YEMEN VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,318	1	30,158	+ 2,160
Stroke	2	30,577	2	13,570	+ 17,008
Diabetes Mellitus	3	14,226	19	1,794	+ 12,431
Kidney Disease	4	13,971	15	2,679	+ 11,293
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	8,475	4	11,978	- 3,503
Suicide	6	7,331	21	1,699	+ 5,632
HIV/AIDS	7	6,858	46	396	+ 6,462
Liver Disease	8	6,657	13	2,891	+ 3,766
Hypertension	9	6,642	8	5,293	+ 1,349
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	5,832	22	1,405	+ 4,426
Lung Cancers	11	5,081	41	569	+ 4,512
Lung Disease	12	4,607	11	3,196	+ 1,411
Road Traffic Accidents	13	4,427	6	8,561	- 4,134
Prostate Cancer	14	3,897	63	39	+ 3,858
Other Injuries	15	3,606	16	2,225	+ 1,381
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,602	30	913	+ 2,689
Breast Cancer	17	2,726	26	1,134	+ 1,592
Skin Disease	18	2,652	61	44	+ 2,608
Low Birth Weight	19	2,554	5	8,810	- 6,256
Cervical Cancer	20	2,384	57	119	+ 2,265
Liver Cancer	21	2,231	39	609	+ 1,622
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,974	10	4,291	- 2,317
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,847	40	585	+ 1,263
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,840	36	738	+ 1,102
Falls	25	1,704	24	1,170	+ 534
Violence	26	1,675	14	2,839	- 1,164
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,563	9	4,372	- 2,808
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,422	33	833	+ 588
Drownings	29	1,387	25	1,142	+ 245
Birth Trauma	30	1,380	7	5,939	- 4,560
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,375	49	362	+ 1,013
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,314	51	283	+ 1,031
Stomach Cancer	33	1,229	31	902	+ 327
Lymphomas	34	1,128	45	433	+ 695
Leukemia	35	976	34	776	+ 200
Epilepsy	36	910	43	539	+ 371
Tuberculosis	37	829	18	1,899	- 1,070
Alcohol	38	807	59	78	+ 729
Asthma	39	775	17	2,106	- 1,331
Oral Cancer	40	774	42	547	+ 226
Maternal Conditions	41	700	32	890	- 190
Ovary Cancer	42	678	52	188	+ 489
Malnutrition	43	656	27	1,058	- 402
Fires	44	632	29	991	- 359
Drug Use	45	368	38	613	- 245
Dengue	46	332	60	71	+ 260
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	321	37	707	- 386
Bladder Cancer	48	260	55	160	+ 100
Uterin Cancer	49	259	69	5	+ 253
Meningitis	50	256	28	1,018	- 763
Encephalitis	51	210	48	369	- 159
Syphilis	52	161	53	175	- 15
Appendicitis	53	152	54	162	- 9
Other Neoplasms	54	137	64	21	+ 116
Schistosomiasis	55	117	56	124	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	56	102	35	765	- 663
Poisonings	57	86	44	532	- 446
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	62	66	14	+ 47
Pertussis	59	59	23	1,239	- 1,181
Skin Cancers	60	52	58	100	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	61	51	62	42	+ 9
Tetanus	62	48	47	395	- 347
Hepatitis B	63	31	50	299	- 269
Chagas disease	64	18	75	0	+ 18
Leishmaniasis	65	6	71	2	+ 4
War	66	5	3	12,915	- 12,910
Upper Respiratory	67	4	70	5	- 1
Chlamydia	68	3	72	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	3	65	17	- 14
Hepatitis C	70	3	68	8	- 6
Otitis Media	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	67	14	- 13
Measles	73	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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 YEMEN

Suriname

Yemen

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.