UNITED KINGDOM VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	68,837	2	71,728	- 2,891
Stroke	2	65,130	4	37,626	+ 27,504
Diabetes Mellitus	3	30,301	17	5,842	+ 24,459
Kidney Disease	4	29,759	18	5,471	+ 24,288
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	18,052	3	40,540	- 22,488
Suicide	6	15,614	20	5,325	+ 10,289
HIV/AIDS	7	14,607	55	188	+ 14,419
Liver Disease	8	14,180	14	7,666	+ 6,515
Hypertension	9	14,148	23	5,208	+ 8,940
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	12,422	1	98,135	- 85,713
Lung Cancers	11	10,823	5	35,715	- 24,892
Lung Disease	12	9,813	6	32,896	- 23,083
Road Traffic Accidents	13	9,430	33	2,169	+ 7,261
Prostate Cancer	14	8,300	8	13,289	- 4,989
Other Injuries	15	7,682	19	5,464	+ 2,218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	7,673	7	18,446	- 10,773
Breast Cancer	17	5,806	9	12,718	- 6,912
Skin Disease	18	5,648	34	2,134	+ 3,514
Low Birth Weight	19	5,440	40	1,313	+ 4,126
Cervical Cancer	20	5,078	43	1,099	+ 3,979
Liver Cancer	21	4,752	21	5,237	- 485
Congenital Anomalies	22	4,204	35	2,127	+ 2,078
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,935	29	3,126	+ 808
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,919	28	3,297	+ 622
Falls	25	3,629	15	7,618	- 3,989
Violence	26	3,567	46	868	+ 2,700
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	3,330	38	1,599	+ 1,731
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	3,028	36	2,090	+ 938
Drownings	29	2,955	49	301	+ 2,654
Birth Trauma	30	2,939	54	190	+ 2,749
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,929	13	8,573	- 5,644
Pancreas Cancer	32	2,800	11	8,995	- 6,196
Stomach Cancer	33	2,619	24	4,999	- 2,380
Lymphomas	34	2,402	10	9,350	- 6,948
Leukemia	35	2,079	22	5,211	- 3,132
Epilepsy	36	1,938	42	1,193	+ 744
Tuberculosis	37	1,766	47	351	+ 1,415
Alcohol	38	1,719	39	1,555	+ 165
Asthma	39	1,651	41	1,302	+ 348
Oral Cancer	40	1,648	30	3,109	- 1,461
Maternal Conditions	41	1,491	64	47	+ 1,444
Ovary Cancer	42	1,443	25	4,019	- 2,575
Malnutrition	43	1,398	58	116	+ 1,282
Fires	44	1,346	48	334	+ 1,011
Drug Use	45	783	31	2,824	- 2,041
Dengue	46	707	73	0	+ 707
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	684	45	876	- 192
Bladder Cancer	48	555	16	6,133	- 5,579
Uterin Cancer	49	551	32	2,346	- 1,795
Meningitis	50	545	52	232	+ 313
Encephalitis	51	446	68	6	+ 441
Syphilis	52	342	62	49	+ 293
Appendicitis	53	324	59	105	+ 219
Other Neoplasms	54	292	26	3,986	- 3,694
Schistosomiasis	55	250	78	0	+ 250
Oesophagus Cancer	56	217	12	8,727	- 8,510
Poisonings	57	184	53	221	- 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	131	44	1,014	- 883
Pertussis	59	125	69	3	+ 122
Skin Cancers	60	111	27	3,727	- 3,616
Multiple Sclerosis	61	108	37	1,856	- 1,748
Tetanus	62	102	72	0	+ 101
Hepatitis B	63	65	65	40	+ 25
Chagas disease	64	39	71	0	+ 39
Leishmaniasis	65	13	70	0	+ 12
War	66	10	67	10	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	67	8	63	48	- 40
Chlamydia	68	7	79	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	69	5	80	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	70	5	51	267	- 262
Otitis Media	71	1	66	16	- 15
Diphtheria	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	50	277	- 277
Schizophrenia	82	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Suriname

United Kingdom

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.