SURINAME VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	536	7	138	+ 398
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	296	5	171	+ 125
Stroke	3	247	2	615	- 368
Malaria	4	245	78	0	+ 245
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	195	27	31	+ 164
Tuberculosis	6	185	37	17	+ 168
Birth Trauma	7	157	30	28	+ 130
Low Birth Weight	8	151	19	51	+ 100
Liver Disease	9	140	8	134	+ 6
Coronary Heart Disease	10	138	1	650	- 513
Road Traffic Accidents	11	114	13	89	+ 25
Congenital Anomalies	12	98	22	40	+ 58
Hypertension	13	81	9	134	- 52
Diabetes Mellitus	14	74	3	286	- 212
Malnutrition	15	72	43	13	+ 58
Meningitis	16	61	50	5	+ 56
Cervical Cancer	17	56	20	48	+ 8
Kidney Disease	18	55	4	281	- 226
Other Injuries	19	54	15	73	- 19
Suicide	20	41	6	148	- 107
Lung Disease	21	40	12	93	- 53
Maternal Conditions	22	37	41	14	+ 23
Violence	23	36	26	34	+ 2
Syphilis	24	28	52	3	+ 24
Pertussis	25	23	59	1	+ 22
Asthma	26	23	39	16	+ 7
Drownings	27	21	29	28	- 6
Falls	28	19	25	34	- 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	18	10	117	- 99
Prostate Cancer	30	17	14	78	- 61
Lymphomas	31	17	34	23	- 6
Fires	32	17	44	13	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	33	16	23	37	- 22
Poisonings	34	14	57	2	+ 12
Breast Cancer	35	11	17	55	- 43
Oesophagus Cancer	36	11	56	2	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	37	11	24	37	- 26
Epilepsy	38	10	36	18	- 8
Leukemia	39	8	35	20	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	8	28	29	- 21
Lung Cancers	41	7	11	102	- 95
Stomach Cancer	42	6	33	25	- 18
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	6	16	72	- 66
Tetanus	44	6	62	1	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	6	47	6	- 1
Liver Cancer	46	5	21	45	- 39
Parkinson's Disease	47	5	31	28	- 23
Oral Cancer	48	5	40	16	- 11
Alcohol	49	4	38	16	- 12
Bladder Cancer	50	4	48	5	- 1
Schistosomiasis	51	4	55	2	+ 2
Skin Disease	52	4	18	53	- 49
Drug Use	53	4	45	7	- 4
Skin Cancers	54	3	60	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	55	3	63	1	+ 3
Appendicitis	56	3	53	3	- 0
Ovary Cancer	57	3	42	14	- 11
Leishmaniasis	58	2	65	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	59	2	51	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	60	2	67	0	+ 2
Measles	61	2	73	0	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	62	1	32	26	- 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	58	1	- 0
Uterin Cancer	64	1	49	5	- 4
Other Neoplasms	65	1	54	3	- 2
Hepatitis C	66	1	70	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	0	61	1	- 1
Ascariasis	68	0	69	0	+ 0
War	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	64	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Zambia

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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.