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Suriname
COUNTRY #1
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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, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Nigeria
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Suriname Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Suriname SURINAME   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Suriname SURINAME   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F 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
    64.2
    70.8
    67.4
    109
    105
    107
     
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    67.1
    73.6
    70.3
    105
    104
    104
     
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    68.5
    74.6
    71.5
    117
    107
    113
     
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Suriname SURINAME   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.5
    74.6
    117
    107
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    69.9
    75.8
    124
    110
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    70.0
    75.9
    124
    111
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    70.1
    76.0
    128
    110
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    70.3
    76.2
    129
    110
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    70.6
    76.3
    130
    110
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    71.2
    76.6
    128
    109
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    71.7
    77.1
    125
    106
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    72.2
    77.5
    128
    106
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    72.8
    77.9
    129
    105
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    73.6
    78.6
    134
    101
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    74.6
    79.2
    141
    102
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    76.4
    80.5
    137
    101
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    78.2
    81.7
    138
    100
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    80.3
    83.0
    141
    102
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    82.6
    85.0
    161
    100
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    85.5
    87.1
    165
    115
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.8
    161
    147
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    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. Coronary Heart Disease
    123.28
    75
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    117.53
    47
    88.68
    86
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    53.75
    34
    33.50
    82
    4. Kidney Disease
    52.54
    9
    23.87
    88
    5. Prostate Cancer
    39.62
    15
    20.40
    63
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    32.82
    81
    98.12
    28
    7. Suicide
    25.89
    6
    6.87
    117
    8. Hypertension
    25.66
    56
    16.07
    103
    9. Liver Disease
    24.32
    79
    41.99
    21
    10. HIV/AIDS
    23.57
    41
    26.81
    36
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.53
    21
    19.45
    59
    12. Lung Cancers
    18.83
    60
    1.37
    178
    13. Breast Cancer
    18.46
    72
    20.56
    47
    14. Lung Disease
    18.00
    115
    20.77
    99
    15. Cervical Cancer
    16.24
    50
    21.11
    35
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.53
    92
    27.25
    54
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.75
    35
    4.32
    157
    18. Other Injuries
    13.07
    35
    10.98
    56
    19. Skin Disease
    10.27
    2
    1.64
    90
    20. Liver Cancer
    8.43
    44
    6.19
    71
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.86
    52
    5.49
    76
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    6.72
    43
    7.01
    35
    23. Falls
    6.60
    76
    8.54
    40
    24. Low Birth Weight
    6.28
    74
    14.70
    5
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.98
    77
    78.99
    13
    26. Violence
    5.85
    82
    11.97
    42
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    5.78
    93
    11.22
    5
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.52
    34
    5.60
    29
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.41
    54
    7.03
    31
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    4.88
    66
    2.64
    126
    31. Drownings
    4.80
    29
    2.17
    107
    32. Stomach Cancer
    4.64
    121
    2.52
    169
    33. Ovary Cancer
    4.45
    92
    3.90
    112
    34. Lymphomas
    4.23
    110
    5.96
    45
    35. Birth Trauma
    3.68
    76
    15.51
    2
    36. Leukemia
    3.60
    91
    2.06
    151
    37. Epilepsy
    3.21
    25
    3.25
    23
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.93
    96
    99.13
    6
    39. Asthma
    2.86
    101
    10.71
    58
    40. Alcohol
    2.81
    41
    1.16
    106
