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Compare Suriname and Nigeria health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Suriname SURINAME   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    58.0
    61.7
    59.8
    64
    63
    63
     
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    61.2
    65.7
    63.4
    66
    66
    65
     
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    64.0
    69.0
    66.4
    71
    73
    74
     
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    65.9
    71.0
    68.4
    79
    85
    84
     
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    66.1
    72.2
    69.1
    98
    97
    96
     
    46.1
    47.8
    46.9
    168
    170
    169
    2010
    67.1
    73.6
    70.3
    105
    104
    104
     
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2015
    68.6
    74.7
    71.6
    101
    106
    103
     
    53.4
    55.6
    54.5
    176
    176
    176
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Suriname SURINAME   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    68.6
    74.7
    101
    106
     
    53.4
    55.6
    176
    176
    Age 5
    70.3
    76.1
    104
    106
     
    60.2
    61.8
    179
    179
    Age 10
    70.5
    76.3
    104
    107
     
    61.5
    63.3
    176
    179
    Age 15
    70.6
    76.4
    105
    106
     
    62.3
    64.1
    175
    179
    Age 20
    70.9
    76.7
    105
    106
     
    63.1
    65.0
    175
    179
    Age 25
    71.5
    77.0
    106
    105
     
    64.3
    65.9
    174
    178
    Age 30
    72.0
    77.4
    105
    102
     
    65.5
    67.0
    174
    178
    Age 35
    72.6
    77.8
    103
    99
     
    66.7
    68.2
    175
    178
    Age 40
    73.3
    78.2
    100
    95
     
    68.0
    69.5
    174
    179
    Age 45
    74.1
    78.7
    96
    94
     
    69.4
    70.7
    175
    180
    Age 50
    75.0
    79.3
    96
    93
     
    70.8
    71.9
    176
    181
    Age 55
    76.2
    80.0
    95
    90
     
    72.3
    73.1
    178
    182
    Age 60
    77.6
    80.9
    90
    88
     
    73.9
    74.5
    178
    182
    Age 65
    79.2
    82.0
    88
    89
     
    75.9
    76.2
    180
    182
    Age 70
    81.2
    83.4
    87
    88
     
    78.1
    78.3
    182
    182
    Age 75
    83.6
    85.3
    86
    84
     
    80.8
    81.0
    182
    182
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.9
    77
    83
     
    84.1
    84.2
    182
    182
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.9
    73
    75
     
    87.9
    88.0
    182
    182
    Age 90
    94.0
    94.4
    53
    63
     
    92.1
    92.2
    180
    181
    Age 95
    98.1
    98.3
    37
    46
     
    96.7
    96.8
    179
    181
    Age 100
    102.5
    102.6
    23
    25
     
    101.4
    101.5
    177
    179
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Suriname SURINAME   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    60.21
    118
     
    104.23
    73
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    48.27
    157
     
    77.49
    111
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    38.58
    58
     
    42.95
    41
    4. Suicide
    28.68
    6
     
    6.11
    106
    5. Hypertension
    24.13
    30
     
    13.62
    112
    6. Prostate Cancer
    20.77
    55
     
    41.48
    11
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.06
    115
     
    234.12
    4
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.25
    80
     
    35.39
    9
    9. HIV/AIDS
    16.26
    60
     
    170.85
    18
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.88
    43
     
    3.82
    142
    11. Kidney Disease
    13.72
    91
     
    17.24
    58
    12. Cervical Cancer
    12.22
    63
     
    20.61
    28
    13. Other Injuries
    11.38
    89
     
    20.23
    39
    14. Breast Cancer
    11.20
    128
     
    28.11
    4
    15. Lung Cancers
    10.02
    93
     
    1.08
    166
    16. Liver Disease
    9.78
    115
     
    38.60
    13
    17. Low Birth Weight
    9.61
    76
     
    29.41
    10
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    8.03
    68
     
    15.13
    24
    19. Skin Disease
    6.53
    24
     
    4.36
    44
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    6.20
    118
     
    8.94
    78
    21. Ovary Cancer
    6.04
    40
     
    2.86
    138
    22. Violence
    5.40
    88
     
    21.57
    19
    23. Lymphomas
    4.16
    99
     
    4.18
    98
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.98
    122
     
    12.60
    24
    25. Birth Trauma
    3.77
    85
     
    26.64
    8
    26. Lung Disease
    3.74
    168
     
    16.03
    107
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3.60
    130
     
    2.35
    156
    28. Epilepsy
    2.97
    64
     
    14.46
    5
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.83
    154
     
    8.44
    72
    30. Leukemia
    2.69
    122
     
    1.63
    146
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    2.65
    98
     
