VIET NAM VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	106,343	2	91,939	+ 14,404
Stroke	2	100,616	1	159,032	- 58,416
Diabetes Mellitus	3	46,810	4	33,860	+ 12,950
Kidney Disease	4	45,973	8	25,251	+ 20,721
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	27,888	7	27,836	+ 51
Suicide	6	24,121	18	7,249	+ 16,872
HIV/AIDS	7	22,566	27	4,993	+ 17,573
Liver Disease	8	21,907	10	23,900	- 1,993
Hypertension	9	21,857	12	19,880	+ 1,977
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	19,189	6	29,307	- 10,117
Lung Cancers	11	16,719	11	21,294	- 4,575
Lung Disease	12	15,159	3	35,875	- 20,715
Road Traffic Accidents	13	14,568	5	29,475	- 14,907
Prostate Cancer	14	12,823	35	1,911	+ 10,911
Other Injuries	15	11,867	23	5,539	+ 6,328
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	11,853	16	8,258	+ 3,595
Breast Cancer	17	8,969	22	6,187	+ 2,782
Skin Disease	18	8,725	40	1,515	+ 7,210
Low Birth Weight	19	8,403	19	7,132	+ 1,271
Cervical Cancer	20	7,845	31	2,391	+ 5,454
Liver Cancer	21	7,340	9	24,995	- 17,654
Congenital Anomalies	22	6,495	21	7,064	- 569
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,079	24	5,357	+ 722
Endocrine Disorders	24	6,054	34	2,082	+ 3,971
Falls	25	5,607	13	15,427	- 9,820
Violence	26	5,511	36	1,785	+ 3,726
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	5,144	29	4,390	+ 755
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	4,678	43	957	+ 3,721
Drownings	29	4,565	26	5,097	- 533
Birth Trauma	30	4,540	32	2,340	+ 2,200
Parkinson's Disease	31	4,524	25	5,338	- 814
Pancreas Cancer	32	4,325	44	929	+ 3,395
Stomach Cancer	33	4,045	14	15,134	- 11,089
Lymphomas	34	3,711	30	2,964	+ 746
Leukemia	35	3,212	28	4,899	- 1,687
Epilepsy	36	2,993	53	583	+ 2,411
Tuberculosis	37	2,729	15	9,446	- 6,717
Alcohol	38	2,656	46	867	+ 1,789
Asthma	39	2,550	17	8,150	- 5,600
Oral Cancer	40	2,546	20	7,088	- 4,542
Maternal Conditions	41	2,303	49	773	+ 1,530
Ovary Cancer	42	2,230	47	864	+ 1,366
Malnutrition	43	2,159	63	120	+ 2,039
Fires	44	2,079	52	595	+ 1,484
Drug Use	45	1,210	41	1,366	- 155
Dengue	46	1,092	62	127	+ 965
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,056	38	1,708	- 652
Bladder Cancer	48	857	45	896	- 39
Uterin Cancer	49	851	42	1,159	- 307
Meningitis	50	842	51	624	+ 218
Encephalitis	51	690	39	1,558	- 869
Syphilis	52	529	56	328	+ 200
Appendicitis	53	501	60	201	+ 300
Other Neoplasms	54	451	57	325	+ 126
Schistosomiasis	55	386	77	0	+ 386
Oesophagus Cancer	56	335	33	2,265	- 1,930
Poisonings	57	284	48	832	- 548
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	203	59	224	- 21
Pertussis	59	193	50	705	- 512
Skin Cancers	60	172	54	467	- 295
Multiple Sclerosis	61	166	61	135	+ 31
Tetanus	62	157	58	286	- 129
Hepatitis B	63	101	55	379	- 278
Chagas disease	64	61	76	0	+ 61
Leishmaniasis	65	20	78	0	+ 20
War	66	16	65	34	- 18
Upper Respiratory	67	13	66	34	- 21
Chlamydia	68	11	70	1	+ 10
Ascariasis	69	8	68	9	- 1
Hepatitis C	70	8	64	78	- 70
Otitis Media	71	2	71	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	2	69	3	- 2
Measles	73	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	67	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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 VIET NAM

Suriname

Viet Nam

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.