SURINAME VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	427	5	171	+ 257
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	261	27	31	+ 230
Stroke	3	256	2	615	- 360
Coronary Heart Disease	4	250	1	650	- 400
Low Birth Weight	5	236	19	51	+ 185
Road Traffic Accidents	6	162	13	89	+ 73
Birth Trauma	7	151	30	28	+ 124
Liver Disease	8	115	8	134	- 19
Diabetes Mellitus	9	98	3	286	- 188
Congenital Anomalies	10	94	22	40	+ 54
Meningitis	11	83	50	5	+ 78
Hypertension	12	83	9	134	- 51
Cervical Cancer	13	75	20	48	+ 27
Kidney Disease	14	73	4	281	- 208
Malnutrition	15	69	43	13	+ 56
Other Injuries	16	65	15	73	- 8
Lung Disease	17	60	12	93	- 33
Pertussis	18	57	59	1	+ 56
Tuberculosis	19	57	37	17	+ 40
Violence	20	45	26	34	+ 12
Asthma	21	35	39	16	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	22	34	41	14	+ 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	33	10	117	- 84
Suicide	24	33	6	148	- 115
Drownings	25	25	29	28	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	26	24	56	2	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	27	24	14	78	- 55
Liver Cancer	28	21	21	45	- 24
Malaria	29	21	78	0	+ 21
Fires	30	19	44	13	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	31	19	23	37	- 18
Falls	32	19	25	34	- 15
Breast Cancer	33	16	17	55	- 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	15	28	29	- 14
Poisonings	35	14	57	2	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	36	14	24	37	- 23
Lymphomas	37	14	34	23	- 9
Syphilis	38	14	52	3	+ 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	13	16	72	- 59
Epilepsy	40	12	36	18	- 6
Oral Cancer	41	11	40	16	- 4
Skin Cancers	42	9	60	1	+ 8
Tetanus	43	9	62	1	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	44	8	31	28	- 19
Stomach Cancer	45	8	33	25	- 17
Bladder Cancer	46	7	48	5	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	7	47	6	+ 1
Skin Disease	48	7	18	53	- 47
Drug Use	49	5	45	7	- 3
Appendicitis	50	4	53	3	+ 1
Alcohol	51	4	38	16	- 12
Hepatitis B	52	4	63	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	53	3	67	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	54	3	51	4	- 1
Uterin Cancer	55	2	49	5	- 3
Ovary Cancer	56	2	42	14	- 11
Leukemia	57	2	35	20	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1	58	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	59	1	54	3	- 2
Lung Cancers	60	1	11	102	- 102
Hepatitis C	61	1	70	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	61	1	- 0
Ascariasis	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	68	0	+ 0
War	67	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	68	0	46	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	69	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	65	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	64	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	55	2	- 2
HIV/AIDS	76	0	7	138	- 138
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	32	26	- 26
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Comoros

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.