SWITZERLAND VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,910	1	10,713	- 1,804
Stroke	2	8,430	3	3,918	+ 4,512
Diabetes Mellitus	3	3,922	17	1,022	+ 2,900
Kidney Disease	4	3,852	13	1,261	+ 2,591
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,336	8	1,949	+ 387
Suicide	6	2,021	14	1,249	+ 772
HIV/AIDS	7	1,891	54	29	+ 1,862
Liver Disease	8	1,835	21	677	+ 1,158
Hypertension	9	1,831	6	2,471	- 640
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,608	2	7,192	- 5,585
Lung Cancers	11	1,401	4	3,520	- 2,119
Lung Disease	12	1,270	5	2,902	- 1,632
Road Traffic Accidents	13	1,221	34	193	+ 1,028
Prostate Cancer	14	1,074	10	1,579	- 505
Other Injuries	15	994	30	410	+ 585
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	993	7	1,995	- 1,002
Breast Cancer	17	751	11	1,577	- 825
Skin Disease	18	731	40	129	+ 602
Low Birth Weight	19	704	43	105	+ 599
Cervical Cancer	20	657	42	105	+ 552
Liver Cancer	21	615	19	805	- 190
Congenital Anomalies	22	544	31	305	+ 239
Inflammatory/Heart	23	509	16	1,027	- 518
Endocrine Disorders	24	507	25	593	- 86
Falls	25	470	9	1,919	- 1,450
Violence	26	462	51	42	+ 419
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	431	35	186	+ 245
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	392	41	122	+ 270
Drownings	29	382	50	49	+ 333
Birth Trauma	30	380	52	32	+ 348
Parkinson's Disease	31	379	18	857	- 478
Pancreas Cancer	32	362	12	1,486	- 1,124
Stomach Cancer	33	339	24	614	- 275
Lymphomas	34	311	15	1,131	- 820
Leukemia	35	269	22	671	- 402
Epilepsy	36	251	39	159	+ 92
Tuberculosis	37	229	56	21	+ 207
Alcohol	38	223	32	229	- 6
Asthma	39	214	46	95	+ 119
Oral Cancer	40	213	26	500	- 287
Maternal Conditions	41	193	64	4	+ 189
Ovary Cancer	42	187	29	457	- 270
Malnutrition	43	181	47	84	+ 97
Fires	44	174	55	21	+ 153
Drug Use	45	101	36	176	- 75
Dengue	46	91	81	0	+ 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	88	48	78	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	48	72	23	669	- 598
Uterin Cancer	49	71	33	224	- 152
Meningitis	50	71	57	20	+ 51
Encephalitis	51	58	68	1	+ 57
Syphilis	52	44	65	2	+ 43
Appendicitis	53	42	59	15	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	54	38	20	681	- 643
Schistosomiasis	55	32	72	0	+ 32
Oesophagus Cancer	56	28	28	491	- 463
Poisonings	57	24	60	13	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	17	49	68	- 51
Pertussis	59	16	73	0	+ 16
Skin Cancers	60	14	27	493	- 479
Multiple Sclerosis	61	14	38	160	- 146
Tetanus	62	13	70	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	63	8	63	5	+ 4
Chagas disease	64	5	76	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	65	2	71	0	+ 1
War	66	1	67	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	1	61	11	- 10
Chlamydia	68	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	70	1	58	15	- 14
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	44	102	- 102
Schizophrenia	82	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	32	- 32
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Suriname

Switzerland

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.