MADAGASCAR VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,615	3	12,388	+ 17,227
Stroke	2	28,020	1	17,964	+ 10,056
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,036	16	3,278	+ 9,758
Kidney Disease	4	12,803	22	2,202	+ 10,601
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	7,766	2	14,605	- 6,838
Suicide	6	6,718	24	1,476	+ 5,242
HIV/AIDS	7	6,284	25	1,341	+ 4,943
Liver Disease	8	6,101	12	4,803	+ 1,298
Hypertension	9	6,087	8	6,208	- 121
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	5,344	26	1,120	+ 4,224
Lung Cancers	11	4,656	55	147	+ 4,509
Lung Disease	12	4,222	14	3,957	+ 265
Road Traffic Accidents	13	4,057	7	7,880	- 3,823
Prostate Cancer	14	3,571	29	996	+ 2,575
Other Injuries	15	3,305	21	2,359	+ 946
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,301	39	606	+ 2,695
Breast Cancer	17	2,498	37	629	+ 1,869
Skin Disease	18	2,430	51	187	+ 2,243
Low Birth Weight	19	2,340	10	5,353	- 3,012
Cervical Cancer	20	2,185	17	3,028	- 843
Liver Cancer	21	2,044	30	933	+ 1,111
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,809	15	3,380	- 1,572
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,693	28	1,046	+ 646
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,686	44	463	+ 1,223
Falls	25	1,561	36	653	+ 908
Violence	26	1,535	23	1,749	- 214
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,433	5	11,085	- 9,652
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,303	42	495	+ 808
Drownings	29	1,271	31	825	+ 447
Birth Trauma	30	1,264	11	5,347	- 4,083
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,260	49	266	+ 994
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,204	61	80	+ 1,124
Stomach Cancer	33	1,127	47	368	+ 759
Lymphomas	34	1,033	34	675	+ 359
Leukemia	35	895	45	401	+ 494
Epilepsy	36	834	46	385	+ 449
Tuberculosis	37	760	4	11,606	- 10,846
Alcohol	38	740	53	161	+ 579
Asthma	39	710	19	2,507	- 1,797
Oral Cancer	40	709	32	697	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	41	641	18	2,776	- 2,135
Ovary Cancer	42	621	57	135	+ 486
Malnutrition	43	601	13	4,236	- 3,635
Fires	44	579	35	661	- 83
Drug Use	45	337	62	58	+ 279
Dengue	46	304	72	0	+ 304
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	294	38	627	- 333
Bladder Cancer	48	239	48	286	- 47
Uterin Cancer	49	237	59	95	+ 142
Meningitis	50	235	20	2,391	- 2,156
Encephalitis	51	192	60	94	+ 98
Syphilis	52	147	33	680	- 533
Appendicitis	53	140	56	147	- 7
Other Neoplasms	54	126	65	24	+ 102
Schistosomiasis	55	107	50	260	- 153
Oesophagus Cancer	56	93	27	1,080	- 987
Poisonings	57	79	40	571	- 492
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	56	64	47	+ 9
Pertussis	59	54	41	519	- 465
Skin Cancers	60	48	43	467	- 419
Multiple Sclerosis	61	46	66	18	+ 29
Tetanus	62	44	52	186	- 143
Hepatitis B	63	28	58	98	- 70
Chagas disease	64	17	76	0	+ 17
Leishmaniasis	65	6	78	0	+ 6
War	66	5	54	155	- 150
Upper Respiratory	67	4	63	49	- 45
Chlamydia	68	3	69	7	- 4
Ascariasis	69	2	70	5	- 3
Hepatitis C	70	2	67	16	- 14
Otitis Media	71	0	68	10	- 10
Diphtheria	72	0	71	3	- 2
Measles	73	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

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.