SYRIA VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,118	1	28,203	+ 11,915
Stroke	2	30,726	2	8,088	+ 22,637
Diabetes Mellitus	3	17,391	15	1,534	+ 15,857
Hypertension	4	9,617	23	707	+ 8,909
Suicide	5	9,477	33	333	+ 9,144
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,061	4	2,958	+ 6,103
HIV/AIDS	7	7,699	58	15	+ 7,685
Kidney Disease	8	7,013	6	2,329	+ 4,684
Liver Disease	9	5,915	11	1,720	+ 4,195
Violence	10	5,817	25	444	+ 5,373
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,254	5	2,550	+ 2,704
Endocrine Disorders	12	5,242	26	418	+ 4,824
Lung Disease	13	5,229	13	1,601	+ 3,627
Other Injuries	14	5,025	24	521	+ 4,503
Drownings	15	4,352	40	215	+ 4,137
Tuberculosis	16	4,116	56	23	+ 4,093
Prostate Cancer	17	3,705	28	404	+ 3,301
Anemia	18	2,973	83	0	+ 2,973
Breast Cancer	19	2,881	10	1,953	+ 928
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,757	32	337	+ 2,420
Cervical Cancer	21	2,746	42	188	+ 2,558
Low Birth Weight	22	2,683	12	1,652	+ 1,031
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,064	8	2,077	- 13
Birth Trauma	24	1,935	21	744	+ 1,191
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	1,760	16	1,224	+ 537
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,632	49	79	+ 1,553
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,428	7	2,156	- 728
Other Neoplasms	28	1,207	57	21	+ 1,186
Lung Cancers	29	1,134	9	2,048	- 914
Malnutrition	30	1,122	51	73	+ 1,049
Stomach Cancer	31	1,021	22	725	+ 296
Lymphomas	32	967	18	827	+ 140
Malaria	33	902	79	0	+ 902
Liver Cancer	34	868	31	366	+ 502
Maternal Conditions	35	846	45	105	+ 742
Asthma	36	766	17	1,052	- 287
Epilepsy	37	709	48	92	+ 616
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	686	14	1,551	- 864
Leukemia	39	638	19	796	- 158
Oral Cancer	40	602	36	289	+ 313
Fires	41	584	43	179	+ 405
Pancreas Cancer	42	571	27	411	+ 160
Ovary Cancer	43	533	34	328	+ 205
Meningitis	44	523	35	295	+ 228
Drug Use	45	470	39	249	+ 221
Uterin Cancer	46	390	44	146	+ 245
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	387	41	197	+ 190
Falls	48	334	29	383	- 49
Parkinson's Disease	49	271	30	367	- 96
Bladder Cancer	50	238	20	757	- 519
Oesophagus Cancer	51	235	47	97	+ 137
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	233	85	0	+ 233
Encephalitis	53	211	50	77	+ 134
Appendicitis	54	180	54	36	+ 144
Skin Cancers	55	145	38	276	- 131
Skin Disease	56	96	61	8	+ 88
Alcohol	57	93	53	51	+ 43
Osteoarthritis	58	91	84	0	+ 91
Hepatitis B	59	60	63	5	+ 55
Dengue	60	55	72	0	+ 55
Multiple Sclerosis	61	37	59	14	+ 23
Schizophrenia	62	30	81	0	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	30	62	7	+ 23
War	64	18	3	7,760	- 7,742
Poisonings	65	17	46	98	- 81
Upper Respiratory	66	15	66	3	+ 12
Oral conditions	67	13	86	0	+ 13
Leprosy	68	11	75	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	69	8	68	1	+ 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	8	82	0	+ 8
Syphilis	71	7	55	31	- 24
Tetanus	72	6	52	57	- 51
Pertussis	73	2	37	289	- 287
Ascariasis	74	1	67	1	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	64	5	- 5
Otitis Media	76	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	65	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	84	0	60	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Guyana

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.