SURINAME VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	660	10	117	+ 543
Coronary Heart Disease	2	641	1	650	- 10
Lung Cancers	3	400	11	102	+ 297
Stroke	4	353	2	615	- 262
Lung Disease	5	348	12	93	+ 255
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	212	16	72	+ 140
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	180	5	171	+ 9
Falls	8	150	25	34	+ 116
Breast Cancer	9	129	17	55	+ 74
Prostate Cancer	10	119	14	78	+ 40
Pancreas Cancer	11	109	32	26	+ 83
Kidney Disease	12	92	4	281	- 189
Lymphomas	13	91	34	23	+ 69
Diabetes Mellitus	14	87	3	286	- 199
Oesophagus Cancer	15	78	56	2	+ 76
Parkinson's Disease	16	77	31	28	+ 49
Suicide	17	74	6	148	- 74
Other Neoplasms	18	67	54	3	+ 64
Other Injuries	19	60	15	73	- 13
Leukemia	20	57	35	20	+ 38
Bladder Cancer	21	54	48	5	+ 48
Stomach Cancer	22	50	33	25	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	23	44	23	37	+ 7
Liver Cancer	24	42	21	45	- 3
Ovary Cancer	25	39	42	14	+ 25
Endocrine Disorders	26	38	24	37	+ 1
Skin Cancers	27	37	60	1	+ 36
Liver Disease	28	34	8	134	- 100
Hypertension	29	30	9	134	- 104
Oral Cancer	30	28	40	16	+ 12
Road Traffic Accidents	31	25	13	89	- 64
Alcohol	32	22	38	16	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	21	27	31	- 10
Uterin Cancer	34	21	49	5	+ 15
Congenital Anomalies	35	20	22	40	- 20
Skin Disease	36	11	18	53	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	37	11	61	1	+ 10
Epilepsy	38	11	36	18	- 8
Cervical Cancer	39	10	20	48	- 38
Anemia	40	9	81	0	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	9	47	6	+ 2
Drug Use	42	8	45	7	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	43	8	84	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	8	58	1	+ 7
Low Birth Weight	45	6	19	51	- 45
Asthma	46	6	39	16	- 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	5	28	29	- 24
Violence	48	4	26	34	- 30
Drownings	49	4	29	28	- 24
Schizophrenia	50	3	82	0	+ 3
Meningitis	51	3	50	5	- 2
Birth Trauma	52	3	30	28	- 25
Fires	53	2	44	13	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	2	85	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	55	1	7	138	- 137
Tuberculosis	56	1	37	17	- 16
Upper Respiratory	57	1	67	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	53	3	- 2
Oral conditions	59	1	86	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	70	0	+ 1
Poisonings	61	1	57	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	62	0	63	1	- 0
Malnutrition	63	0	43	13	- 13
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	65	0	41	14	- 14
War	66	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	59	1	- 1
Encephalitis	68	0	51	4	- 4
Syphilis	69	0	52	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	70	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	62	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	55	2	- 2
Chagas disease	75	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	46	7	- 7
Ascariasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Netherlands

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.