SURINAME VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	440	1	650	- 210
Stroke	2	328	2	615	- 287
Lung Disease	3	292	12	93	+ 199
Diabetes Mellitus	4	292	3	286	+ 6
Tuberculosis	5	256	37	17	+ 239
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	167	5	171	- 3
Malaria	7	157	78	0	+ 157
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	148	27	31	+ 116
Asthma	9	119	39	16	+ 103
Low Birth Weight	10	107	19	51	+ 56
Birth Trauma	11	97	30	28	+ 69
Road Traffic Accidents	12	71	13	89	- 18
Hypertension	13	71	9	134	- 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	69	47	6	+ 63
Violence	15	62	26	34	+ 29
Congenital Anomalies	16	61	22	40	+ 21
Breast Cancer	17	49	17	55	- 6
Kidney Disease	18	44	4	281	- 237
Cervical Cancer	19	43	20	48	- 5
Other Injuries	20	42	15	73	- 31
Liver Cancer	21	41	21	45	- 3
Liver Disease	22	40	8	134	- 94
Lung Cancers	23	40	11	102	- 62
HIV/AIDS	24	39	7	138	- 99
Oral Cancer	25	37	40	16	+ 22
Falls	26	32	25	34	- 2
Fires	27	31	44	13	+ 19
Stomach Cancer	28	29	33	25	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	29	16	72	- 44
Maternal Conditions	30	27	41	14	+ 13
Skin Cancers	31	27	60	1	+ 26
Lymphomas	32	23	34	23	+ 0
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	22	10	117	- 95
Meningitis	34	21	50	5	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	19	28	29	- 9
Prostate Cancer	36	18	14	78	- 60
Suicide	37	17	6	148	- 131
Leukemia	38	16	35	20	- 3
Pertussis	39	16	59	1	+ 15
Drownings	40	15	29	28	- 12
Measles	41	15	73	0	+ 15
Syphilis	42	15	52	3	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	43	15	23	37	- 22
Oesophagus Cancer	44	13	56	2	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	45	12	31	28	- 16
Ovary Cancer	46	12	42	14	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	47	10	24	37	- 27
Malnutrition	48	9	43	13	- 5
Skin Disease	49	8	18	53	- 45
Poisonings	50	8	57	2	+ 6
Epilepsy	51	7	36	18	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	52	7	32	26	- 20
Alcohol	53	6	38	16	- 10
Bladder Cancer	54	5	48	5	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	55	5	49	5	+ 0
Tetanus	56	3	62	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	57	2	51	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	58	2	63	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	53	3	- 2
Other Neoplasms	60	1	54	3	- 2
Drug Use	61	1	45	7	- 7
Hepatitis C	62	1	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	64	0	46	7	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	0	58	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	61	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	72	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	67	0	+ 0
War	69	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	55	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	74	0	65	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

New Guinea

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.