SYRIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,447	1	28,203	+ 2,243
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,761	14	1,551	+ 17,211
Stroke	3	14,759	2	8,088	+ 6,671
Lung Cancers	4	13,503	9	2,048	+ 11,455
Lung Disease	5	12,828	13	1,601	+ 11,227
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,312	4	2,958	+ 8,354
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,632	16	1,224	+ 5,409
Kidney Disease	8	5,881	6	2,329	+ 3,552
Breast Cancer	9	5,154	10	1,953	+ 3,201
Suicide	10	4,206	33	333	+ 3,874
Other Injuries	11	3,998	24	521	+ 3,476
Other Neoplasms	12	3,642	57	21	+ 3,620
Prostate Cancer	13	3,635	28	404	+ 3,231
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,605	27	411	+ 3,194
Falls	15	3,498	29	383	+ 3,115
Lymphomas	16	3,093	18	827	+ 2,266
Liver Disease	17	2,855	11	1,720	+ 1,135
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,853	26	418	+ 2,435
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,745	30	367	+ 2,378
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,529	15	1,534	+ 995
Leukemia	21	2,390	19	796	+ 1,594
Bladder Cancer	22	2,149	20	757	+ 1,391
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,113	32	337	+ 1,776
Liver Cancer	24	1,944	31	366	+ 1,578
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,790	47	97	+ 1,692
Stomach Cancer	26	1,720	22	725	+ 995
Hypertension	27	1,474	23	707	+ 766
Oral Cancer	28	1,344	36	289	+ 1,055
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,327	5	2,550	- 1,223
Ovary Cancer	30	1,300	34	328	+ 972
Skin Cancers	31	1,041	38	276	+ 764
Alcohol	32	995	53	51	+ 945
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	832	7	2,156	- 1,324
Uterin Cancer	34	765	44	146	+ 620
Skin Disease	35	756	61	8	+ 748
Epilepsy	36	693	48	92	+ 600
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	583	41	197	+ 386
Malnutrition	38	579	51	73	+ 507
Drug Use	39	573	39	249	+ 323
Congenital Anomalies	40	562	8	2,077	- 1,516
Cervical Cancer	41	484	42	188	+ 296
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	424	49	79	+ 344
Anemia	43	396	83	0	+ 396
Violence	44	298	25	444	- 146
Multiple Sclerosis	45	293	59	14	+ 279
Asthma	46	254	17	1,052	- 798
Drownings	47	157	40	215	- 58
Fires	48	149	43	179	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	145	62	7	+ 138
Low Birth Weight	50	139	12	1,652	- 1,513
Osteoarthritis	51	117	84	0	+ 117
Hepatitis C	52	106	68	1	+ 105
Birth Trauma	53	94	21	744	- 651
Tuberculosis	54	91	56	23	+ 68
Poisonings	55	82	46	98	- 16
Schizophrenia	56	79	81	0	+ 79
HIV/AIDS	57	72	58	15	+ 57
Meningitis	58	57	35	295	- 238
Upper Respiratory	59	44	66	3	+ 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	40	85	0	+ 40
Oral conditions	61	38	86	0	+ 38
Appendicitis	62	33	54	36	- 3
Hepatitis B	63	33	63	5	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	64	12	45	105	- 93
Otitis Media	65	4	71	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	66	3	50	77	- 75
War	67	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Pertussis	68	2	37	289	- 287
Diphtheria	69	0	64	5	- 5
Syphilis	70	0	55	31	- 31
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	60	11	- 11
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	52	57	- 57
Measles	79	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	83	0	72	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

Belgium

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.