SURINAME VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	927	10	117	+ 810
Coronary Heart Disease	2	678	1	650	+ 27
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	383	5	171	+ 212
Stroke	4	355	2	615	- 260
Lung Cancers	5	337	11	102	+ 235
Lung Disease	6	311	12	93	+ 218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	174	16	72	+ 102
Prostate Cancer	8	126	14	78	+ 47
Breast Cancer	9	120	17	55	+ 65
Lymphomas	10	88	34	23	+ 66
Pancreas Cancer	11	85	32	26	+ 59
Oesophagus Cancer	12	82	56	2	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	13	81	31	28	+ 53
Liver Disease	14	72	8	134	- 62
Falls	15	72	25	34	+ 38
Bladder Cancer	16	58	48	5	+ 53
Diabetes Mellitus	17	55	3	286	- 231
Kidney Disease	18	52	4	281	- 229
Other Injuries	19	52	15	73	- 21
Suicide	20	50	6	148	- 97
Liver Cancer	21	49	21	45	+ 5
Leukemia	22	49	35	20	+ 30
Hypertension	23	49	9	134	- 84
Stomach Cancer	24	47	33	25	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	25	38	42	14	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	26	38	54	3	+ 35
Skin Cancers	27	35	60	1	+ 34
Endocrine Disorders	28	31	24	37	- 6
Inflammatory/Heart	29	30	23	37	- 8
Oral Cancer	30	29	40	16	+ 14
Drug Use	31	27	45	7	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	32	22	49	5	+ 17
Road Traffic Accidents	33	20	13	89	- 69
Skin Disease	34	20	18	53	- 33
Congenital Anomalies	35	20	22	40	- 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	20	28	29	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	37	18	61	1	+ 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	15	27	31	- 16
Alcohol	39	15	38	16	- 2
Low Birth Weight	40	12	19	51	- 39
Asthma	41	12	39	16	- 3
Epilepsy	42	11	36	18	- 7
Cervical Cancer	43	10	20	48	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	10	58	1	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	8	47	6	+ 2
Violence	46	8	26	34	- 26
Tuberculosis	47	3	37	17	- 13
Fires	48	3	44	13	- 10
Drownings	49	3	29	28	- 25
Anemia	50	3	81	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	51	3	70	0	+ 2
Meningitis	52	2	50	5	- 3
Poisonings	53	2	57	2	+ 0
Birth Trauma	54	2	30	28	- 26
HIV/AIDS	55	2	7	138	- 136
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	85	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	57	2	84	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	58	1	43	13	- 12
Appendicitis	59	1	53	3	- 2
Schizophrenia	60	1	82	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Syphilis	62	0	52	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	0	67	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	41	14	- 14
Hepatitis B	65	0	63	1	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
War	67	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	51	4	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	59	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	65	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	62	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	46	7	- 7
Diphtheria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	55	2	- 2
Chlamydia	79	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

United Kingdom

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.