GUINEA VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,063	6	5,665	+ 8,398
Stroke	2	13,306	5	5,777	+ 7,529
Diabetes Mellitus	3	6,190	15	2,138	+ 4,053
Kidney Disease	4	6,080	16	1,939	+ 4,140
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,688	1	12,790	- 9,102
Suicide	6	3,190	29	892	+ 2,298
HIV/AIDS	7	2,984	10	3,020	- 35
Liver Disease	8	2,897	12	2,550	+ 347
Hypertension	9	2,891	21	1,348	+ 1,542
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	2,538	30	579	+ 1,959
Lung Cancers	11	2,211	50	128	+ 2,083
Lung Disease	12	2,005	20	1,373	+ 632
Road Traffic Accidents	13	1,927	9	3,788	- 1,862
Prostate Cancer	14	1,696	32	525	+ 1,171
Other Injuries	15	1,569	18	1,504	+ 65
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,568	53	100	+ 1,468
Breast Cancer	17	1,186	38	345	+ 841
Skin Disease	18	1,154	51	127	+ 1,027
Low Birth Weight	19	1,111	8	4,319	- 3,207
Cervical Cancer	20	1,037	19	1,491	- 454
Liver Cancer	21	971	23	1,167	- 197
Congenital Anomalies	22	859	14	2,181	- 1,322
Inflammatory/Heart	23	804	35	439	+ 364
Endocrine Disorders	24	801	25	1,140	- 339
Falls	25	741	33	480	+ 262
Violence	26	729	26	1,128	- 399
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	680	3	6,788	- 6,108
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	619	34	448	+ 171
Drownings	29	604	31	528	+ 75
Birth Trauma	30	600	7	4,797	- 4,196
Parkinson's Disease	31	598	44	212	+ 386
Pancreas Cancer	32	572	65	19	+ 553
Stomach Cancer	33	535	41	245	+ 290
Lymphomas	34	491	48	158	+ 333
Leukemia	35	425	67	17	+ 408
Epilepsy	36	396	37	350	+ 46
Tuberculosis	37	361	13	2,369	- 2,008
Alcohol	38	351	55	83	+ 268
Asthma	39	337	22	1,179	- 842
Oral Cancer	40	337	52	122	+ 215
Maternal Conditions	41	305	17	1,793	- 1,489
Ovary Cancer	42	295	54	93	+ 202
Malnutrition	43	286	28	1,032	- 747
Fires	44	275	36	410	- 135
Drug Use	45	160	46	169	- 9
Dengue	46	144	73	0	+ 144
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	140	42	238	- 98
Bladder Cancer	48	113	60	32	+ 81
Uterin Cancer	49	113	59	38	+ 75
Meningitis	50	111	11	2,633	- 2,521
Encephalitis	51	91	56	81	+ 10
Syphilis	52	70	39	328	- 258
Appendicitis	53	66	57	41	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	54	60	68	16	+ 44
Schistosomiasis	55	51	43	232	- 181
Oesophagus Cancer	56	44	63	20	+ 25
Poisonings	57	38	40	295	- 257
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	27	70	13	+ 14
Pertussis	59	25	24	1,165	- 1,140
Skin Cancers	60	23	49	152	- 129
Multiple Sclerosis	61	22	66	18	+ 4
Tetanus	62	21	45	170	- 149
Hepatitis B	63	13	47	162	- 149
Chagas disease	64	8	77	0	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	65	3	78	0	+ 3
War	66	2	64	20	- 17
Upper Respiratory	67	2	69	15	- 13
Chlamydia	68	1	71	3	- 1
Ascariasis	69	1	62	22	- 21
Hepatitis C	70	1	61	22	- 21
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	72	0	58	40	- 39
Measles	73	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Malaria	78	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	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 GUINEA

Suriname

Guinea

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.