SURINAME VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	896	1	650	+ 246
Stroke	2	471	2	615	- 144
Road Traffic Accidents	3	415	13	89	+ 326
Diabetes Mellitus	4	165	3	286	- 121
Liver Disease	5	160	8	134	+ 26
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	135	5	171	- 36
Kidney Disease	7	127	4	281	- 154
HIV/AIDS	8	115	7	138	- 23
Violence	9	115	26	34	+ 81
Hypertension	10	113	9	134	- 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	108	10	117	- 9
Prostate Cancer	12	99	14	78	+ 21
Low Birth Weight	13	92	19	51	+ 40
Breast Cancer	14	87	17	55	+ 32
Lung Disease	15	81	12	93	- 11
Lung Cancers	16	74	11	102	- 28
Congenital Anomalies	17	62	22	40	+ 22
Birth Trauma	18	55	30	28	+ 27
Other Injuries	19	53	15	73	- 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	51	16	72	- 22
Liver Cancer	21	40	21	45	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	22	36	24	37	- 1
Cervical Cancer	23	34	20	48	- 14
Stomach Cancer	24	33	33	25	+ 8
Suicide	25	32	6	148	- 116
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	30	27	31	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	27	27	32	26	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	28	27	31	28	- 1
Asthma	29	26	39	16	+ 11
Falls	30	26	25	34	- 8
Oral Cancer	31	26	40	16	+ 10
Leukemia	32	24	35	20	+ 5
Lymphomas	33	22	34	23	- 0
Malnutrition	34	22	43	13	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	35	19	23	37	- 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	18	28	29	- 11
Drownings	37	15	29	28	- 13
Tuberculosis	38	14	37	17	- 2
Maternal Conditions	39	12	41	14	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	40	12	56	2	+ 10
Skin Cancers	41	10	60	1	+ 9
Epilepsy	42	9	36	18	- 9
Drug Use	43	9	45	7	+ 2
Fires	44	8	44	13	- 4
Meningitis	45	8	50	5	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	7	47	6	+ 1
Pertussis	47	7	59	1	+ 6
Alcohol	48	7	38	16	- 9
Bladder Cancer	49	6	48	5	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	50	5	42	14	- 8
Syphilis	51	4	52	3	+ 1
Appendicitis	52	4	53	3	+ 1
Skin Disease	53	3	18	53	- 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	3	58	1	+ 2
Poisonings	55	3	57	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	56	3	51	4	- 2
Uterin Cancer	57	3	49	5	- 3
Other Neoplasms	58	2	54	3	- 1
Schistosomiasis	59	1	55	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	70	0	+ 1
Tetanus	61	1	62	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	61	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	1	63	1	+ 0
Dengue	64	0	46	7	- 6
Malaria	65	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	68	0	+ 0
War	67	0	66	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	64	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	65	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
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

Dominican Rep.

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.