    2.06
    114
    32. Maternal Conditions
    2.40
    70
     
    29.30
    12
    33. Drownings
    2.37
    108
     
    6.79
    42
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.33
    96
     
    15.03
    11
    35. Meningitis
    2.21
    84
     
    41.79
    5
    36. Tuberculosis
    1.91
    115
     
    29.12
    38
    37. Drug Use
    1.81
    60
     
    1.37
    73
    38. Asthma
    1.76
    118
     
    8.91
    54
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.68
    121
     
    66.96
    15
    40. Falls
    1.66
    153
     
    23.54
    5
    41. Fires
    1.40
    108
     
    21.13
    1
    42. Malnutrition
    1.26
    103
     
    31.20
    31
    43. Alcohol
    1.21
    72
     
    0.11
    136
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.21
    126
     
    1.74
    97
    45. Hepatitis C
    0.94
    12
     
    0.84
    15
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.84
    66
     
    6.07
    3
    47. Oral Cancer
    0.84
    168
     
    1.94
    128
    48. Anemia
    0.83
    77
     
    11.58
    17
    49. Bladder Cancer
    0.65
    160
     
    0.87
    151
    50. Poisonings
    0.60
    134
     
    2.28
    61
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Suriname SURINAME   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    270
    12.98
     
    69,785
    3.66
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    224
    10.80
     
    53,836
    2.82
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    178
    8.58
     
    31,996
    1.68
    4. Suicide
    151
    7.28
     
    7,238
    0.38
    5. Hypertension
    110
    5.28
     
    9,171
    0.48
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    96
    4.63
     
    51,633
    2.71
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    95
    4.56
     
    290,238
    15.22
    8. HIV/AIDS
    86
    4.15
     
    217,354
    11.40
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    66
    3.16
     
    3,104
    0.16
    10. Kidney Disease
    64
    3.10
     
    16,859
    0.88
    11. Other Injuries
    57
    2.76
     
    30,880
    1.62
    12. Low Birth Weight
    51
    2.46
     
    98,528
    5.17
    13. Lung Cancers
    46
    2.21
     
    833
    0.04
    14. Liver Disease
    45
    2.15
     
    37,329
    1.96
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    38
    1.82
     
    22,824
    1.20
    16. Prostate Cancer
    38
    1.81
     
    9,629
    0.51
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    33
    1.61
     
    27,238
    1.43
    18. Cervical Cancer
    31
    1.48
     
    8,074
    0.42
    19. Skin Disease
    30
    1.42
     
    4,356
    0.23
    20. Violence
    29
    1.37
     
    34,006
    1.78
    21. Breast Cancer
    27
    1.32
     
    13,264
    0.70
    22. Birth Trauma
    20
    0.95
     
    89,271
    4.68
    23. Liver Cancer
    19
    0.91
     
    11,512
    0.60
    24. Lymphomas
    19
    0.90
     
    3,709
    0.19
    25. Lung Disease
    17
    0.81
     
    11,291
    0.59
    26. Stomach Cancer
    16
    0.77
     
    1,742
    0.09
    27. Ovary Cancer
    15
    0.72
     
    1,239
    0.07
    28. Epilepsy
    14
    0.67
     
    23,311
    1.22
    29. Drownings
    13
    0.64
     
    12,227
    0.64
    30. Leukemia
    13
    0.61
     
    1,545
    0.08
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    13
    0.61
     
    7,894
    0.41
    32. Maternal Conditions
    13
    0.60
     
    40,636
    2.13
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    12
    0.59
     
    1,574
    0.08
    34. Meningitis
    11
    0.55
     
    75,630
    3.97
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    11
    0.51
     
    12,223
    0.64
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9
    0.45
     
    130,610
    6.85
    37. Tuberculosis
    9
    0.42
     
    26,220
    1.38
    38. Asthma
    9
    0.42
     
    8,564
    0.45
    39. Drug Use
    8
    0.38
     
    1,922
    0.10
    40. Falls
    8
    0.38
     
    29,792
    1.56
    41. Fires
    7
    0.35
     
    40,911
    2.15
    42. Malnutrition
    6
    0.29
     
    52,888
    2.77
    43. Alcohol
    6
    0.29
     
    101
    0.01
    44. Oral Cancer
    5
    0.23
     
    1,702
    0.09
    45. Anemia
    5
    0.23
     
    13,999
    0.73
    46. Hepatitis C
    4
    0.21
     
    779
    0.04
    47. Hepatitis B
    4
    0.20
     
    6,554
    0.34
    48. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
     
    4,091
    0.21
    49. Bladder Cancer
    3
    0.14
     
    595
    0.03
    50. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.12
     
    608
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Suriname SURINAME   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.77
    55
     
    41.48
    11
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.88
    43
     
    3.82
    142
    3. Cervical Cancer
    12.22
    63
     
    20.61
    28
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.20
    128
     
    28.11
    4
    5. Lung Cancers
    10.02
    93
     
    1.08
    166
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.04
    40
     
    2.86
    138
    7. Lymphomas
    4.16
    99
     
    4.18
    98
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.98
    122
     
    12.60
    24
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.60
    130
     
    2.35
    156
    10. Leukemia
    2.69
    122
     
    1.63
    146
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.65
    98
     
    2.06
    114
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.21
    126
     
    1.74
    97
    13. Oral Cancer
    0.84
    168
     
    1.94
    128
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.65
    160
     
    0.87
    151
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.42
    171
     
    0.41
    172
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.24
    165
     
    0.96
    129
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.