SURINAME VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	372	1	650	- 278
Stroke	2	259	2	615	- 357
Diabetes Mellitus	3	203	3	286	- 83
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	143	5	171	- 28
Kidney Disease	5	137	4	281	- 144
Road Traffic Accidents	6	133	13	89	+ 44
Lung Disease	7	102	12	93	+ 9
Hypertension	8	77	9	134	- 57
Other Injuries	9	73	15	73	- 0
Lung Cancers	10	63	11	102	- 39
Congenital Anomalies	11	57	22	40	+ 17
Low Birth Weight	12	55	19	51	+ 4
Violence	13	49	26	34	+ 15
Endocrine Disorders	14	48	24	37	+ 11
Prostate Cancer	15	47	14	78	- 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	47	16	72	- 26
Liver Disease	17	45	8	134	- 89
Cervical Cancer	18	44	20	48	- 4
Other Neoplasms	19	42	54	3	+ 39
Breast Cancer	20	41	17	55	- 14
HIV/AIDS	21	39	7	138	- 99
Suicide	22	37	6	148	- 111
Alcohol	23	35	38	16	+ 19
Stomach Cancer	24	31	33	25	+ 6
Malnutrition	25	28	43	13	+ 15
Tuberculosis	26	23	37	17	+ 7
Leukemia	27	23	35	20	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	28	22	32	26	- 4
Lymphomas	29	21	34	23	- 2
Birth Trauma	30	18	30	28	- 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	17	27	31	- 15
Drownings	32	15	29	28	- 13
Oesophagus Cancer	33	15	56	2	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	34	13	23	37	- 24
Liver Cancer	35	13	21	45	- 32
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	12	10	117	- 105
Skin Disease	37	12	18	53	- 41
Oral Cancer	38	11	40	16	- 4
Asthma	39	11	39	16	- 5
Skin Cancers	40	11	60	1	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	41	10	31	28	- 17
Syphilis	42	10	52	3	+ 7
Falls	43	9	25	34	- 26
Epilepsy	44	8	36	18	- 10
Ovary Cancer	45	7	42	14	- 6
Anemia	46	7	81	0	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	6	28	29	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	6	58	1	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	49	6	41	14	- 9
Fires	50	5	44	13	- 7
Bladder Cancer	51	5	48	5	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	5	85	0	+ 5
Meningitis	53	4	50	5	- 1
Uterin Cancer	54	4	49	5	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	4	47	6	- 3
Drug Use	56	3	45	7	- 4
Appendicitis	57	3	53	3	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	58	3	84	0	+ 3
Pertussis	59	3	59	1	+ 1
Chagas disease	60	2	64	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	61	1	65	0	+ 1
Dengue	62	1	46	7	- 5
Poisonings	63	1	57	2	- 1
Tetanus	64	1	62	1	+ 0
Leprosy	65	1	74	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	51	4	- 3
Hepatitis B	67	1	63	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	1	61	1	- 0
Schizophrenia	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	70	0	67	0	+ 0
War	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	73	0	86	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	77	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	55	2	- 2
Malaria	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	76	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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.