NIGERIA VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	238,055	7	61,374	+ 176,681
Stroke	2	225,234	8	57,744	+ 167,491
Diabetes Mellitus	3	104,787	18	22,497	+ 82,291
Kidney Disease	4	102,913	20	18,189	+ 84,724
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	62,428	1	207,281	- 144,853
Suicide	6	53,997	30	7,019	+ 46,978
HIV/AIDS	7	50,515	10	44,124	+ 6,392
Liver Disease	8	49,039	13	38,326	+ 10,714
Hypertension	9	48,928	24	10,692	+ 38,237
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	42,957	31	6,786	+ 36,171
Lung Cancers	11	37,427	57	1,295	+ 36,132
Lung Disease	12	33,935	22	12,569	+ 21,367
Road Traffic Accidents	13	32,611	12	41,693	- 9,082
Prostate Cancer	14	28,705	35	5,914	+ 22,790
Other Injuries	15	26,565	17	22,696	+ 3,869
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	26,534	43	4,152	+ 22,382
Breast Cancer	17	20,078	23	11,884	+ 8,194
Skin Disease	18	19,532	56	1,468	+ 18,064
Low Birth Weight	19	18,811	6	95,959	- 77,147
Cervical Cancer	20	17,561	25	10,574	+ 6,987
Liver Cancer	21	16,432	39	5,289	+ 11,143
Congenital Anomalies	22	14,539	9	49,696	- 35,157
Inflammatory/Heart	23	13,608	42	4,826	+ 8,781
Endocrine Disorders	24	13,552	21	15,799	- 2,247
Falls	25	12,551	28	7,528	+ 5,023
Violence	26	12,337	19	18,407	- 6,070
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	11,516	2	144,724	- 133,208
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	10,471	37	5,846	+ 4,625
Drownings	29	10,218	32	6,584	+ 3,634
Birth Trauma	30	10,163	5	100,186	- 90,023
Parkinson's Disease	31	10,128	46	2,473	+ 7,655
Pancreas Cancer	32	9,681	51	1,975	+ 7,707
Stomach Cancer	33	9,056	50	2,129	+ 6,927
Lymphomas	34	8,307	40	5,202	+ 3,105
Leukemia	35	7,191	47	2,257	+ 4,934
Epilepsy	36	6,701	41	5,001	+ 1,700
Tuberculosis	37	6,108	3	127,335	- 121,227
Alcohol	38	5,945	58	1,031	+ 4,914
Asthma	39	5,709	27	8,192	- 2,483
Oral Cancer	40	5,700	48	2,238	+ 3,462
Maternal Conditions	41	5,156	15	23,540	- 18,384
Ovary Cancer	42	4,991	49	2,133	+ 2,859
Malnutrition	43	4,833	36	5,896	- 1,063
Fires	44	4,653	29	7,132	- 2,478
Drug Use	45	2,709	34	6,273	- 3,564
Dengue	46	2,444	73	2	+ 2,443
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,364	52	1,946	+ 419
Bladder Cancer	48	1,918	63	670	+ 1,248
Uterin Cancer	49	1,905	62	679	+ 1,226
Meningitis	50	1,885	11	43,651	- 41,766
Encephalitis	51	1,544	59	937	+ 607
Syphilis	52	1,183	38	5,449	- 4,266
Appendicitis	53	1,122	60	760	+ 361
Other Neoplasms	54	1,010	66	290	+ 720
Schistosomiasis	55	863	54	1,508	- 645
Oesophagus Cancer	56	750	64	560	+ 189
Poisonings	57	635	33	6,570	- 5,935
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	454	69	165	+ 289
Pertussis	59	432	16	23,282	- 22,850
Skin Cancers	60	385	53	1,933	- 1,548
Multiple Sclerosis	61	372	68	179	+ 193
Tetanus	62	352	26	8,355	- 8,003
Hepatitis B	63	226	55	1,488	- 1,262
Chagas disease	64	136	78	0	+ 136
Leishmaniasis	65	44	70	23	+ 21
War	66	36	45	3,245	- 3,209
Upper Respiratory	67	29	67	259	- 230
Chlamydia	68	24	71	14	+ 10
Ascariasis	69	19	61	685	- 666
Hepatitis C	70	19	65	304	- 285
Otitis Media	71	4	72	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	4	44	3,800	- 3,796
Measles	73	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	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 NIGERIA

Suriname

Nigeria

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.