ITALY VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,302	1	97,116	- 35,814
Stroke	2	58,000	2	62,633	- 4,633
Diabetes Mellitus	3	26,984	8	19,836	+ 7,148
Kidney Disease	4	26,501	11	12,726	+ 13,775
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	16,076	9	16,339	- 263
Suicide	6	13,905	26	4,042	+ 9,863
HIV/AIDS	7	13,008	46	520	+ 12,488
Liver Disease	8	12,628	23	5,559	+ 7,069
Hypertension	9	12,600	6	29,931	- 17,332
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	11,062	3	41,445	- 30,383
Lung Cancers	11	9,638	4	34,152	- 24,515
Lung Disease	12	8,739	5	32,382	- 23,644
Road Traffic Accidents	13	8,398	30	3,221	+ 5,177
Prostate Cancer	14	7,392	20	8,409	- 1,017
Other Injuries	15	6,841	12	12,112	- 5,271
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	6,833	7	21,254	- 14,421
Breast Cancer	17	5,170	10	13,868	- 8,698
Skin Disease	18	5,030	38	1,440	+ 3,590
Low Birth Weight	19	4,844	51	357	+ 4,487
Cervical Cancer	20	4,522	40	1,154	+ 3,369
Liver Cancer	21	4,231	17	9,620	- 5,389
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,744	37	1,443	+ 2,301
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,504	24	5,531	- 2,027
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,490	18	8,431	- 4,941
Falls	25	3,232	25	4,222	- 990
Violence	26	3,177	50	409	+ 2,768
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,965	36	1,622	+ 1,344
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,696	43	690	+ 2,007
Drownings	29	2,631	52	344	+ 2,287
Birth Trauma	30	2,617	59	140	+ 2,477
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,608	19	8,428	- 5,820
Pancreas Cancer	32	2,493	13	12,095	- 9,601
Stomach Cancer	33	2,332	14	10,252	- 7,921
Lymphomas	34	2,139	16	9,670	- 7,531
Leukemia	35	1,852	21	6,728	- 4,877
Epilepsy	36	1,726	39	1,337	+ 389
Tuberculosis	37	1,573	53	336	+ 1,237
Alcohol	38	1,531	55	277	+ 1,254
Asthma	39	1,470	47	494	+ 976
Oral Cancer	40	1,468	27	3,343	- 1,875
Maternal Conditions	41	1,328	67	6	+ 1,322
Ovary Cancer	42	1,285	28	3,282	- 1,996
Malnutrition	43	1,245	41	775	+ 469
Fires	44	1,198	56	271	+ 927
Drug Use	45	698	45	654	+ 44
Dengue	46	629	81	0	+ 629
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	609	32	2,216	- 1,607
Bladder Cancer	48	494	22	6,711	- 6,217
Uterin Cancer	49	491	33	2,198	- 1,707
Meningitis	50	485	60	128	+ 358
Encephalitis	51	398	68	5	+ 393
Syphilis	52	305	69	4	+ 300
Appendicitis	53	289	61	49	+ 240
Other Neoplasms	54	260	15	9,984	- 9,724
Schistosomiasis	55	222	78	0	+ 222
Oesophagus Cancer	56	193	34	2,045	- 1,852
Poisonings	57	164	58	154	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	117	42	701	- 585
Pertussis	59	111	73	1	+ 111
Skin Cancers	60	99	29	3,239	- 3,140
Multiple Sclerosis	61	96	44	677	- 581
Tetanus	62	91	63	22	+ 69
Hepatitis B	63	58	54	334	- 276
Chagas disease	64	35	72	1	+ 34
Leishmaniasis	65	11	70	3	+ 8
War	66	9	66	6	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	67	7	64	20	- 13
Chlamydia	68	6	84	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	5	80	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	70	5	31	2,451	- 2,446
Otitis Media	71	1	65	16	- 15
Diphtheria	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Measles	73	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Schizophrenia	82	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Suriname

Italy

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.