SOUTH AFRICA VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,776	3	32,739	+ 28,038
Stroke	2	57,503	4	30,693	+ 26,810
Diabetes Mellitus	3	26,753	5	30,188	- 3,435
Kidney Disease	4	26,274	9	15,302	+ 10,972
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	15,938	2	39,341	- 23,403
Suicide	6	13,786	10	13,774	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	7	12,897	1	71,996	- 59,099
Liver Disease	8	12,520	14	9,013	+ 3,507
Hypertension	9	12,492	12	12,789	- 297
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	10,967	22	4,676	+ 6,291
Lung Cancers	11	9,555	15	7,705	+ 1,850
Lung Disease	12	8,664	13	11,895	- 3,231
Road Traffic Accidents	13	8,326	11	13,014	- 4,688
Prostate Cancer	14	7,328	24	4,374	+ 2,955
Other Injuries	15	6,782	17	6,014	+ 768
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	6,774	28	3,587	+ 3,188
Breast Cancer	17	5,126	23	4,533	+ 593
Skin Disease	18	4,987	45	1,101	+ 3,885
Low Birth Weight	19	4,803	16	6,250	- 1,448
Cervical Cancer	20	4,483	20	5,555	- 1,072
Liver Cancer	21	4,195	33	2,383	+ 1,812
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,712	25	4,351	- 639
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,474	21	5,408	- 1,934
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,460	19	5,890	- 2,430
Falls	25	3,204	42	1,399	+ 1,805
Violence	26	3,150	7	21,000	- 17,850
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,940	8	15,843	- 12,903
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,673	36	1,894	+ 779
Drownings	29	2,609	32	2,403	+ 206
Birth Trauma	30	2,595	30	3,004	- 409
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,586	46	1,077	+ 1,509
Pancreas Cancer	32	2,472	35	2,007	+ 465
Stomach Cancer	33	2,312	39	1,535	+ 777
Lymphomas	34	2,121	31	2,818	- 697
Leukemia	35	1,836	40	1,464	+ 372
Epilepsy	36	1,711	37	1,870	- 159
Tuberculosis	37	1,559	6	21,965	- 20,406
Alcohol	38	1,518	49	987	+ 531
Asthma	39	1,457	18	5,966	- 4,508
Oral Cancer	40	1,455	41	1,406	+ 50
Maternal Conditions	41	1,316	38	1,700	- 383
Ovary Cancer	42	1,274	51	951	+ 324
Malnutrition	43	1,234	34	2,381	- 1,147
Fires	44	1,188	27	3,618	- 2,430
Drug Use	45	692	53	770	- 78
Dengue	46	624	73	0	+ 624
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	604	47	1,015	- 411
Bladder Cancer	48	490	52	829	- 339
Uterin Cancer	49	486	54	512	- 26
Meningitis	50	481	26	3,660	- 3,179
Encephalitis	51	394	59	234	+ 160
Syphilis	52	302	44	1,130	- 828
Appendicitis	53	286	56	274	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	54	258	58	267	- 9
Schistosomiasis	55	220	66	35	+ 185
Oesophagus Cancer	56	191	29	3,486	- 3,294
Poisonings	57	162	50	975	- 813
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	116	55	376	- 260
Pertussis	59	110	43	1,142	- 1,032
Skin Cancers	60	98	48	993	- 895
Multiple Sclerosis	61	95	62	113	- 18
Tetanus	62	90	65	38	+ 52
Hepatitis B	63	58	61	139	- 82
Chagas disease	64	35	78	0	+ 35
Leishmaniasis	65	11	77	0	+ 11
War	66	9	64	66	- 56
Upper Respiratory	67	7	60	223	- 216
Chlamydia	68	6	68	18	- 12
Ascariasis	69	5	71	3	+ 2
Hepatitis C	70	5	70	8	- 3
Otitis Media	71	1	67	19	- 18
Diphtheria	72	1	69	16	- 15
Measles	73	0	57	270	- 270
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	63	83	- 83
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Suriname

South Africa

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.