SURINAME VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	599	5	171	+ 428
Tuberculosis	2	538	37	17	+ 522
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	536	27	31	+ 505
HIV/AIDS	4	429	7	138	+ 291
Stroke	5	376	2	615	- 239
Malaria	6	375	78	0	+ 375
Coronary Heart Disease	7	332	1	650	- 318
Low Birth Weight	8	255	19	51	+ 204
Birth Trauma	9	251	30	28	+ 223
Road Traffic Accidents	10	205	13	89	+ 116
Measles	11	186	73	0	+ 186
Hypertension	12	143	9	134	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	13	134	41	14	+ 120
Liver Disease	14	132	8	134	- 2
Diabetes Mellitus	15	131	3	286	- 156
Meningitis	16	116	50	5	+ 111
Violence	17	115	26	34	+ 82
Lung Disease	18	109	12	93	+ 17
Congenital Anomalies	19	89	22	40	+ 49
Asthma	20	87	39	16	+ 71
Kidney Disease	21	81	4	281	- 200
Malnutrition	22	79	43	13	+ 66
Other Injuries	23	71	15	73	- 2
Suicide	24	67	6	148	- 81
Endocrine Disorders	25	48	24	37	+ 11
Breast Cancer	26	39	17	55	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	36	28	29	+ 8
War	28	36	66	0	+ 36
Tetanus	29	32	62	1	+ 31
Inflammatory/Heart	30	31	23	37	- 6
Pertussis	31	30	59	1	+ 29
Cervical Cancer	32	26	20	48	- 22
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	23	10	117	- 94
Drownings	34	23	29	28	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	22	47	6	+ 16
Falls	36	21	25	34	- 14
Schistosomiasis	37	19	55	2	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	38	18	14	78	- 61
Fires	39	16	44	13	+ 4
Poisonings	40	15	57	2	+ 14
Syphilis	41	14	52	3	+ 11
Lymphomas	42	14	34	23	- 9
Epilepsy	43	14	36	18	- 5
Liver Cancer	44	13	21	45	- 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	13	16	72	- 59
Oral Cancer	46	10	40	16	- 5
Leukemia	47	10	35	20	- 10
Parkinson's Disease	48	8	31	28	- 20
Stomach Cancer	49	7	33	25	- 17
Ovary Cancer	50	7	42	14	- 6
Appendicitis	51	7	53	3	+ 4
Alcohol	52	7	38	16	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	53	6	56	2	+ 3
Skin Disease	54	6	18	53	- 48
Lung Cancers	55	5	11	102	- 97
Leishmaniasis	56	5	65	0	+ 5
Drug Use	57	5	45	7	- 2
Skin Cancers	58	5	60	1	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	59	5	77	0	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	60	4	32	26	- 22
Hepatitis B	61	4	63	1	+ 3
Encephalitis	62	3	51	4	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	3	67	0	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	64	3	48	5	- 3
Uterin Cancer	65	2	49	5	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	58	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	1	54	3	- 2
Ascariasis	71	1	69	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	61	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	64	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Central Africa

Suriname

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.