SYRIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,341	1	28,203	- 6,862
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	20,846	14	1,551	+ 19,296
Lung Disease	3	17,526	13	1,601	+ 15,925
Lung Cancers	4	14,868	9	2,048	+ 12,820
Stroke	5	14,633	2	8,088	+ 6,544
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,964	4	2,958	+ 6,006
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,577	16	1,224	+ 7,354
Prostate Cancer	8	5,913	28	404	+ 5,509
Breast Cancer	9	5,190	10	1,953	+ 3,237
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,130	15	1,534	+ 3,596
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,379	27	411	+ 3,968
Kidney Disease	12	3,639	6	2,329	+ 1,310
Lymphomas	13	2,915	18	827	+ 2,088
Liver Disease	14	2,765	11	1,720	+ 1,045
Hypertension	15	2,567	23	707	+ 1,860
Suicide	16	2,467	33	333	+ 2,134
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,397	30	367	+ 2,030
Alcohol	18	2,391	53	51	+ 2,340
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,296	26	418	+ 1,878
Leukemia	20	2,231	19	796	+ 1,435
Bladder Cancer	21	2,179	20	757	+ 1,422
Falls	22	2,160	29	383	+ 1,777
Stomach Cancer	23	1,934	22	725	+ 1,210
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,904	47	97	+ 1,807
Liver Cancer	25	1,856	31	366	+ 1,489
Skin Cancers	26	1,552	38	276	+ 1,276
Other Neoplasms	27	1,510	57	21	+ 1,489
Oral Cancer	28	1,481	36	289	+ 1,192
Ovary Cancer	29	1,467	34	328	+ 1,139
Other Injuries	30	1,387	24	521	+ 866
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,136	32	337	+ 799
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	864	49	79	+ 785
Road Traffic Accidents	33	853	5	2,550	- 1,697
Drug Use	34	786	39	249	+ 537
Uterin Cancer	35	622	44	146	+ 476
Congenital Anomalies	36	612	8	2,077	- 1,466
Cervical Cancer	37	610	42	188	+ 422
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	578	7	2,156	- 1,578
Multiple Sclerosis	39	527	59	14	+ 513
Epilepsy	40	500	48	92	+ 407
Low Birth Weight	41	465	12	1,652	- 1,187
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	385	41	197	+ 188
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	338	62	7	+ 331
Asthma	44	329	17	1,052	- 723
Skin Disease	45	315	61	8	+ 307
Anemia	46	292	83	0	+ 292
Violence	47	252	25	444	- 192
Schizophrenia	48	227	81	0	+ 227
Fires	49	211	43	179	+ 32
Drownings	50	149	40	215	- 66
Osteoarthritis	51	101	84	0	+ 101
Meningitis	52	100	35	295	- 195
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	98	85	0	+ 98
Appendicitis	54	92	54	36	+ 55
HIV/AIDS	55	90	58	15	+ 75
Birth Trauma	56	85	21	744	- 660
Tuberculosis	57	62	56	23	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	58	61	66	3	+ 58
Malnutrition	59	56	51	73	- 17
Hepatitis C	60	34	68	1	+ 33
Hepatitis B	61	24	63	5	+ 19
Poisonings	62	22	46	98	- 76
Oral conditions	63	16	86	0	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	64	9	45	105	- 96
Otitis Media	65	7	71	0	+ 7
War	66	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Encephalitis	67	2	50	77	- 75
Tetanus	68	2	52	57	- 56
Chlamydia	69	1	69	1	+ 1
Syphilis	70	1	55	31	- 29
Measles	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	37	289	- 289
Diphtheria	73	0	64	5	- 5
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	60	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	5	- 5
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
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

Denmark

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.