SYRIA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	51,077	58	15	+ 51,063
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	34,436	4	2,958	+ 31,478
Stroke	3	30,179	2	8,088	+ 22,090
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	25,222	7	2,156	+ 23,066
Coronary Heart Disease	5	22,509	1	28,203	- 5,694
Diabetes Mellitus	6	21,423	15	1,534	+ 19,889
Suicide	7	16,493	33	333	+ 16,161
Tuberculosis	8	12,946	56	23	+ 12,922
Lung Disease	9	11,805	13	1,601	+ 10,204
Kidney Disease	10	10,869	6	2,329	+ 8,540
Hypertension	11	10,606	23	707	+ 9,898
Low Birth Weight	12	10,251	12	1,652	+ 8,599
Violence	13	9,898	25	444	+ 9,454
Liver Disease	14	8,486	11	1,720	+ 6,766
Birth Trauma	15	7,685	21	744	+ 6,940
Road Traffic Accidents	16	7,269	5	2,550	+ 4,719
Asthma	17	7,262	17	1,052	+ 6,209
Other Injuries	18	5,708	24	521	+ 5,187
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,171	8	2,077	+ 2,094
Cervical Cancer	20	3,990	42	188	+ 3,802
Malnutrition	21	3,827	51	73	+ 3,754
Meningitis	22	3,405	35	295	+ 3,110
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,268	32	337	+ 2,931
Maternal Conditions	24	3,131	45	105	+ 3,026
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,986	49	79	+ 2,907
Fires	26	2,879	43	179	+ 2,701
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,517	26	418	+ 2,099
Drownings	28	2,142	40	215	+ 1,927
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,081	14	1,551	+ 530
Epilepsy	30	1,537	48	92	+ 1,444
Falls	31	1,369	29	383	+ 986
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,345	41	197	+ 1,148
Poisonings	33	1,190	46	98	+ 1,092
Breast Cancer	34	1,040	10	1,953	- 912
Prostate Cancer	35	864	28	404	+ 460
Lymphomas	36	834	18	827	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	37	787	47	97	+ 689
Alcohol	38	759	53	51	+ 708
Liver Cancer	39	757	31	366	+ 391
Skin Disease	40	748	61	8	+ 741
Parkinson's Disease	41	587	30	367	+ 220
Oral Cancer	42	553	36	289	+ 264
Lung Cancers	43	547	9	2,048	- 1,501
Pertussis	44	546	37	289	+ 258
Syphilis	45	541	55	31	+ 510
Skin Cancers	46	496	38	276	+ 220
Tetanus	47	484	52	57	+ 426
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	425	16	1,224	- 799
Leukemia	49	416	19	796	- 380
Drug Use	50	338	39	249	+ 89
Hepatitis B	51	286	63	5	+ 281
Appendicitis	52	266	54	36	+ 230
Ovary Cancer	53	262	34	328	- 66
Uterin Cancer	54	251	44	146	+ 106
Upper Respiratory	55	194	66	3	+ 191
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	193	62	7	+ 187
Encephalitis	57	145	50	77	+ 68
Pancreas Cancer	58	131	27	411	- 280
Measles	59	125	70	0	+ 125
Stomach Cancer	60	115	22	725	- 609
Bladder Cancer	61	103	20	757	- 655
Other Neoplasms	62	99	57	21	+ 78
Multiple Sclerosis	63	64	59	14	+ 49
Hepatitis C	64	26	68	1	+ 26
Chlamydia	65	16	69	1	+ 16
Otitis Media	66	13	71	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	67	8	67	1	+ 7
War	68	3	3	7,760	- 7,757
Diphtheria	69	3	64	5	- 2
Dengue	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	76	0	60	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	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.