SYRIA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	30,169	2	8,088	+ 22,081
Coronary Heart Disease	2	28,070	1	28,203	- 133
Diabetes Mellitus	3	20,400	15	1,534	+ 18,866
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	17,357	4	2,958	+ 14,399
Prostate Cancer	5	12,950	28	404	+ 12,546
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,024	16	1,224	+ 7,800
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,952	14	1,551	+ 7,401
Breast Cancer	8	7,460	10	1,953	+ 5,507
Endocrine Disorders	9	7,323	26	418	+ 6,906
Kidney Disease	10	7,241	6	2,329	+ 4,912
Other Injuries	11	6,161	24	521	+ 5,639
Lung Disease	12	5,793	13	1,601	+ 4,192
Hypertension	13	5,648	23	707	+ 4,940
Skin Disease	14	4,897	61	8	+ 4,889
Lymphomas	15	3,983	18	827	+ 3,156
Lung Cancers	16	3,348	9	2,048	+ 1,301
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,060	32	337	+ 2,723
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,039	27	411	+ 2,628
Violence	19	2,538	25	444	+ 2,093
Leukemia	20	2,282	19	796	+ 1,486
HIV/AIDS	21	2,209	58	15	+ 2,194
Stomach Cancer	22	2,174	22	725	+ 1,449
Cervical Cancer	23	2,161	42	188	+ 1,973
Other Neoplasms	24	2,027	57	21	+ 2,005
Road Traffic Accidents	25	1,841	5	2,550	- 709
Liver Disease	26	1,792	11	1,720	+ 72
Uterin Cancer	27	1,662	44	146	+ 1,517
Oral Cancer	28	1,402	36	289	+ 1,113
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,401	8	2,077	- 677
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,359	85	0	+ 1,359
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,285	30	367	+ 918
Ovary Cancer	32	1,218	34	328	+ 890
Liver Cancer	33	1,129	31	366	+ 763
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,113	49	79	+ 1,033
Asthma	35	1,019	17	1,052	- 33
Oesophagus Cancer	36	903	47	97	+ 806
Anemia	37	874	83	0	+ 874
Epilepsy	38	738	48	92	+ 645
Bladder Cancer	39	735	20	757	- 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	536	7	2,156	- 1,620
Falls	41	518	29	383	+ 135
Low Birth Weight	42	414	12	1,652	- 1,238
Birth Trauma	43	408	21	744	- 336
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	365	62	7	+ 358
Meningitis	45	339	35	295	+ 44
Alcohol	46	317	53	51	+ 267
Skin Cancers	47	309	38	276	+ 33
Poisonings	48	162	46	98	+ 64
Malnutrition	49	155	51	73	+ 82
Osteoarthritis	50	154	84	0	+ 154
Suicide	51	139	33	333	- 193
Hepatitis B	52	127	63	5	+ 122
Drug Use	53	116	39	249	- 133
Dengue	54	107	72	0	+ 107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	92	41	197	- 105
Maternal Conditions	56	90	45	105	- 14
Drownings	57	87	40	215	- 128
Upper Respiratory	58	82	66	3	+ 78
Schizophrenia	59	81	81	0	+ 81
Tuberculosis	60	80	56	23	+ 56
Multiple Sclerosis	61	59	59	14	+ 45
Fires	62	44	43	179	- 135
Oral conditions	63	44	86	0	+ 44
Syphilis	64	30	55	31	- 0
Appendicitis	65	26	54	36	- 11
War	66	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Pertussis	67	0	37	289	- 289
Measles	68	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	64	5	- 5
Tetanus	70	0	52	57	- 57
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	67	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	60	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	69	1	- 1
Encephalitis	82	0	50	77	- 77
Hepatitis C	83	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Barbados

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.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.