SURINAME VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	774	1	650	+ 124
Diabetes Mellitus	2	367	3	286	+ 80
Lung Disease	3	278	12	93	+ 186
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	204	10	117	+ 87
Kidney Disease	5	202	4	281	- 79
Stroke	6	200	2	615	- 415
Asthma	7	190	39	16	+ 175
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	151	5	171	- 20
Road Traffic Accidents	9	124	13	89	+ 34
Suicide	10	88	6	148	- 60
Oral Cancer	11	85	40	16	+ 70
Lung Cancers	12	52	11	102	- 50
Oesophagus Cancer	13	45	56	2	+ 43
Other Injuries	14	45	15	73	- 28
Breast Cancer	15	41	17	55	- 14
Stomach Cancer	16	39	33	25	+ 14
Liver Disease	17	38	8	134	- 96
Leukemia	18	34	35	20	+ 14
Liver Cancer	19	32	21	45	- 13
Hypertension	20	31	9	134	- 103
Lymphomas	21	30	34	23	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	22	29	22	40	- 11
Falls	23	28	25	34	- 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	27	16	72	- 46
Tuberculosis	25	23	37	17	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	26	22	20	48	- 26
Drownings	27	21	29	28	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	18	27	31	- 14
Low Birth Weight	29	16	19	51	- 36
Prostate Cancer	30	15	14	78	- 64
Violence	31	15	26	34	- 19
Endocrine Disorders	32	14	24	37	- 23
Anemia	33	13	81	0	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	34	13	48	5	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	35	13	23	37	- 25
Skin Disease	36	9	18	53	- 45
Ovary Cancer	37	8	42	14	- 5
War	38	8	66	0	+ 8
Epilepsy	39	8	36	18	- 10
Drug Use	40	8	45	7	+ 0
Fires	41	7	44	13	- 6
Uterin Cancer	42	6	49	5	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	43	6	32	26	- 20
Birth Trauma	44	6	30	28	- 22
Parkinson's Disease	45	5	31	28	- 23
Meningitis	46	4	50	5	- 1
Dengue	47	4	46	7	- 3
Maternal Conditions	48	3	41	14	- 11
Poisonings	49	3	57	2	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	50	3	54	3	- 0
Alcohol	51	2	38	16	- 14
Skin Cancers	52	2	60	1	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	1	47	6	- 5
Malnutrition	54	1	43	13	- 12
HIV/AIDS	55	1	7	138	- 137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	1	28	29	- 27
Tetanus	57	1	62	1	- 0
Syphilis	58	0	52	3	- 3
Pertussis	59	0	59	1	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	58	1	- 1
Encephalitis	61	0	51	4	- 4
Hepatitis B	62	0	63	1	- 0
Leprosy	63	0	74	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	64	0	53	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	65	0	82	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	68	0	86	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	61	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	85	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	76	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	55	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	64	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

Sri Lanka

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.