SURINAME VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,278	10	117	+ 1,161
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,130	1	650	+ 480
Stroke	3	473	2	615	- 142
Lung Cancers	4	266	11	102	+ 164
Hypertension	5	233	9	134	+ 100
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	165	16	72	+ 92
Falls	7	152	25	34	+ 118
Lung Disease	8	148	12	93	+ 56
Pancreas Cancer	9	143	32	26	+ 117
Liver Disease	10	123	8	134	- 11
Prostate Cancer	11	112	14	78	+ 33
Breast Cancer	12	109	17	55	+ 54
Parkinson's Disease	13	98	31	28	+ 70
Lymphomas	14	98	34	23	+ 75
Suicide	15	97	6	148	- 50
Liver Cancer	16	63	21	45	+ 18
Inflammatory/Heart	17	60	23	37	+ 22
Alcohol	18	53	38	16	+ 37
Stomach Cancer	19	51	33	25	+ 27
Other Injuries	20	50	15	73	- 22
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	50	5	171	- 120
Diabetes Mellitus	22	48	3	286	- 238
Other Neoplasms	23	43	54	3	+ 41
Leukemia	24	43	35	20	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	25	40	42	14	+ 26
Kidney Disease	26	39	4	281	- 242
Oesophagus Cancer	27	37	56	2	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	28	35	48	5	+ 30
Skin Cancers	29	34	60	1	+ 33
Drug Use	30	31	45	7	+ 24
Endocrine Disorders	31	30	24	37	- 8
Uterin Cancer	32	26	49	5	+ 21
Road Traffic Accidents	33	25	13	89	- 64
Oral Cancer	34	24	40	16	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	35	22	22	40	- 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	17	28	29	- 11
Drownings	37	12	29	28	- 16
Epilepsy	38	12	36	18	- 6
Schizophrenia	39	11	82	0	+ 11
Asthma	40	10	39	16	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	10	58	1	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	42	9	61	1	+ 8
Violence	43	7	26	34	- 26
Cervical Cancer	44	7	20	48	- 41
Fires	45	7	44	13	- 6
Tuberculosis	46	4	37	17	- 13
Skin Disease	47	3	18	53	- 50
Low Birth Weight	48	3	19	51	- 48
Poisonings	49	3	57	2	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	2	47	6	- 4
Osteoarthritis	51	2	84	0	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	2	27	31	- 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1	85	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	54	1	53	3	- 2
Meningitis	55	1	50	5	- 4
Birth Trauma	56	1	30	28	- 27
Malnutrition	57	1	43	13	- 12
Anemia	58	1	81	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	59	1	7	138	- 137
Hepatitis C	60	1	70	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	63	1	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	41	14	- 14
War	65	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	51	4	- 4
Syphilis	67	0	52	3	- 3
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	59	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	62	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	64	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	55	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	46	7	- 7
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Finland

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.