SPAIN VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,542	1	51,684	- 4,142
Stroke	2	44,981	3	29,004	+ 15,978
Diabetes Mellitus	3	20,927	10	7,773	+ 13,153
Kidney Disease	4	20,553	8	9,725	+ 10,828
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	12,467	7	13,717	- 1,249
Suicide	6	10,784	25	3,609	+ 7,174
HIV/AIDS	7	10,088	43	538	+ 9,550
Liver Disease	8	9,794	23	4,231	+ 5,562
Hypertension	9	9,771	9	9,115	+ 657
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	8,579	2	42,339	- 33,760
Lung Cancers	11	7,475	4	22,131	- 14,656
Lung Disease	12	6,777	5	18,926	- 12,149
Road Traffic Accidents	13	6,513	31	1,829	+ 4,683
Prostate Cancer	14	5,733	13	6,420	- 687
Other Injuries	15	5,305	15	5,536	- 231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	5,299	6	16,957	- 11,658
Breast Cancer	17	4,010	11	7,067	- 3,058
Skin Disease	18	3,901	30	1,840	+ 2,060
Low Birth Weight	19	3,757	52	253	+ 3,504
Cervical Cancer	20	3,507	39	855	+ 2,652
Liver Cancer	21	3,282	18	5,098	- 1,817
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,904	38	863	+ 2,041
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,718	19	4,984	- 2,266
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,706	21	4,863	- 2,157
Falls	25	2,507	26	3,246	- 740
Violence	26	2,464	51	262	+ 2,202
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,300	36	1,064	+ 1,236
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,091	44	475	+ 1,616
Drownings	29	2,041	45	446	+ 1,595
Birth Trauma	30	2,030	60	113	+ 1,917
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,023	20	4,943	- 2,920
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,933	12	6,752	- 4,819
Stomach Cancer	33	1,809	14	5,796	- 3,988
Lymphomas	34	1,659	16	5,335	- 3,676
Leukemia	35	1,436	24	3,772	- 2,336
Epilepsy	36	1,338	40	824	+ 514
Tuberculosis	37	1,220	50	270	+ 950
Alcohol	38	1,187	46	333	+ 854
Asthma	39	1,140	35	1,133	+ 7
Oral Cancer	40	1,138	27	2,583	- 1,445
Maternal Conditions	41	1,030	64	14	+ 1,016
Ovary Cancer	42	997	28	2,026	- 1,029
Malnutrition	43	965	47	302	+ 663
Fires	44	929	55	185	+ 745
Drug Use	45	541	41	776	- 235
Dengue	46	488	77	0	+ 488
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	472	33	1,612	- 1,140
Bladder Cancer	48	383	17	5,222	- 4,839
Uterin Cancer	49	381	34	1,612	- 1,231
Meningitis	50	376	59	129	+ 248
Encephalitis	51	308	70	4	+ 305
Syphilis	52	236	67	9	+ 227
Appendicitis	53	224	61	79	+ 145
Other Neoplasms	54	202	22	4,748	- 4,546
Schistosomiasis	55	172	74	0	+ 172
Oesophagus Cancer	56	150	29	2,011	- 1,862
Poisonings	57	127	57	170	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	91	48	294	- 203
Pertussis	59	86	73	2	+ 84
Skin Cancers	60	77	32	1,803	- 1,726
Multiple Sclerosis	61	74	49	287	- 213
Tetanus	62	70	72	2	+ 69
Hepatitis B	63	45	58	162	- 117
Chagas disease	64	27	71	3	+ 24
Leishmaniasis	65	9	65	11	- 2
War	66	7	68	6	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	67	6	62	47	- 41
Chlamydia	68	5	82	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	4	78	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	70	4	42	652	- 648
Otitis Media	71	1	66	9	- 8
Diphtheria	72	1	76	0	+ 0
Measles	73	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	37	914	- 914
Schizophrenia	82	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.