SYRIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,646	1	28,203	- 3,557
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,052	14	1,551	+ 17,501
Lung Cancers	3	12,880	9	2,048	+ 10,832
Lung Disease	4	8,743	13	1,601	+ 7,142
Stroke	5	8,710	2	8,088	+ 622
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,937	16	1,224	+ 4,713
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,572	4	2,958	+ 1,613
Breast Cancer	8	3,636	10	1,953	+ 1,683
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,517	15	1,534	+ 1,984
Lymphomas	10	3,166	18	827	+ 2,339
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,111	27	411	+ 2,700
Falls	12	2,971	29	383	+ 2,588
Prostate Cancer	13	2,898	28	404	+ 2,494
Kidney Disease	14	2,816	6	2,329	+ 487
Suicide	15	2,717	33	333	+ 2,384
Drug Use	16	2,268	39	249	+ 2,018
Liver Disease	17	2,229	11	1,720	+ 509
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,066	30	367	+ 1,699
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,989	26	418	+ 1,571
Liver Cancer	20	1,915	31	366	+ 1,548
Leukemia	21	1,906	19	796	+ 1,110
Hypertension	22	1,576	23	707	+ 869
Bladder Cancer	23	1,551	20	757	+ 793
Other Injuries	24	1,472	24	521	+ 951
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,372	47	97	+ 1,274
Stomach Cancer	26	1,339	22	725	+ 615
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,267	32	337	+ 930
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,229	5	2,550	- 1,321
Ovary Cancer	29	1,170	34	328	+ 842
Skin Cancers	30	1,080	38	276	+ 804
Other Neoplasms	31	1,033	57	21	+ 1,011
Oral Cancer	32	979	36	289	+ 690
Alcohol	33	917	53	51	+ 867
Uterin Cancer	34	728	44	146	+ 582
Congenital Anomalies	35	665	8	2,077	- 1,412
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	517	7	2,156	- 1,639
Multiple Sclerosis	37	426	59	14	+ 412
Skin Disease	38	418	61	8	+ 410
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	391	41	197	+ 194
Violence	40	372	25	444	- 72
Cervical Cancer	41	356	42	188	+ 167
Low Birth Weight	42	340	12	1,652	- 1,311
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	272	49	79	+ 193
Epilepsy	44	236	48	92	+ 144
Hepatitis C	45	223	68	1	+ 222
Anemia	46	211	83	0	+ 211
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	198	62	7	+ 192
Drownings	48	174	40	215	- 41
Asthma	49	161	17	1,052	- 891
Birth Trauma	50	119	21	744	- 626
Malnutrition	51	118	51	73	+ 46
Fires	52	118	43	179	- 61
HIV/AIDS	53	100	58	15	+ 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	88	85	0	+ 88
Osteoarthritis	55	85	84	0	+ 85
Poisonings	56	75	46	98	- 23
Schizophrenia	57	73	81	0	+ 73
Tuberculosis	58	60	56	23	+ 37
Meningitis	59	42	35	295	- 253
Hepatitis B	60	41	63	5	+ 36
Oral conditions	61	31	86	0	+ 31
Appendicitis	62	30	54	36	- 6
Upper Respiratory	63	29	66	3	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	64	28	45	105	- 77
War	65	13	3	7,760	- 7,747
Otitis Media	66	5	71	0	+ 5
Syphilis	67	3	55	31	- 27
Encephalitis	68	2	50	77	- 75
Pertussis	69	0	37	289	- 288
Chagas disease	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	52	57	- 57
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	64	5	- 5
Measles	74	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	78	0	60	11	- 11
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Chlamydia	83	0	69	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

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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.