BRAZIL VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	221,267	1	165,788	+ 55,479
Stroke	2	209,351	2	123,207	+ 86,144
Diabetes Mellitus	3	97,397	5	59,608	+ 37,790
Kidney Disease	4	95,655	7	37,690	+ 57,965
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	58,026	3	94,705	- 36,679
Suicide	6	50,189	20	14,540	+ 35,649
HIV/AIDS	7	46,953	22	12,558	+ 34,395
Liver Disease	8	45,581	13	21,422	+ 24,159
Hypertension	9	45,478	11	28,822	+ 16,656
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	39,927	10	30,717	+ 9,211
Lung Cancers	11	34,788	9	31,659	+ 3,129
Lung Disease	12	31,542	6	59,373	- 27,831
Road Traffic Accidents	13	30,311	8	33,871	- 3,560
Prostate Cancer	14	26,680	15	19,001	+ 7,680
Other Injuries	15	24,692	21	13,807	+ 10,885
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	24,663	12	23,161	+ 1,501
Breast Cancer	17	18,662	14	20,759	- 2,097
Skin Disease	18	18,155	31	7,179	+ 10,976
Low Birth Weight	19	17,485	33	6,881	+ 10,604
Cervical Cancer	20	16,323	29	9,511	+ 6,812
Liver Cancer	21	15,273	25	11,514	+ 3,759
Congenital Anomalies	22	13,514	23	12,317	+ 1,197
Inflammatory/Heart	23	12,648	18	17,508	- 4,860
Endocrine Disorders	24	12,596	19	16,927	- 4,331
Falls	25	11,666	16	18,847	- 7,181
Violence	26	11,467	4	68,779	- 57,312
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	10,704	35	5,659	+ 5,044
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	9,733	44	4,258	+ 5,475
Drownings	29	9,497	39	4,937	+ 4,560
Birth Trauma	30	9,446	45	3,777	+ 5,669
Parkinson's Disease	31	9,414	41	4,770	+ 4,644
Pancreas Cancer	32	8,999	24	11,999	- 3,000
Stomach Cancer	33	8,417	17	17,992	- 9,575
Lymphomas	34	7,721	27	10,376	- 2,655
Leukemia	35	6,684	30	8,531	- 1,847
Epilepsy	36	6,228	46	3,263	+ 2,965
Tuberculosis	37	5,678	40	4,895	+ 782
Alcohol	38	5,526	32	7,121	- 1,595
Asthma	39	5,306	48	2,595	+ 2,711
Oral Cancer	40	5,298	28	9,951	- 4,653
Maternal Conditions	41	4,792	53	1,507	+ 3,286
Ovary Cancer	42	4,639	43	4,355	+ 284
Malnutrition	43	4,492	34	6,695	- 2,203
Fires	44	4,325	58	1,028	+ 3,298
Drug Use	45	2,518	49	2,467	+ 51
Dengue	46	2,272	76	14	+ 2,258
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,198	51	2,193	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	48	1,783	36	5,306	- 3,523
Uterin Cancer	49	1,771	47	2,780	- 1,009
Meningitis	50	1,752	54	1,359	+ 394
Encephalitis	51	1,435	72	65	+ 1,370
Syphilis	52	1,100	68	223	+ 877
Appendicitis	53	1,042	57	1,067	- 25
Other Neoplasms	54	939	42	4,665	- 3,726
Schistosomiasis	55	802	62	593	+ 209
Oesophagus Cancer	56	697	26	10,466	- 9,769
Poisonings	57	590	66	317	+ 274
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	422	61	596	- 175
Pertussis	59	401	75	30	+ 371
Skin Cancers	60	358	38	5,032	- 4,674
Multiple Sclerosis	61	346	64	356	- 10
Tetanus	62	327	71	88	+ 239
Hepatitis B	63	210	59	775	- 565
Chagas disease	64	127	37	5,045	- 4,919
Leishmaniasis	65	41	63	432	- 391
War	66	34	56	1,090	- 1,056
Upper Respiratory	67	27	67	260	- 233
Chlamydia	68	22	80	5	+ 17
Ascariasis	69	17	78	7	+ 10
Hepatitis C	70	17	52	1,955	- 1,937
Otitis Media	71	3	70	94	- 90
Diphtheria	72	3	79	7	- 3
Measles	73	0	81	4	- 4
Leprosy	74	0	69	173	- 173
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	85	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	74	44	- 44
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	81	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Schizophrenia	82	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Suriname

Brazil

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.