SYRIA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,721	1	28,203	+ 13,518
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,517	14	1,551	+ 12,966
Stroke	3	14,127	2	8,088	+ 6,038
Lung Cancers	4	13,210	9	2,048	+ 11,162
Lung Disease	5	12,142	13	1,601	+ 10,541
Hypertension	6	7,602	23	707	+ 6,895
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,384	16	1,224	+ 6,160
Kidney Disease	8	6,460	6	2,329	+ 4,131
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,876	4	2,958	+ 2,918
Breast Cancer	10	5,346	10	1,953	+ 3,393
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,099	27	411	+ 4,688
Prostate Cancer	12	4,678	28	404	+ 4,273
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,414	15	1,534	+ 2,881
Falls	14	4,348	29	383	+ 3,965
Liver Disease	15	4,311	11	1,720	+ 2,591
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,573	30	367	+ 3,206
Lymphomas	17	3,475	18	827	+ 2,648
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,029	26	418	+ 2,611
Suicide	19	2,918	33	333	+ 2,585
Stomach Cancer	20	2,740	22	725	+ 2,015
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,523	32	337	+ 2,185
Leukemia	22	2,479	19	796	+ 1,683
Other Injuries	23	2,340	24	521	+ 1,819
Other Neoplasms	24	2,315	57	21	+ 2,294
Liver Cancer	25	2,286	31	366	+ 1,919
Alcohol	26	1,775	53	51	+ 1,725
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,763	47	97	+ 1,665
Bladder Cancer	28	1,757	20	757	+ 1,000
Oral Cancer	29	1,709	36	289	+ 1,420
Ovary Cancer	30	1,473	34	328	+ 1,145
Skin Cancers	31	1,151	38	276	+ 874
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,087	7	2,156	- 1,069
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,026	41	197	+ 828
Road Traffic Accidents	34	896	5	2,550	- 1,654
Epilepsy	35	877	48	92	+ 785
Congenital Anomalies	36	650	8	2,077	- 1,427
Uterin Cancer	37	633	44	146	+ 487
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	615	49	79	+ 535
Cervical Cancer	39	605	42	188	+ 416
Drug Use	40	548	39	249	+ 298
Multiple Sclerosis	41	446	59	14	+ 431
Skin Disease	42	438	61	8	+ 430
Anemia	43	282	83	0	+ 282
Asthma	44	262	17	1,052	- 790
Low Birth Weight	45	219	12	1,652	- 1,433
Violence	46	218	25	444	- 226
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	154	62	7	+ 147
Hepatitis C	48	144	68	1	+ 143
Drownings	49	130	40	215	- 85
Malnutrition	50	128	51	73	+ 55
Schizophrenia	51	111	81	0	+ 111
Osteoarthritis	52	103	84	0	+ 103
Fires	53	102	43	179	- 77
HIV/AIDS	54	98	58	15	+ 83
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	83	85	0	+ 83
Tuberculosis	56	80	56	23	+ 56
Birth Trauma	57	68	21	744	- 677
Poisonings	58	61	46	98	- 37
Hepatitis B	59	52	63	5	+ 47
Meningitis	60	48	35	295	- 247
Upper Respiratory	61	39	66	3	+ 36
Appendicitis	62	37	54	36	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	18	86	0	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	64	11	45	105	- 94
Otitis Media	65	4	71	0	+ 4
War	66	3	3	7,760	- 7,757
Encephalitis	67	2	50	77	- 75
Syphilis	68	2	55	31	- 29
Pertussis	69	1	37	289	- 288
Measles	70	1	70	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	65	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	73	0	60	11	- 11
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	52	57	- 57
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	64	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	69	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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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.