SYRIA VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,218	1	28,203	- 6,985
Diabetes Mellitus	2	15,719	15	1,534	+ 14,185
Kidney Disease	3	8,145	6	2,329	+ 5,816
Stroke	4	7,263	2	8,088	- 825
Violence	5	5,923	25	444	+ 5,479
Liver Disease	6	5,447	11	1,720	+ 3,727
Lung Disease	7	5,316	13	1,601	+ 3,715
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,530	4	2,958	+ 1,571
Hypertension	9	3,250	23	707	+ 2,543
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,976	5	2,550	+ 426
Other Injuries	11	2,222	24	521	+ 1,701
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,065	26	418	+ 1,647
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,909	8	2,077	- 169
Malnutrition	14	1,378	51	73	+ 1,306
Prostate Cancer	15	1,368	28	404	+ 964
Breast Cancer	16	1,347	10	1,953	- 606
Lung Cancers	17	1,342	9	2,048	- 706
Low Birth Weight	18	1,307	12	1,652	- 345
Stomach Cancer	19	1,267	22	725	+ 542
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,254	16	1,224	+ 31
Liver Cancer	21	1,244	31	366	+ 878
Suicide	22	1,236	33	333	+ 904
Other Neoplasms	23	1,133	57	21	+ 1,111
Lymphomas	24	906	18	827	+ 79
Leukemia	25	882	19	796	+ 86
Cervical Cancer	26	874	42	188	+ 686
Pancreas Cancer	27	823	27	411	+ 412
HIV/AIDS	28	753	58	15	+ 739
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	634	7	2,156	- 1,521
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	629	14	1,551	- 922
Skin Disease	31	553	61	8	+ 545
Alcohol	32	538	53	51	+ 487
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	499	49	79	+ 420
Ovary Cancer	34	484	34	328	+ 156
Falls	35	480	29	383	+ 97
Birth Trauma	36	466	21	744	- 279
Anemia	37	398	83	0	+ 398
Tuberculosis	38	355	56	23	+ 331
Epilepsy	39	349	48	92	+ 257
Skin Cancers	40	348	38	276	+ 72
Inflammatory/Heart	41	341	32	337	+ 3
Drownings	42	328	40	215	+ 113
Parkinson's Disease	43	286	30	367	- 81
Drug Use	44	268	39	249	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	258	62	7	+ 252
Oral Cancer	46	247	36	289	- 42
Asthma	47	245	17	1,052	- 807
Bladder Cancer	48	232	20	757	- 525
Oesophagus Cancer	49	228	47	97	+ 131
Uterin Cancer	50	165	44	146	+ 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	163	85	0	+ 163
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	157	41	197	- 41
Appendicitis	53	141	54	36	+ 105
Maternal Conditions	54	137	45	105	+ 32
Hepatitis C	55	114	68	1	+ 113
Fires	56	110	43	179	- 69
Poisonings	57	97	46	98	- 1
Meningitis	58	65	35	295	- 230
Osteoarthritis	59	56	84	0	+ 56
Multiple Sclerosis	60	54	59	14	+ 40
Hepatitis B	61	38	63	5	+ 33
Encephalitis	62	26	50	77	- 51
Schizophrenia	63	23	81	0	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	64	23	66	3	+ 20
Oral conditions	65	23	86	0	+ 23
War	66	20	3	7,760	- 7,740
Dengue	67	6	72	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	68	5	71	0	+ 5
Chagas disease	69	4	78	0	+ 4
Pertussis	70	4	37	289	- 285
Tetanus	71	2	52	57	- 56
Ascariasis	72	1	67	1	- 0
Syphilis	73	1	55	31	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	5	- 5
Chlamydia	77	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	64	5	- 5
Measles	80	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	60	11	- 11
Malaria	84	0	79	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.