CANADA VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,009	1	40,063	- 1,054
Stroke	2	36,908	5	14,159	+ 22,749
Diabetes Mellitus	3	17,171	9	5,718	+ 11,453
Kidney Disease	4	16,864	14	4,578	+ 12,286
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	10,230	7	7,431	+ 2,798
Suicide	6	8,848	15	4,417	+ 4,432
HIV/AIDS	7	8,278	53	163	+ 8,115
Liver Disease	8	8,036	17	3,624	+ 4,412
Hypertension	9	8,018	22	2,563	+ 5,455
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	7,039	2	30,970	- 23,930
Lung Cancers	11	6,133	3	20,937	- 14,804
Lung Disease	12	5,561	4	14,212	- 8,651
Road Traffic Accidents	13	5,344	28	1,998	+ 3,346
Prostate Cancer	14	4,704	13	4,711	- 7
Other Injuries	15	4,353	24	2,392	+ 1,961
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,348	6	9,651	- 5,303
Breast Cancer	17	3,290	8	5,910	- 2,620
Skin Disease	18	3,201	38	679	+ 2,522
Low Birth Weight	19	3,083	42	553	+ 2,529
Cervical Cancer	20	2,878	41	578	+ 2,300
Liver Cancer	21	2,693	20	3,113	- 420
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,382	35	1,081	+ 1,301
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,230	27	2,060	+ 170
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,221	19	3,233	- 1,012
Falls	25	2,057	12	4,829	- 2,772
Violence	26	2,022	40	605	+ 1,417
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,887	36	840	+ 1,047
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,716	43	442	+ 1,274
Drownings	29	1,674	48	283	+ 1,391
Birth Trauma	30	1,665	50	193	+ 1,472
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,660	18	3,359	- 1,699
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,586	11	5,057	- 3,471
Stomach Cancer	33	1,484	26	2,177	- 693
Lymphomas	34	1,361	10	5,146	- 3,785
Leukemia	35	1,178	21	3,098	- 1,920
Epilepsy	36	1,098	44	384	+ 714
Tuberculosis	37	1,001	58	97	+ 904
Alcohol	38	974	33	1,491	- 517
Asthma	39	935	49	262	+ 673
Oral Cancer	40	934	32	1,592	- 658
Maternal Conditions	41	845	64	45	+ 800
Ovary Cancer	42	818	29	1,902	- 1,084
Malnutrition	43	792	51	192	+ 600
Fires	44	763	52	192	+ 570
Drug Use	45	444	16	3,686	- 3,242
Dengue	46	401	72	0	+ 400
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	387	39	636	- 248
Bladder Cancer	48	314	23	2,521	- 2,206
Uterin Cancer	49	312	34	1,183	- 871
Meningitis	50	309	59	68	+ 240
Encephalitis	51	253	68	3	+ 250
Syphilis	52	194	67	5	+ 189
Appendicitis	53	184	62	49	+ 134
Other Neoplasms	54	166	31	1,679	- 1,513
Schistosomiasis	55	141	78	0	+ 141
Oesophagus Cancer	56	123	25	2,230	- 2,107
Poisonings	57	104	56	121	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	74	47	322	- 248
Pertussis	59	71	69	1	+ 70
Skin Cancers	60	63	30	1,756	- 1,693
Multiple Sclerosis	61	61	37	692	- 631
Tetanus	62	58	71	0	+ 57
Hepatitis B	63	37	60	66	- 29
Chagas disease	64	22	70	1	+ 22
Leishmaniasis	65	7	77	0	+ 7
War	66	6	65	21	- 15
Upper Respiratory	67	5	63	47	- 42
Chlamydia	68	4	83	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	3	82	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	70	3	45	363	- 360
Otitis Media	71	1	66	8	- 7
Diphtheria	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	343	- 343
Schizophrenia	82	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Suriname

Canada

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.