SYRIA VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,237	1	28,203	+ 8,034
Stroke	2	33,884	2	8,088	+ 25,796
Diabetes Mellitus	3	31,419	15	1,534	+ 29,885
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,555	4	2,958	+ 8,597
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,143	7	2,156	+ 8,987
Asthma	6	9,703	17	1,052	+ 8,651
Tuberculosis	7	8,843	56	23	+ 8,820
Kidney Disease	8	8,647	6	2,329	+ 6,318
Suicide	9	6,813	33	333	+ 6,480
Lung Disease	10	6,588	13	1,601	+ 4,987
Cervical Cancer	11	6,217	42	188	+ 6,029
Liver Disease	12	6,136	11	1,720	+ 4,416
Low Birth Weight	13	5,607	12	1,652	+ 3,955
Birth Trauma	14	4,730	21	744	+ 3,986
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,716	8	2,077	+ 2,639
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	3,770	41	197	+ 3,572
Malnutrition	17	3,063	51	73	+ 2,990
Breast Cancer	18	3,055	10	1,953	+ 1,102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,919	49	79	+ 2,840
Lung Cancers	20	2,863	9	2,048	+ 816
Hypertension	21	2,788	23	707	+ 2,080
Meningitis	22	2,769	35	295	+ 2,474
Stomach Cancer	23	2,374	22	725	+ 1,650
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,236	14	1,551	+ 685
Other Injuries	25	2,137	24	521	+ 1,616
Oral Cancer	26	2,130	36	289	+ 1,841
Liver Cancer	27	1,902	31	366	+ 1,535
Drownings	28	1,883	40	215	+ 1,668
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,544	32	337	+ 1,206
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,479	26	418	+ 1,061
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,442	16	1,224	+ 218
Pertussis	32	1,306	37	289	+ 1,017
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,226	30	367	+ 859
Violence	34	1,162	25	444	+ 718
Maternal Conditions	35	1,161	45	105	+ 1,056
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,127	47	97	+ 1,030
Syphilis	37	909	55	31	+ 878
Epilepsy	38	903	48	92	+ 811
Leukemia	39	844	19	796	+ 48
Skin Disease	40	811	61	8	+ 803
Lymphomas	41	641	18	827	- 186
Falls	42	639	29	383	+ 256
Poisonings	43	635	46	98	+ 537
Prostate Cancer	44	551	28	404	+ 147
Road Traffic Accidents	45	464	5	2,550	- 2,086
Uterin Cancer	46	424	44	146	+ 279
Fires	47	418	43	179	+ 239
Hepatitis B	48	398	63	5	+ 393
Pancreas Cancer	49	389	27	411	- 22
Ovary Cancer	50	232	34	328	- 96
Bladder Cancer	51	198	20	757	- 560
Appendicitis	52	167	54	36	+ 130
Encephalitis	53	146	50	77	+ 69
Alcohol	54	132	53	51	+ 81
Tetanus	55	92	52	57	+ 34
Skin Cancers	56	88	38	276	- 188
Drug Use	57	83	39	249	- 167
Other Neoplasms	58	63	57	21	+ 42
Dengue	59	54	72	0	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	60	54	66	3	+ 51
Multiple Sclerosis	61	37	59	14	+ 23
Hepatitis C	62	34	68	1	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	22	62	7	+ 16
Ascariasis	64	13	67	1	+ 12
Diphtheria	65	11	64	5	+ 6
Chlamydia	66	7	69	1	+ 7
War	67	4	3	7,760	- 7,756
Measles	68	3	70	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	58	15	- 15
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	5	- 5
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	60	11	- 11
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.