NIGER VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,488	6	8,229	+ 18,259
Stroke	2	25,062	5	8,717	+ 16,345
Diabetes Mellitus	3	11,660	17	2,630	+ 9,029
Kidney Disease	4	11,451	16	2,732	+ 8,719
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,946	1	21,093	- 14,147
Suicide	6	6,008	27	1,227	+ 4,781
HIV/AIDS	7	5,621	30	1,048	+ 4,573
Liver Disease	8	5,457	11	4,116	+ 1,340
Hypertension	9	5,444	25	1,356	+ 4,089
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,780	32	858	+ 3,922
Lung Cancers	11	4,165	67	42	+ 4,123
Lung Disease	12	3,776	20	2,172	+ 1,604
Road Traffic Accidents	13	3,629	8	5,946	- 2,317
Prostate Cancer	14	3,194	57	128	+ 3,066
Other Injuries	15	2,956	12	3,826	- 870
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,952	37	522	+ 2,431
Breast Cancer	17	2,234	29	1,075	+ 1,159
Skin Disease	18	2,173	52	213	+ 1,961
Low Birth Weight	19	2,093	4	9,560	- 7,467
Cervical Cancer	20	1,954	38	487	+ 1,467
Liver Cancer	21	1,828	35	745	+ 1,083
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,618	10	4,346	- 2,728
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,514	34	769	+ 746
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,508	23	1,806	- 298
Falls	25	1,397	26	1,297	+ 99
Violence	26	1,373	19	2,244	- 871
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,281	3	16,030	- 14,749
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,165	31	1,044	+ 121
Drownings	29	1,137	24	1,581	- 444
Birth Trauma	30	1,131	7	8,030	- 6,900
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,127	47	275	+ 852
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,077	54	138	+ 939
Stomach Cancer	33	1,008	44	300	+ 707
Lymphomas	34	924	43	350	+ 574
Leukemia	35	800	48	258	+ 543
Epilepsy	36	746	36	676	+ 69
Tuberculosis	37	680	13	3,703	- 3,023
Alcohol	38	662	60	120	+ 541
Asthma	39	635	22	1,902	- 1,267
Oral Cancer	40	634	49	242	+ 392
Maternal Conditions	41	574	14	3,317	- 2,744
Ovary Cancer	42	555	40	425	+ 131
Malnutrition	43	538	21	2,170	- 1,632
Fires	44	518	28	1,120	- 603
Drug Use	45	301	58	126	+ 175
Dengue	46	272	73	0	+ 272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	263	39	467	- 204
Bladder Cancer	48	213	53	161	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	49	212	64	86	+ 126
Meningitis	50	210	9	5,237	- 5,027
Encephalitis	51	172	61	112	+ 60
Syphilis	52	132	62	110	+ 22
Appendicitis	53	125	56	128	- 3
Other Neoplasms	54	112	68	24	+ 88
Schistosomiasis	55	96	50	237	- 141
Oesophagus Cancer	56	83	55	132	- 48
Poisonings	57	71	33	771	- 701
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	50	70	18	+ 33
Pertussis	59	48	15	2,858	- 2,810
Skin Cancers	60	43	45	287	- 244
Multiple Sclerosis	61	41	69	22	+ 19
Tetanus	62	39	42	372	- 333
Hepatitis B	63	25	46	279	- 254
Chagas disease	64	15	79	0	+ 15
Leishmaniasis	65	5	51	237	- 232
War	66	4	41	409	- 405
Upper Respiratory	67	3	63	94	- 90
Chlamydia	68	3	71	3	- 0
Ascariasis	69	2	59	125	- 123
Hepatitis C	70	2	66	46	- 43
Otitis Media	71	0	72	1	- 0
Diphtheria	72	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	73	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.