CUBA VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,027	1	22,079	- 11,052
Stroke	2	10,433	2	10,725	- 292
Diabetes Mellitus	3	4,854	13	1,791	+ 3,063
Kidney Disease	4	4,767	14	1,700	+ 3,067
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,892	3	8,564	- 5,672
Suicide	6	2,501	16	1,638	+ 863
HIV/AIDS	7	2,340	34	471	+ 1,868
Liver Disease	8	2,271	11	1,873	+ 398
Hypertension	9	2,266	7	3,469	- 1,202
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,990	5	5,841	- 3,852
Lung Cancers	11	1,734	4	5,985	- 4,251
Lung Disease	12	1,572	6	5,492	- 3,920
Road Traffic Accidents	13	1,511	19	1,007	+ 503
Prostate Cancer	14	1,330	8	3,365	- 2,036
Other Injuries	15	1,230	12	1,869	- 639
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,229	9	2,958	- 1,729
Breast Cancer	17	930	15	1,673	- 743
Skin Disease	18	905	41	258	+ 646
Low Birth Weight	19	871	48	98	+ 773
Cervical Cancer	20	813	29	666	+ 148
Liver Cancer	21	761	24	815	- 54
Congenital Anomalies	22	673	37	368	+ 306
Inflammatory/Heart	23	630	17	1,156	- 526
Endocrine Disorders	24	628	36	412	+ 215
Falls	25	581	10	2,810	- 2,228
Violence	26	571	32	584	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	533	43	206	+ 327
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	485	35	420	+ 65
Drownings	29	473	42	231	+ 243
Birth Trauma	30	471	59	49	+ 422
Parkinson's Disease	31	469	27	691	- 222
Pancreas Cancer	32	448	21	905	- 456
Stomach Cancer	33	419	20	991	- 571
Lymphomas	34	385	18	1,089	- 705
Leukemia	35	333	30	633	- 300
Epilepsy	36	310	46	108	+ 202
Tuberculosis	37	283	60	45	+ 238
Alcohol	38	275	28	675	- 400
Asthma	39	264	40	301	- 37
Oral Cancer	40	264	23	876	- 612
Maternal Conditions	41	239	61	43	+ 195
Ovary Cancer	42	231	39	323	- 92
Malnutrition	43	224	55	64	+ 160
Fires	44	216	58	55	+ 161
Drug Use	45	125	51	82	+ 44
Dengue	46	113	74	0	+ 113
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	110	44	162	- 52
Bladder Cancer	48	89	26	734	- 645
Uterin Cancer	49	88	31	602	- 514
Meningitis	50	87	50	83	+ 5
Encephalitis	51	72	66	6	+ 66
Syphilis	52	55	69	1	+ 54
Appendicitis	53	52	47	104	- 52
Other Neoplasms	54	47	25	769	- 722
Schistosomiasis	55	40	81	0	+ 40
Oesophagus Cancer	56	35	22	879	- 845
Poisonings	57	29	62	17	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	21	49	87	- 66
Pertussis	59	20	73	0	+ 20
Skin Cancers	60	18	33	514	- 496
Multiple Sclerosis	61	17	57	55	- 38
Tetanus	62	16	71	1	+ 16
Hepatitis B	63	10	56	59	- 49
Chagas disease	64	6	79	0	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	65	2	83	0	+ 2
War	66	2	68	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	1	65	6	- 4
Chlamydia	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	70	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	70	1	45	112	- 111
Otitis Media	71	0	63	11	- 11
Diphtheria	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	52	77	- 77
Schizophrenia	82	0	54	68	- 68
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Suriname

Cuba

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.