LAOS VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,997	2	5,190	+ 2,807
Stroke	2	7,567	1	5,769	+ 1,797
Diabetes Mellitus	3	3,520	8	1,466	+ 2,054
Kidney Disease	4	3,457	5	1,646	+ 1,812
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,097	3	2,820	- 723
Suicide	6	1,814	27	390	+ 1,424
HIV/AIDS	7	1,697	29	313	+ 1,384
Liver Disease	8	1,647	10	1,171	+ 476
Hypertension	9	1,644	15	890	+ 754
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,443	23	458	+ 985
Lung Cancers	11	1,257	14	919	+ 338
Lung Disease	12	1,140	6	1,626	- 486
Road Traffic Accidents	13	1,096	9	1,281	- 185
Prostate Cancer	14	964	53	37	+ 927
Other Injuries	15	892	21	519	+ 374
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	891	26	422	+ 469
Breast Cancer	17	675	25	437	+ 238
Skin Disease	18	656	45	89	+ 567
Low Birth Weight	19	632	11	1,156	- 524
Cervical Cancer	20	590	37	187	+ 403
Liver Cancer	21	552	13	1,104	- 552
Congenital Anomalies	22	488	18	647	- 158
Inflammatory/Heart	23	457	36	206	+ 251
Endocrine Disorders	24	455	38	186	+ 269
Falls	25	422	24	440	- 18
Violence	26	414	22	475	- 60
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	387	7	1,552	- 1,165
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	352	17	651	- 300
Drownings	29	343	19	568	- 225
Birth Trauma	30	341	12	1,116	- 774
Parkinson's Disease	31	340	41	139	+ 202
Pancreas Cancer	32	325	48	61	+ 264
Stomach Cancer	33	304	20	530	- 226
Lymphomas	34	279	34	211	+ 68
Leukemia	35	242	31	290	- 48
Epilepsy	36	225	50	58	+ 167
Tuberculosis	37	205	4	1,949	- 1,743
Alcohol	38	200	47	61	+ 138
Asthma	39	192	16	840	- 649
Oral Cancer	40	191	28	349	- 158
Maternal Conditions	41	173	32	218	- 45
Ovary Cancer	42	168	43	101	+ 67
Malnutrition	43	162	39	166	- 4
Fires	44	156	42	108	+ 48
Drug Use	45	91	54	33	+ 58
Dengue	46	82	59	17	+ 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	79	35	207	- 128
Bladder Cancer	48	64	51	49	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	49	64	55	29	+ 35
Meningitis	50	63	40	154	- 90
Encephalitis	51	52	46	69	- 17
Syphilis	52	40	58	28	+ 11
Appendicitis	53	38	57	29	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	54	34	61	12	+ 22
Schistosomiasis	55	29	62	11	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	56	25	33	214	- 189
Poisonings	57	21	52	41	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	15	64	7	+ 8
Pertussis	59	14	30	304	- 290
Skin Cancers	60	13	49	59	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	61	13	65	6	+ 6
Tetanus	62	12	44	96	- 84
Hepatitis B	63	8	60	17	- 9
Chagas disease	64	5	76	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	65	1	75	0	+ 1
War	66	1	68	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	67	1	66	5	- 4
Chlamydia	68	1	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	1	70	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	70	1	67	4	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	72	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	56	29	- 29
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	63	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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 LAOS

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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.