SURINAME VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	782	1	650	+ 132
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	525	10	117	+ 408
Stroke	3	286	2	615	- 329
Lung Cancers	4	257	11	102	+ 155
Lung Disease	5	212	12	93	+ 119
Hypertension	6	180	9	134	+ 47
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	146	16	72	+ 73
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	142	5	171	- 28
Falls	9	140	25	34	+ 106
Prostate Cancer	10	115	14	78	+ 37
Breast Cancer	11	115	17	55	+ 60
Pancreas Cancer	12	108	32	26	+ 82
Kidney Disease	13	92	4	281	- 189
Suicide	14	91	6	148	- 56
Lymphomas	15	83	34	23	+ 60
Inflammatory/Heart	16	75	23	37	+ 38
Diabetes Mellitus	17	75	3	286	- 212
Parkinson's Disease	18	63	31	28	+ 35
Liver Cancer	19	59	21	45	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	20	50	54	3	+ 47
Liver Disease	21	49	8	134	- 85
Leukemia	22	49	35	20	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	23	49	48	5	+ 44
Stomach Cancer	24	45	33	25	+ 20
Endocrine Disorders	25	43	24	37	+ 6
Oral Cancer	26	37	40	16	+ 21
Skin Cancers	27	36	60	1	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	28	36	56	2	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	29	33	42	14	+ 20
Other Injuries	30	30	15	73	- 43
Congenital Anomalies	31	22	22	40	- 17
Alcohol	32	17	38	16	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	33	16	49	5	+ 11
Road Traffic Accidents	34	14	13	89	- 75
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	14	27	31	- 18
Drug Use	36	13	45	7	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	37	12	84	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	38	12	61	1	+ 11
Epilepsy	39	12	36	18	- 7
Skin Disease	40	9	18	53	- 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	9	28	29	- 20
Cervical Cancer	42	8	20	48	- 40
Low Birth Weight	43	8	19	51	- 44
Anemia	44	7	81	0	+ 7
Schizophrenia	45	7	82	0	+ 7
Asthma	46	7	39	16	- 9
Malnutrition	47	6	43	13	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	6	47	6	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	5	58	1	+ 4
Drownings	50	4	29	28	- 24
Violence	51	3	26	34	- 31
Birth Trauma	52	2	30	28	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	2	85	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	54	2	7	138	- 136
Fires	55	2	44	13	- 11
Tuberculosis	56	2	37	17	- 15
Meningitis	57	1	50	5	- 4
Hepatitis C	58	1	70	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	53	3	- 2
Poisonings	60	1	57	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	61	1	67	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	62	1	86	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	63	1	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	41	14	- 14
Syphilis	65	0	52	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	79	0	+ 0
War	67	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	51	4	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	62	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	71	0	65	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	55	2	- 2
Pertussis	73	0	59	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	46	7	- 7
Ascariasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	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.