SYRIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,093	4	2,958	+ 19,135
Tuberculosis	2	19,865	56	23	+ 19,842
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,781	7	2,156	+ 17,625
HIV/AIDS	4	15,848	58	15	+ 15,834
Stroke	5	13,868	2	8,088	+ 5,780
Malaria	6	13,850	79	0	+ 13,850
Coronary Heart Disease	7	12,247	1	28,203	- 15,956
Low Birth Weight	8	9,408	12	1,652	+ 7,756
Birth Trauma	9	9,256	21	744	+ 8,511
Road Traffic Accidents	10	7,559	5	2,550	+ 5,009
Measles	11	6,863	70	0	+ 6,863
Hypertension	12	5,288	23	707	+ 4,581
Maternal Conditions	13	4,960	45	105	+ 4,855
Liver Disease	14	4,871	11	1,720	+ 3,151
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,820	15	1,534	+ 3,286
Meningitis	16	4,285	35	295	+ 3,990
Violence	17	4,259	25	444	+ 3,815
Lung Disease	18	4,038	13	1,601	+ 2,437
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,275	8	2,077	+ 1,198
Asthma	20	3,213	17	1,052	+ 2,161
Kidney Disease	21	2,999	6	2,329	+ 670
Malnutrition	22	2,917	51	73	+ 2,844
Other Injuries	23	2,621	24	521	+ 2,100
Suicide	24	2,470	33	333	+ 2,138
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,786	26	418	+ 1,368
Breast Cancer	26	1,454	10	1,953	- 499
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,339	49	79	+ 1,260
War	28	1,324	3	7,760	- 6,436
Tetanus	29	1,184	52	57	+ 1,126
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,140	32	337	+ 802
Pertussis	31	1,120	37	289	+ 831
Cervical Cancer	32	972	42	188	+ 783
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	861	14	1,551	- 690
Drownings	34	854	40	215	+ 639
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	819	41	197	+ 621
Falls	36	766	29	383	+ 383
Schistosomiasis	37	715	60	11	+ 703
Prostate Cancer	38	660	28	404	+ 256
Fires	39	599	43	179	+ 420
Poisonings	40	566	46	98	+ 468
Syphilis	41	507	55	31	+ 476
Lymphomas	42	503	18	827	- 324
Epilepsy	43	502	48	92	+ 409
Liver Cancer	44	493	31	366	+ 126
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	492	16	1,224	- 732
Oral Cancer	46	385	36	289	+ 95
Leukemia	47	372	19	796	- 424
Parkinson's Disease	48	284	30	367	- 83
Stomach Cancer	49	277	22	725	- 448
Ovary Cancer	50	270	34	328	- 58
Appendicitis	51	261	54	36	+ 225
Alcohol	52	261	53	51	+ 210
Oesophagus Cancer	53	203	47	97	+ 106
Skin Disease	54	203	61	8	+ 196
Lung Cancers	55	198	9	2,048	- 1,850
Leishmaniasis	56	192	65	5	+ 187
Drug Use	57	185	39	249	- 64
Skin Cancers	58	181	38	276	- 96
Trypanosomiasis	59	167	77	0	+ 167
Pancreas Cancer	60	155	27	411	- 256
Hepatitis B	61	139	63	5	+ 134
Encephalitis	62	118	50	77	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	63	103	66	3	+ 100
Bladder Cancer	64	98	20	757	- 659
Uterin Cancer	65	83	44	146	- 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	63	62	7	+ 57
Diphtheria	67	45	64	5	+ 40
Otitis Media	68	26	71	0	+ 26
Hepatitis C	69	24	68	1	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	70	20	57	21	- 1
Ascariasis	71	20	67	1	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	72	16	59	14	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	8	69	1	+ 7
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Central Africa

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.