SYRIA VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,997	1	28,203	- 4,206
Stroke	2	22,705	2	8,088	+ 14,616
Diabetes Mellitus	3	10,563	15	1,534	+ 9,029
Kidney Disease	4	10,374	6	2,329	+ 8,045
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,293	4	2,958	+ 3,335
Suicide	6	5,443	33	333	+ 5,111
HIV/AIDS	7	5,092	58	15	+ 5,078
Liver Disease	8	4,943	11	1,720	+ 3,224
Hypertension	9	4,932	23	707	+ 4,225
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,330	14	1,551	+ 2,780
Lung Cancers	11	3,773	9	2,048	+ 1,725
Lung Disease	12	3,421	13	1,601	+ 1,820
Road Traffic Accidents	13	3,287	5	2,550	+ 737
Prostate Cancer	14	2,894	28	404	+ 2,490
Other Injuries	15	2,678	24	521	+ 2,157
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,675	16	1,224	+ 1,451
Breast Cancer	17	2,024	10	1,953	+ 71
Skin Disease	18	1,969	61	8	+ 1,961
Low Birth Weight	19	1,896	12	1,652	+ 244
Cervical Cancer	20	1,770	42	188	+ 1,582
Liver Cancer	21	1,656	31	366	+ 1,290
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,466	8	2,077	- 612
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,372	32	337	+ 1,034
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,366	26	418	+ 948
Falls	25	1,265	29	383	+ 882
Violence	26	1,244	25	444	+ 799
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,161	7	2,156	- 995
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,056	49	79	+ 976
Drownings	29	1,030	40	215	+ 815
Birth Trauma	30	1,024	21	744	+ 280
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,021	30	367	+ 654
Pancreas Cancer	32	976	27	411	+ 565
Stomach Cancer	33	913	22	725	+ 188
Lymphomas	34	837	18	827	+ 10
Leukemia	35	725	19	796	- 71
Epilepsy	36	675	48	92	+ 583
Tuberculosis	37	616	56	23	+ 592
Alcohol	38	599	53	51	+ 549
Asthma	39	575	17	1,052	- 477
Oral Cancer	40	575	36	289	+ 285
Maternal Conditions	41	520	45	105	+ 415
Ovary Cancer	42	503	34	328	+ 175
Malnutrition	43	487	51	73	+ 415
Fires	44	469	43	179	+ 290
Drug Use	45	273	39	249	+ 24
Dengue	46	246	72	0	+ 246
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	238	41	197	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	48	193	20	757	- 564
Uterin Cancer	49	192	44	146	+ 46
Meningitis	50	190	35	295	- 105
Encephalitis	51	156	50	77	+ 79
Syphilis	52	119	55	31	+ 89
Appendicitis	53	113	54	36	+ 77
Other Neoplasms	54	102	57	21	+ 81
Schistosomiasis	55	87	60	11	+ 76
Oesophagus Cancer	56	76	47	97	- 22
Poisonings	57	64	46	98	- 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	46	62	7	+ 39
Pertussis	59	44	37	289	- 245
Skin Cancers	60	39	38	276	- 238
Multiple Sclerosis	61	38	59	14	+ 23
Tetanus	62	35	52	57	- 22
Hepatitis B	63	23	63	5	+ 18
Chagas disease	64	14	78	0	+ 14
Leishmaniasis	65	4	65	5	- 1
War	66	4	3	7,760	- 7,757
Upper Respiratory	67	3	66	3	- 0
Chlamydia	68	2	69	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	67	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	70	2	68	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	64	5	- 5
Measles	73	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Suriname

Syria

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.