SYRIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	34,435	2	8,088	+ 26,347
Coronary Heart Disease	2	29,857	1	28,203	+ 1,653
Lung Disease	3	16,325	13	1,601	+ 14,723
Lung Cancers	4	12,039	9	2,048	+ 9,991
Stomach Cancer	5	6,715	22	725	+ 5,991
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,131	14	1,551	+ 3,580
Hypertension	7	5,076	23	707	+ 4,369
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,218	5	2,550	+ 1,668
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	4,186	16	1,224	+ 2,963
Oesophagus Cancer	10	4,094	47	97	+ 3,996
Kidney Disease	11	3,241	6	2,329	+ 912
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	3,090	4	2,958	+ 132
Liver Cancer	13	3,050	31	366	+ 2,683
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,725	15	1,534	+ 1,191
Liver Disease	15	2,454	11	1,720	+ 734
Falls	16	2,341	29	383	+ 1,958
Suicide	17	1,960	33	333	+ 1,628
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,880	27	411	+ 1,469
Breast Cancer	19	1,563	10	1,953	- 389
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,192	30	367	+ 825
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,101	41	197	+ 904
Leukemia	22	980	19	796	+ 184
Lymphomas	23	975	18	827	+ 148
Oral Cancer	24	922	36	289	+ 633
Other Injuries	25	912	24	521	+ 390
Drownings	26	890	40	215	+ 675
Cervical Cancer	27	870	42	188	+ 682
Prostate Cancer	28	860	28	404	+ 456
Bladder Cancer	29	638	20	757	- 119
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	636	49	79	+ 557
Congenital Anomalies	31	617	8	2,077	- 1,460
Tuberculosis	32	587	56	23	+ 563
Inflammatory/Heart	33	505	32	337	+ 167
HIV/AIDS	34	484	58	15	+ 470
Ovary Cancer	35	473	34	328	+ 145
Poisonings	36	434	46	98	+ 336
Endocrine Disorders	37	432	26	418	+ 14
Drug Use	38	408	39	249	+ 159
Asthma	39	390	17	1,052	- 662
Low Birth Weight	40	365	12	1,652	- 1,287
Skin Cancers	41	331	38	276	+ 55
Alcohol	42	321	53	51	+ 271
Birth Trauma	43	297	21	744	- 447
Malnutrition	44	219	51	73	+ 146
Uterin Cancer	45	198	44	146	+ 52
Epilepsy	46	192	48	92	+ 99
Violence	47	187	25	444	- 257
Fires	48	177	43	179	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	170	62	7	+ 164
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	147	7	2,156	- 2,009
Meningitis	51	96	35	295	- 199
Skin Disease	52	88	61	8	+ 80
Other Neoplasms	53	74	57	21	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	54	61	45	105	- 44
Encephalitis	55	47	50	77	- 30
Hepatitis B	56	46	63	5	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	57	45	66	3	+ 42
Syphilis	58	31	55	31	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	59	29	59	14	+ 15
Appendicitis	60	25	54	36	- 12
War	61	15	3	7,760	- 7,745
Measles	62	9	70	0	+ 9
Tetanus	63	8	52	57	- 49
Pertussis	64	8	37	289	- 281
Schistosomiasis	65	7	60	11	- 5
Hepatitis C	66	1	68	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	69	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	1	67	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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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.