JAPAN VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	123,882	1	163,905	- 40,023
Stroke	2	117,211	2	121,823	- 4,612
Diabetes Mellitus	3	54,531	29	5,433	+ 49,098
Kidney Disease	4	53,555	9	44,779	+ 8,776
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	32,487	3	107,899	- 75,411
Suicide	6	28,100	13	19,466	+ 8,633
HIV/AIDS	7	26,288	63	48	+ 26,240
Liver Disease	8	25,520	17	14,195	+ 11,325
Hypertension	9	25,462	28	6,673	+ 18,789
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	22,354	7	56,937	- 34,583
Lung Cancers	11	19,477	4	79,688	- 60,211
Lung Disease	12	17,660	5	78,169	- 60,510
Road Traffic Accidents	13	16,971	31	4,566	+ 12,405
Prostate Cancer	14	14,938	19	13,515	+ 1,422
Other Injuries	15	13,824	12	22,068	- 8,244
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	13,808	6	57,340	- 43,532
Breast Cancer	17	10,448	15	15,805	- 5,356
Skin Disease	18	10,164	36	2,806	+ 7,358
Low Birth Weight	19	9,789	55	202	+ 9,587
Cervical Cancer	20	9,139	32	3,799	+ 5,340
Liver Cancer	21	8,551	11	29,384	- 20,833
Congenital Anomalies	22	7,566	40	2,473	+ 5,093
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,081	27	8,232	- 1,151
Endocrine Disorders	24	7,052	21	11,486	- 4,434
Falls	25	6,532	23	9,736	- 3,204
Violence	26	6,420	53	266	+ 6,154
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	5,993	37	2,731	+ 3,262
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	5,449	35	2,922	+ 2,527
Drownings	29	5,317	25	8,409	- 3,092
Birth Trauma	30	5,289	61	104	+ 5,184
Parkinson's Disease	31	5,271	18	14,007	- 8,737
Pancreas Cancer	32	5,038	10	37,027	- 31,989
Stomach Cancer	33	4,713	8	50,433	- 45,720
Lymphomas	34	4,323	14	19,273	- 14,950
Leukemia	35	3,742	24	9,607	- 5,865
Epilepsy	36	3,487	45	1,558	+ 1,929
Tuberculosis	37	3,179	34	3,459	- 280
Alcohol	38	3,094	51	576	+ 2,518
Asthma	39	2,971	42	1,922	+ 1,048
Oral Cancer	40	2,966	26	8,333	- 5,367
Maternal Conditions	41	2,683	64	39	+ 2,645
Ovary Cancer	42	2,598	30	5,061	- 2,464
Malnutrition	43	2,515	43	1,910	+ 606
Fires	44	2,422	48	1,007	+ 1,415
Drug Use	45	1,410	50	732	+ 678
Dengue	46	1,272	83	0	+ 1,272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,230	39	2,555	- 1,325
Bladder Cancer	48	998	22	9,936	- 8,938
Uterin Cancer	49	992	33	3,461	- 2,470
Meningitis	50	981	52	308	+ 673
Encephalitis	51	803	69	5	+ 799
Syphilis	52	616	65	16	+ 600
Appendicitis	53	584	58	126	+ 458
Other Neoplasms	54	526	16	15,120	- 14,594
Schistosomiasis	55	449	72	0	+ 449
Oesophagus Cancer	56	390	20	12,316	- 11,926
Poisonings	57	331	54	255	+ 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	236	38	2,618	- 2,382
Pertussis	59	225	71	1	+ 223
Skin Cancers	60	200	44	1,843	- 1,642
Multiple Sclerosis	61	194	59	108	+ 86
Tetanus	62	183	67	9	+ 174
Hepatitis B	63	118	46	1,423	- 1,305
Chagas disease	64	71	78	0	+ 71
Leishmaniasis	65	23	77	0	+ 23
War	66	19	66	15	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	67	15	57	159	- 144
Chlamydia	68	12	80	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	69	10	82	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	70	10	41	2,220	- 2,210
Otitis Media	71	2	68	8	- 6
Diphtheria	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	875	- 875
Schizophrenia	82	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Suriname

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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.