SOUTH KOREA VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,369	1	28,043	+ 24,327
Stroke	2	49,549	3	25,596	+ 23,953
Diabetes Mellitus	3	23,052	13	6,812	+ 16,240
Kidney Disease	4	22,640	9	10,107	+ 12,533
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	13,733	2	26,650	- 12,916
Suicide	6	11,879	5	14,636	- 2,757
HIV/AIDS	7	11,113	55	84	+ 11,028
Liver Disease	8	10,788	14	6,348	+ 4,440
Hypertension	9	10,764	17	3,711	+ 7,053
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	9,450	6	12,145	- 2,695
Lung Cancers	11	8,234	4	20,293	- 12,059
Lung Disease	12	7,465	11	8,526	- 1,061
Road Traffic Accidents	13	7,174	15	4,399	+ 2,775
Prostate Cancer	14	6,315	22	2,316	+ 3,999
Other Injuries	15	5,844	18	3,634	+ 2,210
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	5,837	8	10,180	- 4,343
Breast Cancer	17	4,417	21	2,880	+ 1,537
Skin Disease	18	4,297	36	704	+ 3,593
Low Birth Weight	19	4,138	45	370	+ 3,768
Cervical Cancer	20	3,863	34	1,065	+ 2,798
Liver Cancer	21	3,615	7	11,589	- 7,974
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,198	41	518	+ 2,680
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,994	31	1,325	+ 1,668
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,981	25	1,891	+ 1,091
Falls	25	2,761	20	2,934	- 173
Violence	26	2,714	44	386	+ 2,328
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,533	35	929	+ 1,605
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,304	38	540	+ 1,764
Drownings	29	2,248	42	501	+ 1,747
Birth Trauma	30	2,236	54	88	+ 2,148
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,228	16	3,951	- 1,723
Pancreas Cancer	32	2,130	12	6,994	- 4,864
Stomach Cancer	33	1,992	10	8,625	- 6,633
Lymphomas	34	1,827	19	3,477	- 1,650
Leukemia	35	1,582	23	2,140	- 558
Epilepsy	36	1,474	40	524	+ 950
Tuberculosis	37	1,344	24	1,950	- 606
Alcohol	38	1,308	33	1,081	+ 227
Asthma	39	1,256	32	1,150	+ 105
Oral Cancer	40	1,254	29	1,457	- 203
Maternal Conditions	41	1,134	61	34	+ 1,100
Ovary Cancer	42	1,098	30	1,330	- 232
Malnutrition	43	1,063	53	88	+ 975
Fires	44	1,024	47	263	+ 760
Drug Use	45	596	50	154	+ 442
Dengue	46	538	77	0	+ 538
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	520	48	224	+ 296
Bladder Cancer	48	422	27	1,768	- 1,346
Uterin Cancer	49	419	43	420	- 1
Meningitis	50	415	58	51	+ 364
Encephalitis	51	340	65	19	+ 321
Syphilis	52	260	62	27	+ 234
Appendicitis	53	247	57	54	+ 193
Other Neoplasms	54	222	26	1,807	- 1,584
Schistosomiasis	55	190	72	1	+ 189
Oesophagus Cancer	56	165	28	1,733	- 1,568
Poisonings	57	140	52	115	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	100	51	150	- 50
Pertussis	59	95	67	6	+ 89
Skin Cancers	60	85	37	585	- 500
Multiple Sclerosis	61	82	66	11	+ 71
Tetanus	62	77	69	5	+ 73
Hepatitis B	63	50	39	526	- 476
Chagas disease	64	30	80	0	+ 30
Leishmaniasis	65	10	79	0	+ 10
War	66	8	68	5	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	67	6	63	26	- 19
Chlamydia	68	5	84	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	4	74	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	70	4	49	168	- 163
Otitis Media	71	1	70	5	- 4
Diphtheria	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	329	- 329
Schizophrenia	82	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Suriname

South Korea

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.