SYRIA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,279	1	28,203	- 4,925
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,592	14	1,551	+ 9,041
Lung Cancers	3	9,235	9	2,048	+ 7,187
Stroke	4	9,136	2	8,088	+ 1,048
Lung Disease	5	8,617	13	1,601	+ 7,016
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,660	16	1,224	+ 3,437
Breast Cancer	7	4,027	10	1,953	+ 2,074
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,952	4	2,958	+ 993
Kidney Disease	9	3,232	6	2,329	+ 903
Other Injuries	10	3,141	24	521	+ 2,620
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,907	27	411	+ 2,496
Liver Disease	12	2,667	11	1,720	+ 948
Suicide	13	2,466	33	333	+ 2,134
Lymphomas	14	2,290	18	827	+ 1,463
Prostate Cancer	15	2,262	28	404	+ 1,858
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,200	30	367	+ 1,833
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,172	15	1,534	+ 638
Falls	18	2,154	29	383	+ 1,771
Hypertension	19	1,907	23	707	+ 1,199
Leukemia	20	1,883	19	796	+ 1,087
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,876	26	418	+ 1,458
Stomach Cancer	22	1,818	22	725	+ 1,094
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,744	32	337	+ 1,407
Other Neoplasms	24	1,736	57	21	+ 1,715
Liver Cancer	25	1,725	31	366	+ 1,358
Bladder Cancer	26	1,556	20	757	+ 799
Ovary Cancer	27	1,254	34	328	+ 926
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,130	47	97	+ 1,033
Alcohol	29	900	53	51	+ 849
Road Traffic Accidents	30	892	5	2,550	- 1,658
Skin Cancers	31	768	38	276	+ 491
Malnutrition	32	691	51	73	+ 619
Oral Cancer	33	676	36	289	+ 386
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	672	41	197	+ 475
Epilepsy	35	598	48	92	+ 506
Uterin Cancer	36	556	44	146	+ 411
Congenital Anomalies	37	370	8	2,077	- 1,707
Cervical Cancer	38	341	42	188	+ 152
Drug Use	39	330	39	249	+ 81
Anemia	40	300	83	0	+ 300
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	240	49	79	+ 161
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	219	7	2,156	- 1,936
Schizophrenia	43	206	81	0	+ 206
Skin Disease	44	191	61	8	+ 183
Asthma	45	164	17	1,052	- 888
Multiple Sclerosis	46	146	59	14	+ 132
Hepatitis C	47	132	68	1	+ 131
Violence	48	111	25	444	- 334
Low Birth Weight	49	109	12	1,652	- 1,543
Osteoarthritis	50	94	84	0	+ 94
Fires	51	90	43	179	- 89
HIV/AIDS	52	88	58	15	+ 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	82	62	7	+ 76
Drownings	54	69	40	215	- 146
Tuberculosis	55	66	56	23	+ 43
Poisonings	56	53	46	98	- 45
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	42	85	0	+ 42
Meningitis	58	24	35	295	- 271
Birth Trauma	59	21	21	744	- 723
Hepatitis B	60	20	63	5	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	61	14	66	3	+ 11
Appendicitis	62	12	54	36	- 25
Maternal Conditions	63	12	45	105	- 93
Oral conditions	64	11	86	0	+ 11
Encephalitis	65	6	50	77	- 71
Syphilis	66	5	55	31	- 26
War	67	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Pertussis	68	0	37	289	- 289
Tetanus	69	0	52	57	- 57
Measles	70	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	5	- 5
Chlamydia	72	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	60	11	- 11
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	65	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	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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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.