MALAWI VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,884	7	4,929	+ 16,954
Stroke	2	20,705	5	5,939	+ 14,766
Diabetes Mellitus	3	9,633	14	2,267	+ 7,366
Kidney Disease	4	9,460	19	1,567	+ 7,893
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,739	2	7,739	- 2,000
Suicide	6	4,964	23	1,007	+ 3,957
HIV/AIDS	7	4,644	1	12,839	- 8,195
Liver Disease	8	4,508	10	3,259	+ 1,249
Hypertension	9	4,498	17	1,797	+ 2,701
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,949	25	782	+ 3,167
Lung Cancers	11	3,441	51	131	+ 3,310
Lung Disease	12	3,120	21	1,340	+ 1,779
Road Traffic Accidents	13	2,998	4	6,221	- 3,224
Prostate Cancer	14	2,639	40	271	+ 2,368
Other Injuries	15	2,442	22	1,266	+ 1,176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,439	44	234	+ 2,205
Breast Cancer	17	1,846	27	600	+ 1,246
Skin Disease	18	1,796	53	101	+ 1,694
Low Birth Weight	19	1,729	8	4,339	- 2,610
Cervical Cancer	20	1,614	12	2,876	- 1,262
Liver Cancer	21	1,511	38	317	+ 1,194
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,337	13	2,509	- 1,173
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,251	35	370	+ 880
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,246	42	257	+ 989
Falls	25	1,154	28	562	+ 592
Violence	26	1,134	32	406	+ 728
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,059	6	5,782	- 4,723
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	963	39	280	+ 683
Drownings	29	939	30	458	+ 482
Birth Trauma	30	934	9	3,563	- 2,629
Parkinson's Disease	31	931	46	200	+ 731
Pancreas Cancer	32	890	60	38	+ 852
Stomach Cancer	33	832	45	206	+ 627
Lymphomas	34	764	24	839	- 75
Leukemia	35	661	56	82	+ 579
Epilepsy	36	616	41	260	+ 356
Tuberculosis	37	562	11	2,992	- 2,431
Alcohol	38	547	52	114	+ 433
Asthma	39	525	26	705	- 180
Oral Cancer	40	524	43	251	+ 273
Maternal Conditions	41	474	15	1,854	- 1,380
Ovary Cancer	42	459	48	158	+ 301
Malnutrition	43	444	20	1,499	- 1,055
Fires	44	428	34	380	+ 48
Drug Use	45	249	59	48	+ 202
Dengue	46	225	65	9	+ 216
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	217	49	154	+ 63
Bladder Cancer	48	176	33	388	- 212
Uterin Cancer	49	175	62	23	+ 153
Meningitis	50	173	18	1,792	- 1,619
Encephalitis	51	142	58	48	+ 94
Syphilis	52	109	29	480	- 371
Appendicitis	53	103	54	94	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	54	93	63	17	+ 76
Schistosomiasis	55	79	50	143	- 64
Oesophagus Cancer	56	69	16	1,842	- 1,773
Poisonings	57	58	37	325	- 266
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	42	61	29	+ 13
Pertussis	59	40	31	436	- 396
Skin Cancers	60	35	36	331	- 295
Multiple Sclerosis	61	34	66	9	+ 26
Tetanus	62	32	47	178	- 145
Hepatitis B	63	21	55	88	- 67
Chagas disease	64	13	75	0	+ 13
Leishmaniasis	65	4	74	0	+ 4
War	66	3	71	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	67	3	57	60	- 57
Chlamydia	68	2	70	3	- 0
Ascariasis	69	2	69	4	- 2
Hepatitis C	70	2	64	15	- 13
Otitis Media	71	0	68	5	- 5
Diphtheria	72	0	72	2	- 1
Measles	73	0	67	6	- 6
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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 MALAWI

Suriname

Malawi

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.