SYRIA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,151	1	28,203	+ 31,948
Hypertension	2	53,981	23	707	+ 53,274
Stroke	3	22,310	2	8,088	+ 14,221
Lung Cancers	4	13,138	9	2,048	+ 11,090
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	10,534	16	1,224	+ 9,310
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,972	4	2,958	+ 4,014
Liver Disease	7	6,567	11	1,720	+ 4,847
Prostate Cancer	8	5,967	28	404	+ 5,563
Stomach Cancer	9	5,793	22	725	+ 5,069
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,366	27	411	+ 4,955
Breast Cancer	11	5,196	10	1,953	+ 3,244
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	4,587	14	1,551	+ 3,036
Lung Disease	13	4,573	13	1,601	+ 2,971
Inflammatory/Heart	14	4,338	32	337	+ 4,001
Lymphomas	15	4,256	18	827	+ 3,429
Suicide	16	3,946	33	333	+ 3,614
Kidney Disease	17	3,527	6	2,329	+ 1,198
Alcohol	18	2,966	53	51	+ 2,916
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,920	15	1,534	+ 1,386
Other Injuries	20	2,823	24	521	+ 2,302
Bladder Cancer	21	2,514	20	757	+ 1,757
Leukemia	22	2,511	19	796	+ 1,715
Other Neoplasms	23	2,466	57	21	+ 2,444
Falls	24	2,370	29	383	+ 1,987
Oral Cancer	25	2,208	36	289	+ 1,918
Liver Cancer	26	2,143	31	366	+ 1,777
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,969	47	97	+ 1,872
Ovary Cancer	28	1,743	34	328	+ 1,415
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,639	30	367	+ 1,271
Skin Cancers	30	1,577	38	276	+ 1,300
Drug Use	31	1,499	39	249	+ 1,250
Cervical Cancer	32	1,351	42	188	+ 1,162
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,318	26	418	+ 900
Uterin Cancer	34	1,202	44	146	+ 1,056
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,183	5	2,550	- 1,367
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,100	49	79	+ 1,021
Epilepsy	37	890	48	92	+ 797
Fires	38	818	43	179	+ 639
HIV/AIDS	39	805	58	15	+ 791
Drownings	40	599	40	215	+ 384
Skin Disease	41	570	61	8	+ 562
Violence	42	570	25	444	+ 125
Congenital Anomalies	43	500	8	2,077	- 1,577
Asthma	44	481	17	1,052	- 571
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	431	41	197	+ 233
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	344	62	7	+ 338
Tuberculosis	47	329	56	23	+ 306
Multiple Sclerosis	48	325	59	14	+ 311
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	243	85	0	+ 243
Osteoarthritis	50	203	84	0	+ 203
Anemia	51	183	83	0	+ 183
Poisonings	52	166	46	98	+ 68
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	165	7	2,156	- 1,991
Meningitis	54	148	35	295	- 147
Low Birth Weight	55	135	12	1,652	- 1,517
Schizophrenia	56	122	81	0	+ 122
Birth Trauma	57	100	21	744	- 644
Hepatitis C	58	81	68	1	+ 80
Appendicitis	59	41	54	36	+ 4
Oral conditions	60	40	86	0	+ 40
Maternal Conditions	61	23	45	105	- 82
Syphilis	62	20	55	31	- 11
Encephalitis	63	4	50	77	- 73
War	64	3	3	7,760	- 7,758
Hepatitis B	65	0	63	5	- 5
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	3	- 3
Otitis Media	67	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	65	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	60	11	- 11
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	1	- 1
Malnutrition	79	0	51	73	- 73
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	52	57	- 57
Diphtheria	82	0	64	5	- 5
Pertussis	83	0	37	289	- 289
Measles	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Estonia

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.