SYRIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,448	1	28,203	- 1,755
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,370	14	1,551	+ 17,819
Stroke	3	9,217	2	8,088	+ 1,128
Lung Cancers	4	8,797	9	2,048	+ 6,749
Lung Disease	5	8,437	13	1,601	+ 6,836
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,397	4	2,958	+ 2,438
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,815	16	1,224	+ 3,591
Prostate Cancer	8	3,989	28	404	+ 3,585
Breast Cancer	9	3,498	10	1,953	+ 1,545
Parkinson's Disease	10	3,473	30	367	+ 3,106
Other Injuries	11	3,279	24	521	+ 2,758
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,839	27	411	+ 2,428
Suicide	13	2,638	33	333	+ 2,305
Lymphomas	14	2,410	18	827	+ 1,583
Kidney Disease	15	2,179	6	2,329	- 150
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,944	15	1,534	+ 410
Hypertension	17	1,587	23	707	+ 880
Falls	18	1,553	29	383	+ 1,170
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,477	47	97	+ 1,379
Liver Cancer	20	1,467	31	366	+ 1,100
Bladder Cancer	21	1,334	20	757	+ 577
Leukemia	22	1,239	19	796	+ 443
Stomach Cancer	23	1,151	22	725	+ 427
Drug Use	24	1,102	39	249	+ 852
Ovary Cancer	25	1,077	34	328	+ 750
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,024	32	337	+ 687
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,022	26	418	+ 604
Alcohol	28	927	53	51	+ 877
Skin Cancers	29	851	38	276	+ 575
Other Neoplasms	30	638	57	21	+ 617
Liver Disease	31	620	11	1,720	- 1,100
Cervical Cancer	32	602	42	188	+ 414
Oral Cancer	33	560	36	289	+ 271
Congenital Anomalies	34	489	8	2,077	- 1,589
Road Traffic Accidents	35	455	5	2,550	- 2,095
Uterin Cancer	36	453	44	146	+ 308
Epilepsy	37	355	48	92	+ 263
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	277	62	7	+ 271
Violence	39	263	25	444	- 181
Anemia	40	240	83	0	+ 240
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	213	49	79	+ 134
Poisonings	42	212	46	98	+ 114
Low Birth Weight	43	198	12	1,652	- 1,454
Multiple Sclerosis	44	181	59	14	+ 167
Skin Disease	45	173	61	8	+ 165
Birth Trauma	46	163	21	744	- 581
Osteoarthritis	47	136	84	0	+ 136
Asthma	48	109	17	1,052	- 943
Schizophrenia	49	95	81	0	+ 95
Meningitis	50	84	35	295	- 211
Upper Respiratory	51	73	66	3	+ 69
Hepatitis C	52	73	68	1	+ 72
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	70	85	0	+ 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	68	41	197	- 129
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	64	7	2,156	- 2,092
Drownings	56	60	40	215	- 155
Malnutrition	57	36	51	73	- 37
Fires	58	35	43	179	- 144
HIV/AIDS	59	31	58	15	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	60	23	45	105	- 81
War	61	3	3	7,760	- 7,758
Pertussis	62	1	37	289	- 288
Hepatitis B	63	0	63	5	- 5
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	64	5	- 5
Measles	67	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	52	57	- 57
Ascariasis	69	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	60	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	5	- 5
Encephalitis	78	0	50	77	- 77
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	55	31	- 31
Chlamydia	81	0	69	1	- 1
Tuberculosis	82	0	56	23	- 23
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	54	36	- 36
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Iceland

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.