SYRIA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	139,200	1	28,203	+ 110,996
Stroke	2	51,243	2	8,088	+ 43,154
Lung Cancers	3	12,065	9	2,048	+ 10,018
Hypertension	4	11,706	23	707	+ 10,998
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,750	16	1,224	+ 8,526
Suicide	6	6,551	33	333	+ 6,219
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,940	4	2,958	+ 2,982
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	5,893	14	1,551	+ 4,342
Liver Disease	9	5,843	11	1,720	+ 4,124
Stomach Cancer	10	5,804	22	725	+ 5,080
Breast Cancer	11	5,711	10	1,953	+ 3,759
Prostate Cancer	12	5,429	28	404	+ 5,025
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,248	27	411	+ 4,837
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,768	15	1,534	+ 3,235
Falls	15	4,704	29	383	+ 4,321
Lung Disease	16	4,658	13	1,601	+ 3,057
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,395	32	337	+ 4,057
Other Injuries	18	3,773	24	521	+ 3,252
Kidney Disease	19	3,377	6	2,329	+ 1,048
Oral Cancer	20	3,069	36	289	+ 2,780
Lymphomas	21	2,919	18	827	+ 2,092
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	2,840	49	79	+ 2,761
Bladder Cancer	23	2,655	20	757	+ 1,898
Leukemia	24	2,577	19	796	+ 1,781
Liver Cancer	25	2,169	31	366	+ 1,803
Ovary Cancer	26	2,117	34	328	+ 1,790
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,039	5	2,550	- 511
Cervical Cancer	28	2,037	42	188	+ 1,848
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,019	30	367	+ 1,652
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,987	47	97	+ 1,889
Other Neoplasms	31	1,925	57	21	+ 1,903
Skin Cancers	32	1,785	38	276	+ 1,509
Alcohol	33	1,740	53	51	+ 1,689
Uterin Cancer	34	1,447	44	146	+ 1,301
Drownings	35	1,361	40	215	+ 1,146
Violence	36	1,195	25	444	+ 750
Drug Use	37	1,110	39	249	+ 861
Tuberculosis	38	1,078	56	23	+ 1,055
Endocrine Disorders	39	654	26	418	+ 236
Epilepsy	40	564	48	92	+ 471
Congenital Anomalies	41	560	8	2,077	- 1,518
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	539	7	2,156	- 1,617
Fires	43	465	43	179	+ 286
Skin Disease	44	435	61	8	+ 427
Poisonings	45	419	46	98	+ 321
Asthma	46	412	17	1,052	- 640
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	373	62	7	+ 366
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	265	41	197	+ 68
Multiple Sclerosis	49	261	59	14	+ 247
Hepatitis C	50	212	68	1	+ 211
HIV/AIDS	51	202	58	15	+ 188
Meningitis	52	176	35	295	- 119
Birth Trauma	53	93	21	744	- 651
Appendicitis	54	88	54	36	+ 52
Low Birth Weight	55	80	12	1,652	- 1,572
Schizophrenia	56	77	81	0	+ 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	73	85	0	+ 73
Malnutrition	58	64	51	73	- 8
Osteoarthritis	59	57	84	0	+ 57
Anemia	60	48	83	0	+ 48
Hepatitis B	61	43	63	5	+ 38
Tetanus	62	22	52	57	- 36
Maternal Conditions	63	19	45	105	- 85
Oral conditions	64	18	86	0	+ 18
Encephalitis	65	15	50	77	- 63
Otitis Media	66	9	71	0	+ 9
War	67	3	3	7,760	- 7,758
Upper Respiratory	68	1	66	3	- 3
Pertussis	69	0	37	289	- 289
Syphilis	70	0	55	31	- 31
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	78	0	60	11	- 11
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
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

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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.