AFGHANISTAN VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,343	1	40,195	+ 148
Stroke	2	38,170	3	19,060	+ 19,110
Diabetes Mellitus	3	17,758	12	5,750	+ 12,009
Kidney Disease	4	17,441	10	6,590	+ 10,850
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	10,580	4	14,649	- 4,070
Suicide	6	9,151	24	1,573	+ 7,578
HIV/AIDS	7	8,561	46	464	+ 8,097
Liver Disease	8	8,311	16	4,600	+ 3,711
Hypertension	9	8,292	8	7,995	+ 297
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	7,280	23	1,765	+ 5,515
Lung Cancers	11	6,343	32	1,076	+ 5,267
Lung Disease	12	5,751	15	4,650	+ 1,101
Road Traffic Accidents	13	5,527	11	6,033	- 507
Prostate Cancer	14	4,865	55	258	+ 4,607
Other Injuries	15	4,502	18	3,241	+ 1,261
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,497	39	741	+ 3,755
Breast Cancer	17	3,403	22	1,822	+ 1,581
Skin Disease	18	3,310	61	94	+ 3,216
Low Birth Weight	19	3,188	5	12,631	- 9,443
Cervical Cancer	20	2,976	44	541	+ 2,435
Liver Cancer	21	2,785	40	657	+ 2,128
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,464	14	5,001	- 2,537
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,306	45	527	+ 1,779
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,297	28	1,364	+ 933
Falls	25	2,127	37	905	+ 1,222
Violence	26	2,091	19	3,217	- 1,126
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,952	13	5,555	- 3,604
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,775	25	1,505	+ 270
Drownings	29	1,732	34	996	+ 736
Birth Trauma	30	1,722	6	10,723	- 9,000
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,716	41	628	+ 1,089
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,641	56	229	+ 1,411
Stomach Cancer	33	1,535	26	1,501	+ 34
Lymphomas	34	1,408	36	946	+ 462
Leukemia	35	1,219	42	610	+ 608
Epilepsy	36	1,136	35	993	+ 143
Tuberculosis	37	1,035	7	9,839	- 8,804
Alcohol	38	1,008	58	150	+ 858
Asthma	39	967	17	3,403	- 2,435
Oral Cancer	40	966	27	1,467	- 501
Maternal Conditions	41	874	9	7,807	- 6,933
Ovary Cancer	42	846	48	369	+ 477
Malnutrition	43	819	43	589	+ 230
Fires	44	789	50	348	+ 441
Drug Use	45	459	51	328	+ 131
Dengue	46	414	72	0	+ 414
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	401	33	1,041	- 640
Bladder Cancer	48	325	54	272	+ 53
Uterin Cancer	49	323	53	289	+ 34
Meningitis	50	319	20	2,626	- 2,306
Encephalitis	51	262	31	1,190	- 928
Syphilis	52	200	60	94	+ 106
Appendicitis	53	190	52	298	- 108
Other Neoplasms	54	171	63	29	+ 142
Schistosomiasis	55	146	79	0	+ 146
Oesophagus Cancer	56	127	29	1,314	- 1,187
Poisonings	57	108	47	384	- 276
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	77	65	25	+ 51
Pertussis	59	73	21	2,107	- 2,034
Skin Cancers	60	65	59	145	- 80
Multiple Sclerosis	61	63	62	84	- 21
Tetanus	62	60	30	1,254	- 1,195
Hepatitis B	63	38	38	863	- 825
Chagas disease	64	23	77	0	+ 23
Leishmaniasis	65	8	70	1	+ 6
War	66	6	2	25,620	- 25,613
Upper Respiratory	67	5	68	9	- 4
Chlamydia	68	4	69	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	3	66	17	- 14
Hepatitis C	70	3	64	28	- 25
Otitis Media	71	1	71	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	1	67	16	- 16
Measles	73	0	49	350	- 350
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	57	185	- 185
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Suriname

Afghanistan

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.