SURINAME VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	924	1	650	+ 274
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	667	10	117	+ 549
Stroke	3	369	2	615	- 247
Lung Disease	4	265	12	93	+ 173
Lung Cancers	5	227	11	102	+ 125
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	186	16	72	+ 114
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	162	5	171	- 8
Prostate Cancer	8	160	14	78	+ 82
Pancreas Cancer	9	113	32	26	+ 86
Hypertension	10	112	9	134	- 21
Diabetes Mellitus	11	112	3	286	- 174
Kidney Disease	12	99	4	281	- 182
Breast Cancer	13	97	17	55	+ 42
Suicide	14	90	6	148	- 57
Other Injuries	15	84	15	73	+ 11
Lymphomas	16	83	34	23	+ 60
Falls	17	68	25	34	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	18	63	54	3	+ 61
Parkinson's Disease	19	58	31	28	+ 30
Leukemia	20	50	35	20	+ 31
Bladder Cancer	21	46	48	5	+ 41
Liver Cancer	22	46	21	45	+ 1
Liver Disease	23	44	8	134	- 90
Endocrine Disorders	24	43	24	37	+ 6
Skin Cancers	25	40	60	1	+ 39
Stomach Cancer	26	37	33	25	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	27	34	42	14	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	28	33	23	37	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	29	33	56	2	+ 31
Drug Use	30	26	45	7	+ 18
Oral Cancer	31	23	40	16	+ 8
Alcohol	32	22	38	16	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	33	21	49	5	+ 16
Road Traffic Accidents	34	19	13	89	- 70
Congenital Anomalies	35	19	22	40	- 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	18	27	31	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	17	28	29	- 12
Cervical Cancer	38	14	20	48	- 34
Skin Disease	39	13	18	53	- 40
Anemia	40	11	81	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	41	10	61	1	+ 9
Asthma	42	10	39	16	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	8	58	1	+ 7
Epilepsy	44	7	36	18	- 11
Malnutrition	45	7	43	13	- 6
Drownings	46	7	29	28	- 21
Violence	47	7	26	34	- 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	7	47	6	+ 0
Fires	49	4	44	13	- 9
Schizophrenia	50	4	82	0	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	51	3	19	51	- 48
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	3	85	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	53	3	70	0	+ 3
Meningitis	54	2	50	5	- 3
Birth Trauma	55	2	30	28	- 26
Tuberculosis	56	1	37	17	- 15
Osteoarthritis	57	1	84	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	58	1	67	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	53	3	- 2
Poisonings	60	1	57	2	- 1
HIV/AIDS	61	1	7	138	- 137
Hepatitis B	62	1	63	1	- 0
Oral conditions	63	1	86	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	41	14	- 14
War	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	59	1	- 1
Tetanus	68	0	62	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	69	0	55	2	- 2
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	51	4	- 4
Syphilis	72	0	52	3	- 3
Chlamydia	73	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	64	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	46	7	- 7
Ascariasis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.