol	38	2,112	26	6,257	- 4,145
Asthma	39	2,028	44	924	+ 1,104
Oral Cancer	40	2,025	29	6,023	- 3,998
Maternal Conditions	41	1,832	64	38	+ 1,794
Ovary Cancer	42	1,774	30	5,192	- 3,419
Malnutrition	43	1,717	50	450	+ 1,267
Fires	44	1,653	53	359	+ 1,295
Drug Use	45	963	40	1,930	- 968
Dengue	46	869	83	0	+ 869
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	840	33	3,615	- 2,775
Bladder Cancer	48	682	28	6,193	- 5,511
Uterin Cancer	49	677	37	2,231	- 1,554
Meningitis	50	670	60	168	+ 502
Encephalitis	51	549	67	8	+ 541
Syphilis	52	420	68	6	+ 415
Appendicitis	53	399	62	129	+ 270
Other Neoplasms	54	359	24	8,161	- 7,802
Schistosomiasis	55	307	73	1	+ 306
Oesophagus Cancer	56	266	27	6,212	- 5,946
Poisonings	57	226	58	216	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	161	47	543	- 382
Pertussis	59	153	69	2	+ 151
Skin Cancers	60	137	31	4,055	- 3,919
Multiple Sclerosis	61	132	41	1,571	- 1,438
Tetanus	62	125	75	1	+ 124
Hepatitis B	63	80	59	182	- 101
Chagas disease	64	48	74	1	+ 48
Leishmaniasis	65	16	72	1	+ 15
War	66	13	66	10	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	67	10	61	138	- 128
Chlamydia	68	8	85	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	7	81	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	70	7	48	507	- 500
Otitis Media	71	1	65	16	- 15
Diphtheria	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Measles	73	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	43	994	- 994
Schizophrenia	82	0	51	391	- 391
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	292	- 292
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.