POLAND VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,960	1	117,700	- 78,739
Stroke	2	36,862	2	32,693	+ 4,169
Diabetes Mellitus	3	17,150	8	8,947	+ 8,202
Kidney Disease	4	16,843	20	4,065	+ 12,778
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	10,217	4	19,998	- 9,781
Suicide	6	8,837	18	4,282	+ 4,555
HIV/AIDS	7	8,267	54	115	+ 8,152
Liver Disease	8	8,026	10	7,912	+ 114
Hypertension	9	8,008	15	4,937	+ 3,071
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	7,030	21	3,701	+ 3,329
Lung Cancers	11	6,125	3	25,781	- 19,655
Lung Disease	12	5,554	6	13,677	- 8,123
Road Traffic Accidents	13	5,337	22	3,555	+ 1,783
Prostate Cancer	14	4,698	11	6,489	- 1,791
Other Injuries	15	4,348	28	2,527	+ 1,821
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,343	5	14,610	- 10,268
Breast Cancer	17	3,286	9	7,967	- 4,681
Skin Disease	18	3,197	46	469	+ 2,728
Low Birth Weight	19	3,079	42	579	+ 2,500
Cervical Cancer	20	2,874	32	1,907	+ 967
Liver Cancer	21	2,689	29	2,290	+ 399
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,380	36	916	+ 1,463
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,227	23	3,495	- 1,268
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,218	38	831	+ 1,387
Falls	25	2,054	16	4,712	- 2,657
Violence	26	2,019	49	294	+ 1,725
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,885	37	839	+ 1,046
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,714	26	3,091	- 1,377
Drownings	29	1,672	39	636	+ 1,036
Birth Trauma	30	1,663	57	52	+ 1,611
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,658	34	1,500	+ 157
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,584	13	5,430	- 3,845
Stomach Cancer	33	1,482	12	5,910	- 4,428
Lymphomas	34	1,360	19	4,141	- 2,782
Leukemia	35	1,177	24	3,456	- 2,279
Epilepsy	36	1,097	35	1,145	- 49
Tuberculosis	37	1,000	41	597	+ 403
Alcohol	38	973	14	5,238	- 4,265
Asthma	39	934	43	540	+ 394
Oral Cancer	40	933	25	3,377	- 2,444
Maternal Conditions	41	844	63	10	+ 834
Ovary Cancer	42	817	27	2,929	- 2,112
Malnutrition	43	791	50	291	+ 500
Fires	44	762	45	474	+ 287
Drug Use	45	443	48	321	+ 122
Dengue	46	400	84	0	+ 400
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	387	40	612	- 225
Bladder Cancer	48	314	17	4,700	- 4,386
Uterin Cancer	49	312	30	2,163	- 1,851
Meningitis	50	309	53	171	+ 138
Encephalitis	51	253	64	6	+ 246
Syphilis	52	194	69	0	+ 193
Appendicitis	53	184	55	69	+ 115
Other Neoplasms	54	165	7	9,256	- 9,091
Schistosomiasis	55	141	76	0	+ 141
Oesophagus Cancer	56	123	33	1,803	- 1,680
Poisonings	57	104	51	205	- 101
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	74	47	369	- 295
Pertussis	59	71	71	0	+ 71
Skin Cancers	60	63	31	2,155	- 2,092
Multiple Sclerosis	61	61	44	502	- 441
Tetanus	62	58	67	2	+ 56
Hepatitis B	63	37	56	52	- 15
Chagas disease	64	22	77	0	+ 22
Leishmaniasis	65	7	75	0	+ 7
War	66	6	66	4	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	67	5	60	19	- 14
Chlamydia	68	4	73	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	3	82	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	70	3	52	188	- 185
Otitis Media	71	1	68	1	- 0
Diphtheria	72	1	70	0	+ 0
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	62	12	- 12
Schizophrenia	82	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.