SURINAME VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	805	1	650	+ 155
Stroke	2	538	2	615	- 77
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	358	10	117	+ 241
Lung Disease	4	322	12	93	+ 229
Lung Cancers	5	276	11	102	+ 174
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	259	5	171	+ 88
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	235	16	72	+ 163
Kidney Disease	8	196	4	281	- 85
Breast Cancer	9	160	17	55	+ 105
Other Injuries	10	146	15	73	+ 74
Diabetes Mellitus	11	141	3	286	- 145
Suicide	12	139	6	148	- 9
Prostate Cancer	13	134	14	78	+ 55
Pancreas Cancer	14	124	32	26	+ 97
Hypertension	15	122	9	134	- 11
Road Traffic Accidents	16	97	13	89	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	17	92	24	37	+ 55
Stomach Cancer	18	91	33	25	+ 66
Other Neoplasms	19	88	54	3	+ 85
Lymphomas	20	86	34	23	+ 64
Parkinson's Disease	21	60	31	28	+ 33
Inflammatory/Heart	22	59	23	37	+ 22
Violence	23	56	26	34	+ 22
Oesophagus Cancer	24	54	56	2	+ 52
Leukemia	25	53	35	20	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	26	52	48	5	+ 47
Liver Disease	27	39	8	134	- 95
HIV/AIDS	28	37	7	138	- 101
Cervical Cancer	29	32	20	48	- 16
Congenital Anomalies	30	32	22	40	- 8
Oral Cancer	31	32	40	16	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	32	30	42	14	+ 17
Skin Cancers	33	28	60	1	+ 27
Liver Cancer	34	28	21	45	- 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	25	27	31	- 6
Skin Disease	36	25	18	53	- 29
Asthma	37	24	39	16	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	38	22	49	5	+ 17
Alcohol	39	20	38	16	+ 3
Epilepsy	40	16	36	18	- 2
Tuberculosis	41	15	37	17	- 1
Low Birth Weight	42	14	19	51	- 38
Malnutrition	43	14	43	13	+ 1
Anemia	44	13	81	0	+ 13
Drownings	45	12	29	28	- 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	11	28	29	- 18
Falls	47	10	25	34	- 24
Fires	48	10	44	13	- 2
Drug Use	49	8	45	7	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	7	47	6	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	7	58	1	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	52	6	84	0	+ 6
Birth Trauma	53	4	30	28	- 24
Schizophrenia	54	3	82	0	+ 3
Poisonings	55	3	57	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	56	2	61	1	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	2	85	0	+ 2
Meningitis	58	2	50	5	- 3
Appendicitis	59	2	53	3	- 1
Maternal Conditions	60	2	41	14	- 12
Chagas disease	61	1	64	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	63	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	64	1	51	4	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	1	70	0	+ 1
Syphilis	66	1	52	3	- 3
Otitis Media	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	68	0	86	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	74	0	+ 0
War	70	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	1	- 1
Pertussis	72	0	59	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	55	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	46	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	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.