SYRIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,066	1	28,203	+ 4,863
Stroke	2	17,392	2	8,088	+ 9,304
Road Traffic Accidents	3	15,306	5	2,550	+ 12,756
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,095	15	1,534	+ 4,561
Liver Disease	5	5,914	11	1,720	+ 4,194
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,974	4	2,958	+ 2,016
Kidney Disease	7	4,680	6	2,329	+ 2,351
HIV/AIDS	8	4,261	58	15	+ 4,246
Violence	9	4,229	25	444	+ 3,785
Hypertension	10	4,179	23	707	+ 3,472
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,989	14	1,551	+ 2,438
Prostate Cancer	12	3,651	28	404	+ 3,247
Low Birth Weight	13	3,381	12	1,652	+ 1,729
Breast Cancer	14	3,222	10	1,953	+ 1,269
Lung Disease	15	3,002	13	1,601	+ 1,400
Lung Cancers	16	2,744	9	2,048	+ 696
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,291	8	2,077	+ 213
Birth Trauma	18	2,018	21	744	+ 1,274
Other Injuries	19	1,964	24	521	+ 1,443
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,878	16	1,224	+ 654
Liver Cancer	21	1,465	31	366	+ 1,099
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,329	26	418	+ 911
Cervical Cancer	23	1,236	42	188	+ 1,048
Stomach Cancer	24	1,208	22	725	+ 483
Suicide	25	1,168	33	333	+ 836
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,113	7	2,156	- 1,043
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,006	27	411	+ 595
Parkinson's Disease	28	985	30	367	+ 618
Asthma	29	973	17	1,052	- 79
Falls	30	960	29	383	+ 577
Oral Cancer	31	957	36	289	+ 668
Leukemia	32	902	19	796	+ 106
Lymphomas	33	826	18	827	- 1
Malnutrition	34	820	51	73	+ 747
Inflammatory/Heart	35	687	32	337	+ 350
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	651	49	79	+ 572
Drownings	37	547	40	215	+ 332
Tuberculosis	38	534	56	23	+ 511
Maternal Conditions	39	447	45	105	+ 342
Oesophagus Cancer	40	442	47	97	+ 345
Skin Cancers	41	380	38	276	+ 103
Epilepsy	42	349	48	92	+ 257
Drug Use	43	344	39	249	+ 95
Fires	44	307	43	179	+ 128
Meningitis	45	295	35	295	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	271	41	197	+ 73
Pertussis	47	266	37	289	- 23
Alcohol	48	266	53	51	+ 215
Bladder Cancer	49	204	20	757	- 554
Ovary Cancer	50	196	34	328	- 132
Syphilis	51	155	55	31	+ 124
Appendicitis	52	147	54	36	+ 111
Skin Disease	53	110	61	8	+ 102
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	107	62	7	+ 100
Poisonings	55	103	46	98	+ 5
Encephalitis	56	98	50	77	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	57	95	44	146	- 51
Other Neoplasms	58	78	57	21	+ 57
Schistosomiasis	59	48	60	11	+ 37
Hepatitis C	60	38	68	1	+ 37
Tetanus	61	38	52	57	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	62	29	59	14	+ 15
Hepatitis B	63	24	63	5	+ 19
Dengue	64	10	72	0	+ 10
Malaria	65	9	79	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	66	3	69	1	+ 3
War	67	3	3	7,760	- 7,758
Upper Respiratory	68	2	66	3	- 1
Diphtheria	69	2	64	5	- 3
Ascariasis	70	1	67	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	65	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Dominican Rep.

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.