Egypt vs Suriname: Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death
Egypt
10.4%
in 2019
Suriname
9.6%
in 2014
Egypt rank
25th
Suriname rank
26th
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death over time
- Egypt
- Suriname
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 10.4% against 9.6% in Suriname, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Suriname ahead.
Egypt ranks 25th and Suriname ranks 26th of 113 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.6% | 34.3% | 13.7% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 22.3% | 33.3% | 11.0% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 21.7% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 14.3% | 3.7% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 9.2% | 7.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.6% | 1.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death, Egypt or Suriname?
- Egypt, at 10.4% against 9.6% in Suriname as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death between Egypt and Suriname?
- 0.8%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Suriname?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2014.
- How do Egypt and Suriname rank globally for share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death?
- Egypt ranks 25th and Suriname ranks 26th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of total reported deaths in both sexes in those aged all ages that are from ill-defined diseases.