SYRIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	47,168	14	1,551	+ 45,618
Coronary Heart Disease	2	41,700	1	28,203	+ 13,497
Stroke	3	17,454	2	8,088	+ 9,366
Lung Cancers	4	9,807	9	2,048	+ 7,759
Hypertension	5	8,611	23	707	+ 7,903
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,079	16	1,224	+ 4,856
Falls	7	5,621	29	383	+ 5,238
Lung Disease	8	5,469	13	1,601	+ 3,868
Pancreas Cancer	9	5,290	27	411	+ 4,879
Liver Disease	10	4,530	11	1,720	+ 2,810
Prostate Cancer	11	4,115	28	404	+ 3,711
Breast Cancer	12	4,022	10	1,953	+ 2,069
Parkinson's Disease	13	3,618	30	367	+ 3,251
Lymphomas	14	3,609	18	827	+ 2,782
Suicide	15	3,589	33	333	+ 3,256
Liver Cancer	16	2,312	31	366	+ 1,946
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,197	32	337	+ 1,860
Alcohol	18	1,970	53	51	+ 1,919
Stomach Cancer	19	1,895	22	725	+ 1,171
Other Injuries	20	1,853	24	521	+ 1,331
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	1,850	4	2,958	- 1,108
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,772	15	1,534	+ 238
Other Neoplasms	23	1,599	57	21	+ 1,577
Leukemia	24	1,574	19	796	+ 778
Ovary Cancer	25	1,461	34	328	+ 1,133
Kidney Disease	26	1,450	6	2,329	- 879
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,356	47	97	+ 1,259
Bladder Cancer	28	1,308	20	757	+ 551
Skin Cancers	29	1,260	38	276	+ 984
Drug Use	30	1,142	39	249	+ 892
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,089	26	418	+ 671
Uterin Cancer	32	955	44	146	+ 809
Road Traffic Accidents	33	912	5	2,550	- 1,638
Oral Cancer	34	879	36	289	+ 589
Congenital Anomalies	35	814	8	2,077	- 1,263
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	643	49	79	+ 563
Drownings	37	449	40	215	+ 234
Epilepsy	38	442	48	92	+ 349
Schizophrenia	39	394	81	0	+ 394
Asthma	40	359	17	1,052	- 693
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	352	62	7	+ 346
Multiple Sclerosis	42	340	59	14	+ 326
Violence	43	273	25	444	- 172
Cervical Cancer	44	263	42	188	+ 75
Fires	45	261	43	179	+ 82
Tuberculosis	46	136	56	23	+ 112
Skin Disease	47	115	61	8	+ 107
Low Birth Weight	48	111	12	1,652	- 1,541
Poisonings	49	105	46	98	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	81	41	197	- 117
Osteoarthritis	51	71	84	0	+ 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	65	7	2,156	- 2,091
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	46	85	0	+ 46
Appendicitis	54	40	54	36	+ 4
Meningitis	55	40	35	295	- 255
Birth Trauma	56	33	21	744	- 712
Malnutrition	57	28	51	73	- 45
Anemia	58	24	83	0	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	59	24	58	15	+ 9
Hepatitis C	60	19	68	1	+ 19
Oral conditions	61	16	86	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	62	8	66	3	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	7	63	5	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	6	45	105	- 98
War	65	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Encephalitis	66	2	50	77	- 75
Syphilis	67	1	55	31	- 29
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	37	289	- 289
Tetanus	70	0	52	57	- 57
Diphtheria	71	0	64	5	- 5
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	60	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Finland

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.