SYRIA VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,002	1	28,203	- 15,201
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,603	14	1,551	+ 6,052
Kidney Disease	3	6,185	6	2,329	+ 3,856
Stroke	4	6,171	2	8,088	- 1,918
Lung Cancers	5	5,142	9	2,048	+ 3,094
Diabetes Mellitus	6	4,856	15	1,534	+ 3,322
Lung Disease	7	3,925	13	1,601	+ 2,323
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,856	4	2,958	+ 897
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,833	16	1,224	+ 2,610
Breast Cancer	10	3,139	10	1,953	+ 1,187
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,596	27	411	+ 2,185
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,544	26	418	+ 2,126
Lymphomas	13	2,348	18	827	+ 1,521
Other Injuries	14	2,101	24	521	+ 1,580
Leukemia	15	1,553	19	796	+ 757
Stomach Cancer	16	1,435	22	725	+ 710
Prostate Cancer	17	1,323	28	404	+ 919
Bladder Cancer	18	1,260	20	757	+ 502
Suicide	19	1,151	33	333	+ 818
Other Neoplasms	20	1,066	57	21	+ 1,045
Hypertension	21	1,016	23	707	+ 309
Parkinson's Disease	22	1,010	30	367	+ 643
Skin Cancers	23	962	38	276	+ 686
Skin Disease	24	934	61	8	+ 926
Liver Cancer	25	876	31	366	+ 509
Road Traffic Accidents	26	845	5	2,550	- 1,705
Ovary Cancer	27	819	34	328	+ 491
Liver Disease	28	742	11	1,720	- 978
Congenital Anomalies	29	739	8	2,077	- 1,339
Inflammatory/Heart	30	544	32	337	+ 207
Uterin Cancer	31	512	44	146	+ 367
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	422	7	2,156	- 1,734
Oral Cancer	33	381	36	289	+ 92
Anemia	34	378	83	0	+ 378
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	366	41	197	+ 168
Asthma	36	360	17	1,052	- 693
Oesophagus Cancer	37	350	47	97	+ 252
Cervical Cancer	38	338	42	188	+ 149
Falls	39	313	29	383	- 70
Epilepsy	40	276	48	92	+ 183
Violence	41	264	25	444	- 180
Low Birth Weight	42	239	12	1,652	- 1,413
Drug Use	43	171	39	249	- 78
Schizophrenia	44	169	81	0	+ 169
Drownings	45	99	40	215	- 116
Hepatitis C	46	99	68	1	+ 98
Multiple Sclerosis	47	99	59	14	+ 84
Malnutrition	48	98	51	73	+ 26
Alcohol	49	98	53	51	+ 47
Birth Trauma	50	89	21	744	- 656
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	84	49	79	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	52	64	58	15	+ 50
Fires	53	62	43	179	- 117
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	58	62	7	+ 52
Meningitis	55	51	35	295	- 243
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	44	85	0	+ 44
Tuberculosis	57	41	56	23	+ 18
Hepatitis B	58	40	63	5	+ 35
Osteoarthritis	59	20	84	0	+ 20
War	60	19	3	7,760	- 7,742
Maternal Conditions	61	15	45	105	- 90
Upper Respiratory	62	14	66	3	+ 11
Poisonings	63	10	46	98	- 88
Appendicitis	64	10	54	36	- 27
Oral conditions	65	9	86	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	66	9	50	77	- 68
Otitis Media	67	2	71	0	+ 2
Leprosy	68	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	37	289	- 288
Leishmaniasis	70	0	65	5	- 5
Syphilis	71	0	55	31	- 31
Diphtheria	72	0	64	5	- 5
Tetanus	73	0	52	57	- 57
Measles	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	60	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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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.