IRAN VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	SURINAME		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	88,875	1	93,308	- 4,433
Stroke	2	84,089	2	36,730	+ 47,359
Diabetes Mellitus	3	39,121	5	13,910	+ 25,211
Kidney Disease	4	38,421	6	11,810	+ 26,611
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	23,307	8	11,243	+ 12,063
Suicide	6	20,159	16	4,334	+ 15,825
HIV/AIDS	7	18,859	28	2,521	+ 16,339
Liver Disease	8	18,308	12	6,637	+ 11,671
Hypertension	9	18,267	4	16,415	+ 1,852
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	16,037	9	11,046	+ 4,991
Lung Cancers	11	13,973	11	6,784	+ 7,190
Lung Disease	12	12,669	7	11,409	+ 1,261
Road Traffic Accidents	13	12,175	3	17,803	- 5,628
Prostate Cancer	14	10,717	21	3,583	+ 7,134
Other Injuries	15	9,918	17	4,048	+ 5,870
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	9,906	15	4,575	+ 5,331
Breast Cancer	17	7,496	19	3,736	+ 3,760
Skin Disease	18	7,292	55	237	+ 7,055
Low Birth Weight	19	7,023	13	4,861	+ 2,162
Cervical Cancer	20	6,556	48	501	+ 6,055
Liver Cancer	21	6,135	20	3,714	+ 2,420
Congenital Anomalies	22	5,428	14	4,844	+ 584
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,080	35	1,611	+ 3,469
Endocrine Disorders	24	5,059	32	2,092	+ 2,967
Falls	25	4,686	24	2,821	+ 1,865
Violence	26	4,606	27	2,535	+ 2,071
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	4,299	33	1,836	+ 2,463
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	3,909	37	1,246	+ 2,663
Drownings	29	3,815	40	930	+ 2,884
Birth Trauma	30	3,794	25	2,735	+ 1,059
Parkinson's Disease	31	3,781	26	2,545	+ 1,236
Pancreas Cancer	32	3,614	29	2,418	+ 1,196
Stomach Cancer	33	3,381	10	9,822	- 6,441
Lymphomas	34	3,101	23	2,882	+ 220
Leukemia	35	2,685	18	3,966	- 1,282
Epilepsy	36	2,502	44	719	+ 1,783
Tuberculosis	37	2,280	41	882	+ 1,399
Alcohol	38	2,220	53	253	+ 1,967
Asthma	39	2,131	22	3,360	- 1,229
Oral Cancer	40	2,128	45	655	+ 1,474
Maternal Conditions	41	1,925	52	285	+ 1,640
Ovary Cancer	42	1,864	39	937	+ 926
Malnutrition	43	1,804	56	157	+ 1,648
Fires	44	1,737	34	1,823	- 85
Drug Use	45	1,011	31	2,242	- 1,231
Dengue	46	913	74	0	+ 913
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	883	38	996	- 113
Bladder Cancer	48	716	36	1,410	- 694
Uterin Cancer	49	711	51	355	+ 356
Meningitis	50	704	46	642	+ 62
Encephalitis	51	576	54	246	+ 330
Syphilis	52	442	61	52	+ 390
Appendicitis	53	419	57	155	+ 264
Other Neoplasms	54	377	58	112	+ 266
Schistosomiasis	55	322	66	3	+ 319
Oesophagus Cancer	56	280	30	2,371	- 2,091
Poisonings	57	237	43	816	- 579
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	169	59	80	+ 89
Pertussis	59	161	60	75	+ 86
Skin Cancers	60	144	47	518	- 375
Multiple Sclerosis	61	139	50	405	- 266
Tetanus	62	131	62	37	+ 95
Hepatitis B	63	84	49	425	- 341
Chagas disease	64	51	78	0	+ 51
Leishmaniasis	65	17	64	8	+ 9
War	66	14	42	848	- 834
Upper Respiratory	67	11	63	16	- 5
Chlamydia	68	9	65	4	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	7	67	3	+ 4
Hepatitis C	70	7	69	1	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	70	1	+ 0
Measles	73	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Suriname

Iran

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.