SURINAME VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	677	1	650	+ 27
Diabetes Mellitus	2	585	3	286	+ 299
Stroke	3	377	2	615	- 238
Violence	4	252	26	34	+ 218
Kidney Disease	5	202	4	281	- 79
Prostate Cancer	6	151	14	78	+ 73
Breast Cancer	7	119	17	55	+ 64
Lung Cancers	8	100	11	102	- 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	99	10	117	- 19
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	94	5	171	- 76
Hypertension	11	92	9	134	- 41
HIV/AIDS	12	90	7	138	- 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	90	16	72	+ 17
Liver Disease	14	62	8	134	- 72
Road Traffic Accidents	15	60	13	89	- 29
Lung Disease	16	59	12	93	- 33
Suicide	17	56	6	148	- 92
Endocrine Disorders	18	55	24	37	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	19	52	32	26	+ 26
Lymphomas	20	51	34	23	+ 28
Cervical Cancer	21	44	20	48	- 3
Congenital Anomalies	22	43	22	40	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	23	38	19	51	- 13
Ovary Cancer	24	37	42	14	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	25	33	23	37	- 4
Stomach Cancer	26	32	33	25	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	27	31	49	5	+ 26
Liver Cancer	28	30	21	45	- 15
Leukemia	29	29	35	20	+ 9
Other Injuries	30	28	15	73	- 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	24	28	29	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	32	24	31	28	- 4
Falls	33	20	25	34	- 15
Bladder Cancer	34	19	48	5	+ 13
Asthma	35	19	39	16	+ 3
Skin Disease	36	18	18	53	- 36
Epilepsy	37	15	36	18	- 4
Oral Cancer	38	14	40	16	- 1
Drownings	39	14	29	28	- 14
Birth Trauma	40	12	30	28	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	41	11	56	2	+ 9
Alcohol	42	11	38	16	- 6
Tuberculosis	43	10	37	17	- 7
Drug Use	44	9	45	7	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	8	27	31	- 23
War	46	8	66	0	+ 8
Malnutrition	47	8	43	13	- 6
Fires	48	7	44	13	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	5	47	6	- 1
Maternal Conditions	50	5	41	14	- 9
Other Neoplasms	51	5	54	3	+ 2
Meningitis	52	4	50	5	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	4	58	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	54	3	51	4	- 1
Dengue	55	2	46	7	- 4
Appendicitis	56	2	53	3	- 1
Skin Cancers	57	2	60	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	58	1	61	1	+ 0
Poisonings	59	1	57	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	60	0	63	1	- 0
Syphilis	61	0	52	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	62	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	63	0	68	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	65	0	62	1	- 1
Ascariasis	66	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	59	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	55	2	- 2
Malaria	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Trinidad/Tob.

Suriname

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.