BELGIUM VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,044	1	15,281	- 3,237
Stroke	2	11,395	3	7,408	+ 3,988
Diabetes Mellitus	3	5,301	20	1,269	+ 4,032
Kidney Disease	4	5,207	8	2,952	+ 2,255
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,158	6	5,677	- 2,519
Suicide	6	2,732	10	2,111	+ 621
HIV/AIDS	7	2,556	57	36	+ 2,520
Liver Disease	8	2,481	17	1,433	+ 1,048
Hypertension	9	2,475	27	740	+ 1,736
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	2,173	2	9,416	- 7,243
Lung Cancers	11	1,894	4	6,777	- 4,883
Lung Disease	12	1,717	5	6,438	- 4,721
Road Traffic Accidents	13	1,650	29	666	+ 984
Prostate Cancer	14	1,452	13	1,824	- 372
Other Injuries	15	1,344	11	2,006	- 662
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,342	7	3,329	- 1,986
Breast Cancer	17	1,016	9	2,587	- 1,571
Skin Disease	18	988	35	380	+ 609
Low Birth Weight	19	952	50	70	+ 882
Cervical Cancer	20	888	41	243	+ 646
Liver Cancer	21	831	24	976	- 144
Congenital Anomalies	22	736	40	282	+ 454
Inflammatory/Heart	23	688	23	1,060	- 372
Endocrine Disorders	24	686	18	1,432	- 746
Falls	25	635	15	1,756	- 1,121
Violence	26	624	44	149	+ 475
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	583	33	418	+ 165
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	530	42	213	+ 317
Drownings	29	517	47	79	+ 438
Birth Trauma	30	514	53	47	+ 467
Parkinson's Disease	31	512	19	1,378	- 865
Pancreas Cancer	32	490	14	1,809	- 1,320
Stomach Cancer	33	458	26	863	- 405
Lymphomas	34	420	16	1,552	- 1,132
Leukemia	35	364	21	1,199	- 836
Epilepsy	36	339	36	348	- 9
Tuberculosis	37	309	54	46	+ 263
Alcohol	38	301	32	500	- 199
Asthma	39	289	46	128	+ 161
Oral Cancer	40	288	28	675	- 386
Maternal Conditions	41	261	64	6	+ 255
Ovary Cancer	42	253	30	653	- 400
Malnutrition	43	245	38	291	- 46
Fires	44	235	48	75	+ 160
Drug Use	45	137	39	287	- 150
Dengue	46	124	83	0	+ 124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	120	37	293	- 173
Bladder Cancer	48	97	22	1,078	- 981
Uterin Cancer	49	96	34	384	- 288
Meningitis	50	95	58	28	+ 67
Encephalitis	51	78	66	1	+ 77
Syphilis	52	60	70	0	+ 60
Appendicitis	53	57	62	17	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	54	51	12	1,828	- 1,777
Schistosomiasis	55	44	76	0	+ 44
Oesophagus Cancer	56	38	25	898	- 860
Poisonings	57	32	55	41	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	23	49	73	- 50
Pertussis	59	22	68	1	+ 21
Skin Cancers	60	19	31	522	- 503
Multiple Sclerosis	61	19	45	147	- 128
Tetanus	62	18	78	0	+ 18
Hepatitis B	63	11	63	17	- 5
Chagas disease	64	7	77	0	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	65	2	73	0	+ 2
War	66	2	67	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	67	1	59	22	- 21
Chlamydia	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	70	1	52	53	- 52
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Diphtheria	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	43	199	- 199
Schizophrenia	82	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Suriname

Belgium

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.