SYRIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,209	4	2,958	+ 12,251
Tuberculosis	2	9,049	56	23	+ 9,026
Measles	3	8,738	70	0	+ 8,738
Malaria	4	8,647	79	0	+ 8,647
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,541	7	2,156	+ 6,385
Stroke	6	7,568	2	8,088	- 520
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,179	1	28,203	- 21,024
Low Birth Weight	8	7,169	12	1,652	+ 5,517
Birth Trauma	9	6,840	21	744	+ 6,096
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,257	5	2,550	+ 3,707
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,362	8	2,077	+ 1,284
Hypertension	12	3,256	23	707	+ 2,548
Liver Disease	13	3,111	11	1,720	+ 1,391
Lung Disease	14	2,797	13	1,601	+ 1,196
HIV/AIDS	15	2,748	58	15	+ 2,733
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,668	15	1,534	+ 1,134
Meningitis	17	2,392	35	295	+ 2,097
Violence	18	2,300	25	444	+ 1,855
Maternal Conditions	19	2,174	45	105	+ 2,069
Kidney Disease	20	1,877	6	2,329	- 452
Malnutrition	21	1,843	51	73	+ 1,770
Other Injuries	22	1,711	24	521	+ 1,189
Pertussis	23	1,638	37	289	+ 1,349
Asthma	24	1,599	17	1,052	+ 547
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,526	26	418	+ 1,108
Suicide	26	1,202	33	333	+ 869
Cervical Cancer	27	997	42	188	+ 809
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	940	14	1,551	- 610
Inflammatory/Heart	29	837	32	337	+ 499
Prostate Cancer	30	817	28	404	+ 412
Liver Cancer	31	794	31	366	+ 428
Syphilis	32	776	55	31	+ 745
Falls	33	720	29	383	+ 337
Drownings	34	714	40	215	+ 499
Breast Cancer	35	706	10	1,953	- 1,246
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	613	16	1,224	- 610
Stomach Cancer	37	533	22	725	- 191
Lymphomas	38	426	18	827	- 401
Fires	39	415	43	179	+ 236
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	398	49	79	+ 319
Leukemia	41	387	19	796	- 409
Poisonings	42	358	46	98	+ 260
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	357	41	197	+ 160
Epilepsy	44	357	48	92	+ 265
War	45	343	3	7,760	- 7,417
Tetanus	46	241	52	57	+ 184
Lung Cancers	47	239	9	2,048	- 1,808
Schistosomiasis	48	221	60	11	+ 210
Parkinson's Disease	49	214	30	367	- 153
Pancreas Cancer	50	210	27	411	- 201
Oral Cancer	51	207	36	289	- 82
Leishmaniasis	52	180	65	5	+ 175
Oesophagus Cancer	53	163	47	97	+ 66
Skin Disease	54	161	61	8	+ 154
Skin Cancers	55	158	38	276	- 118
Appendicitis	56	145	54	36	+ 109
Encephalitis	57	141	50	77	+ 64
Ovary Cancer	58	136	34	328	- 192
Drug Use	59	132	39	249	- 117
Alcohol	60	131	53	51	+ 81
Hepatitis B	61	94	63	5	+ 89
Upper Respiratory	62	77	66	3	+ 73
Uterin Cancer	63	73	44	146	- 73
Trypanosomiasis	64	72	77	0	+ 72
Bladder Cancer	65	56	20	757	- 702
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	45	62	7	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	67	18	57	21	- 3
Ascariasis	68	16	67	1	+ 15
Hepatitis C	69	14	68	1	+ 13
Diphtheria	70	10	64	5	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	71	9	59	14	- 5
Otitis Media	72	8	71	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	73	3	69	1	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	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.