BENIN VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,778	5	5,397	+ 9,381
Stroke	2	13,982	4	5,855	+ 8,128
Diabetes Mellitus	3	6,505	14	1,912	+ 4,593
Kidney Disease	4	6,389	13	1,929	+ 4,460
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,875	1	10,205	- 6,329
Suicide	6	3,352	22	922	+ 2,430
HIV/AIDS	7	3,136	11	2,263	+ 873
Liver Disease	8	3,044	9	2,447	+ 598
Hypertension	9	3,037	19	1,088	+ 1,949
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	2,667	29	715	+ 1,952
Lung Cancers	11	2,323	59	66	+ 2,257
Lung Disease	12	2,107	17	1,220	+ 887
Road Traffic Accidents	13	2,024	8	3,162	- 1,138
Prostate Cancer	14	1,782	25	867	+ 915
Other Injuries	15	1,649	15	1,532	+ 117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,647	41	311	+ 1,336
Breast Cancer	17	1,246	27	784	+ 462
Skin Disease	18	1,213	52	144	+ 1,069
Low Birth Weight	19	1,168	6	4,908	- 3,740
Cervical Cancer	20	1,090	30	669	+ 422
Liver Cancer	21	1,020	40	322	+ 698
Congenital Anomalies	22	903	10	2,265	- 1,362
Inflammatory/Heart	23	845	33	457	+ 388
Endocrine Disorders	24	841	16	1,454	- 613
Falls	25	779	32	543	+ 236
Violence	26	766	28	726	+ 40
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	715	3	6,830	- 6,115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	650	34	442	+ 208
Drownings	29	634	31	570	+ 64
Birth Trauma	30	631	7	3,950	- 3,319
Parkinson's Disease	31	629	43	212	+ 417
Pancreas Cancer	32	601	48	177	+ 424
Stomach Cancer	33	562	38	361	+ 201
Lymphomas	34	516	36	387	+ 129
Leukemia	35	446	46	196	+ 251
Epilepsy	36	416	37	369	+ 47
Tuberculosis	37	379	23	919	- 540
Alcohol	38	369	58	85	+ 284
Asthma	39	354	24	891	- 536
Oral Cancer	40	354	49	156	+ 198
Maternal Conditions	41	320	20	1,039	- 719
Ovary Cancer	42	310	56	86	+ 224
Malnutrition	43	300	21	928	- 628
Fires	44	289	35	431	- 142
Drug Use	45	168	44	197	- 29
Dengue	46	152	72	0	+ 152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	147	45	197	- 50
Bladder Cancer	48	119	61	43	+ 76
Uterin Cancer	49	118	55	99	+ 19
Meningitis	50	117	12	1,967	- 1,850
Encephalitis	51	96	57	85	+ 11
Syphilis	52	73	51	150	- 77
Appendicitis	53	70	60	45	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	54	63	63	20	+ 43
Schistosomiasis	55	54	47	183	- 129
Oesophagus Cancer	56	47	39	326	- 279
Poisonings	57	39	42	307	- 268
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	28	67	11	+ 17
Pertussis	59	27	18	1,168	- 1,141
Skin Cancers	60	24	54	102	- 78
Multiple Sclerosis	61	23	66	16	+ 8
Tetanus	62	22	50	156	- 134
Hepatitis B	63	14	53	143	- 129
Chagas disease	64	8	77	0	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	65	3	79	0	+ 3
War	66	2	69	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	2	64	17	- 15
Chlamydia	68	1	70	2	- 0
Ascariasis	69	1	62	40	- 39
Hepatitis C	70	1	65	17	- 16
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	73	0	26	788	- 788
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Suriname

Benin

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.