USA VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	343,852	1	504,904	- 161,052
Stroke	2	325,334	4	158,520	+ 166,814
Diabetes Mellitus	3	151,357	10	61,418	+ 89,939
Kidney Disease	4	148,650	6	85,861	+ 62,789
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	90,173	11	60,317	+ 29,855
Suicide	6	77,994	12	53,099	+ 24,895
HIV/AIDS	7	72,965	42	5,660	+ 67,305
Liver Disease	8	70,834	16	43,402	+ 27,431
Hypertension	9	70,673	8	65,960	+ 4,713
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	62,048	2	287,198	- 225,151
Lung Cancers	11	54,061	5	155,533	- 101,472
Lung Disease	12	49,017	3	195,387	- 146,370
Road Traffic Accidents	13	47,104	17	41,694	+ 5,410
Prostate Cancer	14	41,462	20	35,612	+ 5,850
Other Injuries	15	38,371	25	25,997	+ 12,374
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	38,326	9	61,827	- 23,501
Breast Cancer	17	29,001	13	48,671	- 19,670
Skin Disease	18	28,213	43	5,409	+ 22,804
Low Birth Weight	19	27,172	39	6,924	+ 20,248
Cervical Cancer	20	25,366	38	6,984	+ 18,382
Liver Cancer	21	23,735	23	27,064	- 3,330
Congenital Anomalies	22	21,001	34	11,762	+ 9,239
Inflammatory/Heart	23	19,655	22	32,529	- 12,874
Endocrine Disorders	24	19,574	14	46,985	- 27,411
Falls	25	18,129	18	40,418	- 22,289
Violence	26	17,820	27	18,976	- 1,156
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	16,634	37	9,955	+ 6,679
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	15,125	48	3,461	+ 11,664
Drownings	29	14,759	45	4,070	+ 10,689
Birth Trauma	30	14,679	54	1,233	+ 13,446
Parkinson's Disease	31	14,630	21	34,491	- 19,861
Pancreas Cancer	32	13,984	15	44,293	- 30,309
Stomach Cancer	33	13,080	33	13,077	+ 4
Lymphomas	34	11,999	19	40,281	- 28,282
Leukemia	35	10,386	24	26,966	- 16,579
Epilepsy	36	9,679	50	3,162	+ 6,517
Tuberculosis	37	8,823	62	546	+ 8,277
Alcohol	38	8,588	30	14,659	- 6,072
Asthma	39	8,246	46	3,818	+ 4,427
Oral Cancer	40	8,233	35	11,555	- 3,321
Maternal Conditions	41	7,447	56	779	+ 6,669
Ovary Cancer	42	7,210	31	14,591	- 7,382
Malnutrition	43	6,981	40	6,762	+ 219
Fires	44	6,721	49	3,183	+ 3,538
Drug Use	45	3,913	7	74,435	- 70,521
Dengue	46	3,531	76	0	+ 3,531
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	3,415	47	3,646	- 231
Bladder Cancer	48	2,771	26	19,622	- 16,852
Uterin Cancer	49	2,752	36	10,063	- 7,311
Meningitis	50	2,723	60	606	+ 2,117
Encephalitis	51	2,230	68	25	+ 2,205
Syphilis	52	1,709	66	49	+ 1,660
Appendicitis	53	1,620	63	424	+ 1,196
Other Neoplasms	54	1,459	29	17,743	- 16,284
Schistosomiasis	55	1,247	72	1	+ 1,246
Oesophagus Cancer	56	1,083	28	17,829	- 16,747
Poisonings	57	917	53	1,674	- 757
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	655	52	2,461	- 1,806
Pertussis	59	623	69	16	+ 608
Skin Cancers	60	556	32	14,311	- 13,755
Multiple Sclerosis	61	538	44	5,059	- 4,521
Tetanus	62	508	71	2	+ 506
Hepatitis B	63	326	59	608	- 282
Chagas disease	64	197	70	4	+ 192
Leishmaniasis	65	64	79	0	+ 64
War	66	52	55	1,198	- 1,145
Upper Respiratory	67	42	65	229	- 188
Chlamydia	68	34	84	0	+ 34
Ascariasis	69	27	82	0	+ 27
Hepatitis C	70	27	41	5,684	- 5,657
Otitis Media	71	5	67	34	- 29
Diphtheria	72	5	75	0	+ 5
Measles	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Schizophrenia	82	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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United States

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.