SYRIA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,211	1	28,203	- 8,992
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,898	14	1,551	+ 12,347
Stroke	3	9,211	2	8,088	+ 1,122
Lung Cancers	4	7,818	9	2,048	+ 5,770
Lung Disease	5	7,567	13	1,601	+ 5,966
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,535	16	1,224	+ 4,312
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,986	15	1,534	+ 2,452
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,964	4	2,958	+ 1,006
Prostate Cancer	9	3,358	28	404	+ 2,954
Breast Cancer	10	3,036	10	1,953	+ 1,083
Suicide	11	2,808	33	333	+ 2,476
Kidney Disease	12	2,799	6	2,329	+ 470
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,779	27	411	+ 2,368
Falls	14	2,778	29	383	+ 2,395
Lymphomas	15	2,709	18	827	+ 1,882
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,076	26	418	+ 1,658
Skin Cancers	17	2,067	38	276	+ 1,791
Leukemia	18	1,896	19	796	+ 1,099
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,815	30	367	+ 1,448
Liver Cancer	20	1,815	31	366	+ 1,449
Drug Use	21	1,589	39	249	+ 1,340
Other Injuries	22	1,464	24	521	+ 943
Hypertension	23	1,454	23	707	+ 747
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,401	32	337	+ 1,063
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,332	47	97	+ 1,234
Liver Disease	26	1,267	11	1,720	- 452
Stomach Cancer	27	1,148	22	725	+ 424
Other Neoplasms	28	1,116	57	21	+ 1,095
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,110	5	2,550	- 1,440
Bladder Cancer	30	1,059	20	757	+ 301
Ovary Cancer	31	894	34	328	+ 566
Oral Cancer	32	867	36	289	+ 578
Congenital Anomalies	33	634	8	2,077	- 1,444
Skin Disease	34	530	61	8	+ 522
Uterin Cancer	35	467	44	146	+ 322
Asthma	36	406	17	1,052	- 646
Alcohol	37	339	53	51	+ 288
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	338	41	197	+ 140
Cervical Cancer	39	305	42	188	+ 116
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	264	7	2,156	- 1,892
Epilepsy	41	254	48	92	+ 161
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	246	49	79	+ 167
Low Birth Weight	43	221	12	1,652	- 1,431
Violence	44	217	25	444	- 227
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	204	62	7	+ 197
Multiple Sclerosis	46	167	59	14	+ 153
Drownings	47	158	40	215	- 57
Hepatitis C	48	154	68	1	+ 153
Anemia	49	140	83	0	+ 140
Birth Trauma	50	125	21	744	- 620
Malnutrition	51	104	51	73	+ 31
Osteoarthritis	52	102	84	0	+ 102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	63	85	0	+ 63
Schizophrenia	54	57	81	0	+ 57
Fires	55	49	43	179	- 130
Tuberculosis	56	47	56	23	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	57	45	58	15	+ 30
Hepatitis B	58	37	63	5	+ 32
Oral conditions	59	36	86	0	+ 36
Meningitis	60	33	35	295	- 262
Poisonings	61	31	46	98	- 67
Appendicitis	62	24	54	36	- 13
Maternal Conditions	63	18	45	105	- 87
Upper Respiratory	64	15	66	3	+ 12
War	65	7	3	7,760	- 7,753
Otitis Media	66	5	71	0	+ 5
Syphilis	67	3	55	31	- 28
Encephalitis	68	2	50	77	- 75
Pertussis	69	1	37	289	- 288
Tetanus	70	1	52	57	- 56
Diphtheria	71	0	64	5	- 5
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	78	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	60	11	- 11
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	65	5	- 5
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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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.