SURINAME VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	770	7	138	+ 632
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	421	5	171	+ 250
Coronary Heart Disease	3	350	1	650	- 300
Stroke	4	328	2	615	- 287
Diabetes Mellitus	5	323	3	286	+ 37
Tuberculosis	6	235	37	17	+ 218
Violence	7	225	26	34	+ 191
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	170	27	31	+ 138
Kidney Disease	9	164	4	281	- 117
Suicide	10	147	6	148	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	11	139	13	89	+ 50
Hypertension	12	137	9	134	+ 3
Lung Disease	13	127	12	93	+ 35
Liver Disease	14	96	8	134	- 38
Lung Cancers	15	82	11	102	- 20
Low Birth Weight	16	67	19	51	+ 15
Other Injuries	17	64	15	73	- 8
Asthma	18	64	39	16	+ 48
Endocrine Disorders	19	63	24	37	+ 26
Cervical Cancer	20	59	20	48	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	21	58	23	37	+ 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	50	10	117	- 67
Breast Cancer	23	49	17	55	- 6
Prostate Cancer	24	47	14	78	- 32
Congenital Anomalies	25	47	22	40	+ 7
Meningitis	26	39	50	5	+ 34
Fires	27	39	44	13	+ 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	38	16	72	- 34
Oesophagus Cancer	29	37	56	2	+ 35
Birth Trauma	30	32	30	28	+ 4
Lymphomas	31	30	34	23	+ 7
Drownings	32	26	29	28	- 2
Liver Cancer	33	26	21	45	- 19
Malnutrition	34	25	43	13	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	35	21	32	26	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	20	28	29	- 8
Epilepsy	37	20	36	18	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	38	18	41	14	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	39	16	33	25	- 8
Leukemia	40	16	35	20	- 4
Oral Cancer	41	15	40	16	- 1
Falls	42	15	25	34	- 19
Pertussis	43	12	59	1	+ 11
Syphilis	44	12	52	3	+ 9
Skin Disease	45	12	18	53	- 42
Parkinson's Disease	46	12	31	28	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	11	47	6	+ 4
Skin Cancers	48	11	60	1	+ 10
Alcohol	49	11	38	16	- 6
Poisonings	50	10	57	2	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	51	10	42	14	- 3
Bladder Cancer	52	9	48	5	+ 4
Drug Use	53	8	45	7	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	54	5	49	5	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	4	58	1	+ 3
Appendicitis	56	3	53	3	- 0
Measles	57	3	73	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	58	3	54	3	+ 0
Encephalitis	59	3	51	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	60	2	67	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	61	1	63	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	61	1	+ 0
Malaria	63	1	78	0	+ 1
War	64	1	66	0	+ 1
Tetanus	65	0	62	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	66	0	55	2	- 2
Otitis Media	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	64	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

South Africa

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.