SYRIA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,192	1	28,203	+ 19,989
Stroke	2	32,116	2	8,088	+ 24,027
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	18,895	4	2,958	+ 15,936
Lung Cancers	4	16,780	9	2,048	+ 14,733
Lung Disease	5	12,607	13	1,601	+ 11,006
Kidney Disease	6	10,856	6	2,329	+ 8,527
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,988	14	1,551	+ 7,437
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	7,445	16	1,224	+ 6,222
Hypertension	9	6,667	23	707	+ 5,959
Parkinson's Disease	10	6,036	30	367	+ 5,669
Breast Cancer	11	5,750	10	1,953	+ 3,797
Prostate Cancer	12	4,616	28	404	+ 4,211
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,344	27	411	+ 3,933
Liver Cancer	14	3,571	31	366	+ 3,205
Bladder Cancer	15	3,538	20	757	+ 2,780
Stomach Cancer	16	3,503	22	725	+ 2,778
Other Injuries	17	3,316	24	521	+ 2,794
Leukemia	18	3,089	19	796	+ 2,293
Lymphomas	19	2,894	18	827	+ 2,067
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,887	15	1,534	+ 1,353
Falls	21	2,840	29	383	+ 2,457
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,985	5	2,550	- 565
Liver Disease	23	1,846	11	1,720	+ 126
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,654	32	337	+ 1,316
Other Neoplasms	25	1,548	57	21	+ 1,527
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,393	49	79	+ 1,314
Ovary Cancer	27	1,271	34	328	+ 943
Suicide	28	1,215	33	333	+ 883
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,200	26	418	+ 782
Oral Cancer	30	1,004	36	289	+ 715
Skin Cancers	31	1,000	38	276	+ 723
Drownings	32	993	40	215	+ 778
Uterin Cancer	33	850	44	146	+ 704
Epilepsy	34	568	48	92	+ 476
Oesophagus Cancer	35	560	47	97	+ 463
Cervical Cancer	36	555	42	188	+ 367
Drug Use	37	441	39	249	+ 192
Congenital Anomalies	38	397	8	2,077	- 1,680
Fires	39	334	43	179	+ 155
Multiple Sclerosis	40	308	59	14	+ 294
Low Birth Weight	41	290	12	1,652	- 1,362
Violence	42	237	25	444	- 207
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	228	41	197	+ 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	216	7	2,156	- 1,939
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	152	62	7	+ 146
Tuberculosis	46	152	56	23	+ 128
Skin Disease	47	128	61	8	+ 121
Hepatitis B	48	128	63	5	+ 123
Alcohol	49	115	53	51	+ 64
HIV/AIDS	50	108	58	15	+ 93
Anemia	51	107	83	0	+ 107
Hepatitis C	52	88	68	1	+ 87
Meningitis	53	76	35	295	- 219
Schizophrenia	54	63	81	0	+ 63
Asthma	55	63	17	1,052	- 990
Poisonings	56	44	46	98	- 54
Birth Trauma	57	38	21	744	- 706
Appendicitis	58	22	54	36	- 15
Upper Respiratory	59	18	66	3	+ 15
Leishmaniasis	60	8	65	5	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	61	5	45	105	- 100
Tetanus	62	4	52	57	- 53
Oral conditions	63	4	86	0	+ 4
War	64	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Syphilis	65	2	55	31	- 28
Malnutrition	66	2	51	73	- 71
Encephalitis	67	1	50	77	- 76
Measles	68	1	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	37	289	- 289
Diphtheria	70	0	64	5	- 5
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	60	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	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.