    41. Oral Cancer
    2.80
    90
    2.44
    107
    42. Malnutrition
    2.50
    80
    2.36
    83
    43. Maternal Conditions
    2.46
    64
    14.14
    17
    44. Fires
    2.29
    68
    3.44
    37
    45. Uterin Cancer
    1.81
    120
    1.60
    132
    46. Drug Use
    1.30
    86
    5.81
    5
    47. Dengue
    1.18
    7
    0.00
    98
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.15
    108
    2.05
    69
    49. Bladder Cancer
    1.06
    154
    0.81
    166
    50. Meningitis
    0.92
    84
    17.54
    9
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Suriname SURINAME   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    650
    16.05
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    615
    15.19
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    286
    7.06
    22,497
    1.52
    4. Kidney Disease
    281
    6.94
    18,189
    1.23
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    171
    4.22
    207,281
    14.00
    6. Suicide
    148
    3.65
    7,019
    0.47
    7. HIV/AIDS
    138
    3.41
    44,124
    2.98
    8. Hypertension
    134
    3.31
    10,692
    0.72
    9. Liver Disease
    134
    3.31
    38,326
    2.59
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    117
    2.89
    6,786
    0.46
    11. Lung Cancers
    102
    2.52
    1,295
    0.09
    12. Lung Disease
    93
    2.30
    12,569
    0.85
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    89
    2.20
    41,693
    2.82
    14. Prostate Cancer
    78
    1.93
    5,914
    0.40
    15. Other Injuries
    73
    1.80
    22,696
    1.53
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    72
    1.78
    4,152
    0.28
    17. Breast Cancer
    55
    1.36
    11,884
    0.80
    18. Skin Disease
    53
    1.31
    1,468
    0.10
    19. Low Birth Weight
    51
    1.26
    95,959
    6.48
    20. Cervical Cancer
    48
    1.19
    10,574
    0.71
    21. Liver Cancer
    45
    1.11
    5,289
    0.36
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    40
    0.99
    49,696
    3.36
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    37
    0.91
    15,799
    1.07
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    37
    0.91
    4,826
    0.33
    25. Falls
    34
    0.84
    7,528
    0.51
    26. Violence
    34
    0.84
    18,407
    1.24
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    31
    0.77
    144,724
    9.77
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    29
    0.72
    5,846
    0.39
    29. Birth Trauma
    28
    0.69
    100,186
    6.76
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    28
    0.69
    2,473
    0.17
    31. Drownings
    28
    0.69
    6,584
    0.44
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    26
    0.64
    1,975
    0.13
    33. Stomach Cancer
    25
    0.62
    2,129
    0.14
    34. Lymphomas
    23
    0.57
    5,202
    0.35
    35. Leukemia
    20
    0.49
    2,257
    0.15
    36. Epilepsy
    18
    0.44
    5,001
    0.34
    37. Tuberculosis
    17
    0.42
    127,335
    8.60
    38. Oral Cancer
    16
    0.40
    2,238
    0.15
    39. Alcohol
    16
    0.40
    1,031
    0.07
    40. Asthma
    16
    0.40
    8,192
    0.55
    41. Maternal Conditions
    14
    0.35
    23,540
    1.59
    42. Ovary Cancer
    14
    0.35
    2,133
    0.14
    43. Malnutrition
    13
    0.32
    5,896
    0.40
    44. Fires
    13
    0.32
    7,132
    0.48
    45. Dengue
    7
    0.17
    2
    0.00
    46. Drug Use
    7
    0.17
    6,273
    0.42
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6
    0.15
    1,946
    0.13
    48. Meningitis
    5
    0.12
    43,651
    2.95
    49. Uterin Cancer
    5
    0.12
    679
    0.05
    50. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.12
    670
    0.05
    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
    39.62
    15
    20.40
    63
    2. Lung Cancers
    18.83
    60
    1.37
    178
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.46
    72
    20.56
    47
    4. Cervical Cancer
    16.24
    50
    21.11
    35
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.75
    35
    4.32
    157
    6. Liver Cancer
    8.43
    44
    6.19
    71
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.88
    66
    2.64
    126
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.64
    121
    2.52
    169
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.45
    92
    3.90
    112
    10. Lymphomas
    4.23
    110
    5.96
    45
    11. Leukemia
    3.60
    91
    2.06
    151
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.80
    90
    2.44
    107
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.81
    120
    1.60
    132
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.06
    154
    0.81
    166
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.42
    179
    0.75
    171
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.19
    175
    2.29
    62
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.