SURINAME VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	578	1	650	- 72
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	565	10	117	+ 448
Lung Disease	3	475	12	93	+ 382
Lung Cancers	4	403	11	102	+ 301
Stroke	5	397	2	615	- 219
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	243	5	171	+ 72
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	232	16	72	+ 160
Prostate Cancer	8	160	14	78	+ 82
Breast Cancer	9	141	17	55	+ 86
Diabetes Mellitus	10	139	3	286	- 147
Pancreas Cancer	11	119	32	26	+ 92
Kidney Disease	12	99	4	281	- 183
Lymphomas	13	79	34	23	+ 56
Liver Disease	14	75	8	134	- 59
Hypertension	15	70	9	134	- 64
Suicide	16	67	6	148	- 81
Parkinson's Disease	17	65	31	28	+ 37
Alcohol	18	65	38	16	+ 49
Endocrine Disorders	19	62	24	37	+ 25
Leukemia	20	60	35	20	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	21	59	48	5	+ 54
Falls	22	59	25	34	+ 24
Stomach Cancer	23	52	33	25	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	24	52	56	2	+ 50
Liver Cancer	25	50	21	45	+ 5
Skin Cancers	26	42	60	1	+ 41
Other Neoplasms	27	41	54	3	+ 38
Oral Cancer	28	40	40	16	+ 25
Ovary Cancer	29	40	42	14	+ 26
Other Injuries	30	38	15	73	- 35
Inflammatory/Heart	31	31	23	37	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	23	28	29	- 5
Road Traffic Accidents	33	23	13	89	- 66
Drug Use	34	21	45	7	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	35	17	49	5	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	36	17	22	40	- 23
Cervical Cancer	37	17	20	48	- 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	16	27	31	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	39	14	61	1	+ 13
Epilepsy	40	14	36	18	- 5
Low Birth Weight	41	13	19	51	- 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	10	47	6	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	9	58	1	+ 8
Asthma	44	9	39	16	- 7
Skin Disease	45	9	18	53	- 45
Anemia	46	8	81	0	+ 8
Violence	47	7	26	34	- 27
Schizophrenia	48	6	82	0	+ 6
Fires	49	6	44	13	- 7
Drownings	50	4	29	28	- 24
Osteoarthritis	51	3	84	0	+ 3
Meningitis	52	3	50	5	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	85	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	54	2	53	3	- 1
HIV/AIDS	55	2	7	138	- 136
Birth Trauma	56	2	30	28	- 25
Tuberculosis	57	2	37	17	- 15
Upper Respiratory	58	2	67	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	59	2	43	13	- 12
Hepatitis C	60	1	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	1	63	1	+ 0
Poisonings	62	1	57	2	- 1
Oral conditions	63	0	86	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	41	14	- 14
Otitis Media	65	0	71	0	+ 0
War	66	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	51	4	- 4
Tetanus	68	0	62	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	52	3	- 3
Measles	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	59	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	55	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	64	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	46	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Denmark

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.