SURINAME VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	557	1	650	- 93
Violence	2	375	26	34	+ 342
Stroke	3	251	2	615	- 364
Diabetes Mellitus	4	231	3	286	- 55
Road Traffic Accidents	5	230	13	89	+ 141
HIV/AIDS	6	155	7	138	+ 17
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	149	5	171	- 22
Kidney Disease	8	123	4	281	- 158
Hypertension	9	108	9	134	- 26
Lung Disease	10	107	12	93	+ 14
Lung Cancers	11	81	11	102	- 22
Low Birth Weight	12	64	19	51	+ 13
Prostate Cancer	13	59	14	78	- 19
Congenital Anomalies	14	59	22	40	+ 19
Breast Cancer	15	53	17	55	- 2
Liver Disease	16	48	8	134	- 86
Stomach Cancer	17	45	33	25	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	18	45	54	3	+ 42
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	42	16	72	- 30
Cervical Cancer	20	41	20	48	- 7
Other Injuries	21	35	15	73	- 38
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	28	27	31	- 3
Lymphomas	23	26	34	23	+ 3
Birth Trauma	24	22	30	28	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	25	22	32	26	- 4
Liver Cancer	26	21	21	45	- 24
Leukemia	27	21	35	20	+ 1
Falls	28	18	25	34	- 16
Chagas disease	29	17	64	0	+ 17
Endocrine Disorders	30	16	24	37	- 21
Tuberculosis	31	15	37	17	- 1
Malnutrition	32	13	43	13	- 0
Inflammatory/Heart	33	12	23	37	- 25
Suicide	34	12	6	148	- 135
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	12	10	117	- 106
Ovary Cancer	36	12	42	14	- 2
Skin Cancers	37	11	60	1	+ 10
Oral Cancer	38	11	40	16	- 4
Maternal Conditions	39	9	41	14	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	9	28	29	- 20
Epilepsy	41	8	36	18	- 10
Malaria	42	8	78	0	+ 8
Drownings	43	8	29	28	- 20
Oesophagus Cancer	44	8	56	2	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	45	8	48	5	+ 2
Asthma	46	6	39	16	- 9
Uterin Cancer	47	6	49	5	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	48	5	31	28	- 22
Meningitis	49	5	50	5	+ 0
Drug Use	50	5	45	7	- 3
War	51	4	66	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	4	58	1	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	85	0	+ 3
Fires	54	3	44	13	- 10
Anemia	55	3	81	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	56	2	53	3	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	2	47	6	- 5
Poisonings	58	1	57	2	- 0
Dengue	59	1	46	7	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	61	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	61	1	51	4	- 3
Alcohol	62	1	38	16	- 16
Hepatitis B	63	1	63	1	- 0
Pertussis	64	1	59	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	70	0	+ 0
Skin Disease	66	0	18	53	- 53
Syphilis	67	0	52	3	- 3
Tetanus	68	0	62	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	74	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	55	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Venezuela

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.