SYRIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,715	1	28,203	- 6,488
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,635	14	1,551	+ 13,084
Lung Cancers	3	8,737	9	2,048	+ 6,689
Lung Disease	4	8,735	13	1,601	+ 7,134
Stroke	5	8,070	2	8,088	- 18
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,920	4	2,958	+ 2,962
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,994	16	1,224	+ 3,770
Breast Cancer	8	3,464	10	1,953	+ 1,512
Prostate Cancer	9	2,668	28	404	+ 2,263
Kidney Disease	10	2,583	6	2,329	+ 254
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,419	27	411	+ 2,008
Parkinson's Disease	12	2,415	30	367	+ 2,048
Lymphomas	13	2,338	18	827	+ 1,511
Suicide	14	2,143	33	333	+ 1,810
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,909	47	97	+ 1,811
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,886	15	1,534	+ 352
Stomach Cancer	17	1,626	22	725	+ 902
Liver Cancer	18	1,450	31	366	+ 1,084
Liver Disease	19	1,274	11	1,720	- 446
Leukemia	20	1,248	19	796	+ 452
Ovary Cancer	21	1,244	34	328	+ 916
Bladder Cancer	22	1,167	20	757	+ 410
Skin Cancers	23	1,148	38	276	+ 871
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,137	26	418	+ 719
Falls	25	1,126	29	383	+ 743
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,094	32	337	+ 756
Other Neoplasms	27	994	57	21	+ 972
Oral Cancer	28	833	36	289	+ 544
Hypertension	29	797	23	707	+ 89
Other Injuries	30	779	24	521	+ 258
Drug Use	31	760	39	249	+ 511
Congenital Anomalies	32	698	8	2,077	- 1,380
Road Traffic Accidents	33	698	5	2,550	- 1,852
Uterin Cancer	34	575	44	146	+ 430
Cervical Cancer	35	470	42	188	+ 281
Epilepsy	36	388	48	92	+ 295
Multiple Sclerosis	37	378	59	14	+ 364
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	305	49	79	+ 226
Alcohol	39	293	53	51	+ 242
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	269	62	7	+ 262
Asthma	41	264	17	1,052	- 788
Skin Disease	42	263	61	8	+ 255
Drownings	43	261	40	215	+ 46
Low Birth Weight	44	254	12	1,652	- 1,398
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	240	7	2,156	- 1,916
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	227	41	197	+ 30
Violence	47	174	25	444	- 270
Fires	48	137	43	179	- 42
Anemia	49	131	83	0	+ 131
Tuberculosis	50	105	56	23	+ 82
Osteoarthritis	51	89	84	0	+ 89
Hepatitis C	52	88	68	1	+ 87
Poisonings	53	64	46	98	- 34
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	62	85	0	+ 62
Schizophrenia	55	53	81	0	+ 53
Birth Trauma	56	46	21	744	- 699
HIV/AIDS	57	39	58	15	+ 25
Meningitis	58	33	35	295	- 261
Hepatitis B	59	27	63	5	+ 22
Appendicitis	60	16	54	36	- 21
Maternal Conditions	61	14	45	105	- 91
Oral conditions	62	10	86	0	+ 10
Malnutrition	63	8	51	73	- 65
Upper Respiratory	64	5	66	3	+ 1
War	65	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Encephalitis	66	1	50	77	- 76
Pertussis	67	0	37	289	- 289
Syphilis	68	0	55	31	- 31
Chlamydia	69	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	60	11	- 11
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	5	- 5
Ascariasis	77	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	52	57	- 57
Diphtheria	82	0	64	5	- 5
Measles	83	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Ireland

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.