SYRIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	17,649	58	15	+ 17,635
Tuberculosis	2	10,885	56	23	+ 10,861
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,083	4	2,958	+ 7,124
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,762	1	28,203	- 18,441
Stroke	5	8,871	2	8,088	+ 782
Malaria	6	7,738	79	0	+ 7,738
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,255	5	2,550	+ 3,705
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,104	7	2,156	+ 2,948
Low Birth Weight	9	5,022	12	1,652	+ 3,370
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,108	15	1,534	+ 2,574
Birth Trauma	11	3,904	21	744	+ 3,159
Hypertension	12	3,650	23	707	+ 2,942
Liver Disease	13	3,642	11	1,720	+ 1,922
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,853	8	2,077	+ 776
Kidney Disease	15	2,399	6	2,329	+ 70
Maternal Conditions	16	2,261	45	105	+ 2,156
Lung Disease	17	2,117	13	1,601	+ 516
Violence	18	2,109	25	444	+ 1,664
Suicide	19	1,365	33	333	+ 1,032
Other Injuries	20	1,304	24	521	+ 783
Pertussis	21	1,288	37	289	+ 999
Meningitis	22	1,171	35	295	+ 876
Asthma	23	1,138	17	1,052	+ 86
Malnutrition	24	1,064	51	73	+ 991
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	901	14	1,551	- 650
Inflammatory/Heart	26	859	32	337	+ 522
Endocrine Disorders	27	813	26	418	+ 396
Prostate Cancer	28	774	28	404	+ 370
Cervical Cancer	29	768	42	188	+ 579
Liver Cancer	30	663	31	366	+ 297
Measles	31	624	70	0	+ 623
Breast Cancer	32	621	10	1,953	- 1,332
Falls	33	582	29	383	+ 199
Syphilis	34	417	55	31	+ 387
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	411	49	79	+ 332
Drownings	36	406	40	215	+ 191
Fires	37	353	43	179	+ 175
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	347	16	1,224	- 876
Stomach Cancer	39	344	22	725	- 380
Epilepsy	40	297	48	92	+ 205
Poisonings	41	276	46	98	+ 178
Parkinson's Disease	42	270	30	367	- 97
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	260	41	197	+ 63
Drug Use	44	256	39	249	+ 7
Lymphomas	45	239	18	827	- 588
Leukemia	46	225	19	796	- 571
Lung Cancers	47	210	9	2,048	- 1,838
Ovary Cancer	48	193	34	328	- 134
Alcohol	49	180	53	51	+ 130
Skin Disease	50	179	61	8	+ 171
Schistosomiasis	51	175	60	11	+ 164
Pancreas Cancer	52	164	27	411	- 247
Skin Cancers	53	141	38	276	- 136
Oral Cancer	54	128	36	289	- 161
Tetanus	55	90	52	57	+ 33
Encephalitis	56	78	50	77	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	57	76	47	97	- 21
Appendicitis	58	72	54	36	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	58	62	7	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	60	57	44	146	- 88
Bladder Cancer	61	57	20	757	- 700
Hepatitis B	62	57	63	5	+ 52
Other Neoplasms	63	30	57	21	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	64	26	66	3	+ 23
Trypanosomiasis	65	26	77	0	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	66	15	59	14	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	10	68	1	+ 9
Diphtheria	68	7	64	5	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	4	67	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	4	69	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	3	71	0	+ 3
War	72	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.