COLOMBIA VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,862	1	43,066	+ 6,796
Stroke	2	47,177	3	16,573	+ 30,604
Diabetes Mellitus	3	21,948	11	5,028	+ 16,920
Kidney Disease	4	21,556	7	6,834	+ 14,722
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	13,076	5	10,773	+ 2,302
Suicide	6	11,310	26	1,965	+ 9,345
HIV/AIDS	7	10,581	17	2,683	+ 7,898
Liver Disease	8	10,272	19	2,426	+ 7,845
Hypertension	9	10,248	8	6,400	+ 3,849
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	8,998	22	2,157	+ 6,840
Lung Cancers	11	7,839	10	5,250	+ 2,589
Lung Disease	12	7,108	4	15,928	- 8,820
Road Traffic Accidents	13	6,831	6	7,765	- 934
Prostate Cancer	14	6,012	14	3,584	+ 2,428
Other Injuries	15	5,564	28	1,592	+ 3,972
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	5,558	12	4,371	+ 1,187
Breast Cancer	17	4,205	13	3,669	+ 536
Skin Disease	18	4,091	34	1,102	+ 2,989
Low Birth Weight	19	3,940	23	2,095	+ 1,845
Cervical Cancer	20	3,678	20	2,266	+ 1,412
Liver Cancer	21	3,442	24	2,065	+ 1,377
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,045	16	2,963	+ 83
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,850	31	1,329	+ 1,521
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,838	30	1,367	+ 1,471
Falls	25	2,629	29	1,518	+ 1,111
Violence	26	2,584	2	19,268	- 16,684
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,412	38	747	+ 1,665
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,193	39	698	+ 1,495
Drownings	29	2,140	40	689	+ 1,451
Birth Trauma	30	2,129	41	648	+ 1,480
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,121	47	383	+ 1,738
Pancreas Cancer	32	2,028	25	2,022	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	33	1,897	9	6,112	- 4,215
Lymphomas	34	1,740	18	2,603	- 863
Leukemia	35	1,506	21	2,208	- 702
Epilepsy	36	1,404	43	597	+ 806
Tuberculosis	37	1,279	32	1,272	+ 8
Alcohol	38	1,245	68	23	+ 1,222
Asthma	39	1,196	54	191	+ 1,004
Oral Cancer	40	1,194	37	807	+ 387
Maternal Conditions	41	1,080	46	394	+ 686
Ovary Cancer	42	1,046	33	1,122	- 77
Malnutrition	43	1,012	27	1,878	- 866
Fires	44	975	56	127	+ 848
Drug Use	45	567	44	492	+ 76
Dengue	46	512	55	133	+ 379
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	495	63	38	+ 457
Bladder Cancer	48	402	42	609	- 207
Uterin Cancer	49	399	45	423	- 24
Meningitis	50	395	50	244	+ 151
Encephalitis	51	323	64	38	+ 286
Syphilis	52	248	65	30	+ 218
Appendicitis	53	235	52	213	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	54	212	15	3,205	- 2,993
Schistosomiasis	55	181	77	1	+ 180
Oesophagus Cancer	56	157	36	835	- 678
Poisonings	57	133	61	61	+ 72
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	95	51	242	- 147
Pertussis	59	90	69	18	+ 72
Skin Cancers	60	81	35	1,028	- 948
Multiple Sclerosis	61	78	60	62	+ 16
Tetanus	62	74	71	14	+ 60
Hepatitis B	63	47	62	50	- 3
Chagas disease	64	29	53	203	- 175
Leishmaniasis	65	9	74	7	+ 2
War	66	8	49	260	- 252
Upper Respiratory	67	6	66	27	- 21
Chlamydia	68	5	81	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	4	76	5	- 1
Hepatitis C	70	4	59	65	- 61
Otitis Media	71	1	73	7	- 7
Diphtheria	72	1	80	0	+ 0
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	67	26	- 26
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	57	101	- 101
Schizophrenia	82	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Suriname

Colombia

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.