SYRIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	24,370	14	1,551	+ 22,819
Coronary Heart Disease	2	23,635	1	28,203	- 4,568
Lung Cancers	3	14,744	9	2,048	+ 12,696
Stroke	4	13,035	2	8,088	+ 4,946
Lung Disease	5	12,847	13	1,601	+ 11,246
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,828	16	1,224	+ 6,604
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,642	4	2,958	+ 3,684
Falls	8	5,547	29	383	+ 5,164
Breast Cancer	9	4,747	10	1,953	+ 2,794
Prostate Cancer	10	4,384	28	404	+ 3,980
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,022	27	411	+ 3,611
Kidney Disease	12	3,398	6	2,329	+ 1,069
Lymphomas	13	3,372	18	827	+ 2,545
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,204	15	1,534	+ 1,670
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,881	47	97	+ 2,783
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,846	30	367	+ 2,479
Suicide	17	2,719	33	333	+ 2,387
Other Neoplasms	18	2,459	57	21	+ 2,438
Other Injuries	19	2,213	24	521	+ 1,692
Leukemia	20	2,120	19	796	+ 1,324
Bladder Cancer	21	1,976	20	757	+ 1,218
Stomach Cancer	22	1,827	22	725	+ 1,103
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,612	32	337	+ 1,275
Liver Cancer	24	1,562	31	366	+ 1,195
Ovary Cancer	25	1,433	34	328	+ 1,105
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,416	26	418	+ 998
Skin Cancers	27	1,375	38	276	+ 1,099
Liver Disease	28	1,256	11	1,720	- 463
Hypertension	29	1,099	23	707	+ 391
Oral Cancer	30	1,031	36	289	+ 742
Road Traffic Accidents	31	914	5	2,550	- 1,636
Alcohol	32	822	53	51	+ 772
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	784	7	2,156	- 1,372
Uterin Cancer	34	760	44	146	+ 615
Congenital Anomalies	35	730	8	2,077	- 1,347
Skin Disease	36	397	61	8	+ 389
Multiple Sclerosis	37	396	59	14	+ 382
Epilepsy	38	388	48	92	+ 296
Cervical Cancer	39	357	42	188	+ 169
Anemia	40	335	83	0	+ 335
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	319	41	197	+ 121
Drug Use	42	310	39	249	+ 61
Osteoarthritis	43	295	84	0	+ 295
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	288	62	7	+ 281
Low Birth Weight	45	225	12	1,652	- 1,427
Asthma	46	222	17	1,052	- 831
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	175	49	79	+ 96
Violence	48	144	25	444	- 300
Drownings	49	131	40	215	- 84
Schizophrenia	50	129	81	0	+ 129
Meningitis	51	105	35	295	- 189
Birth Trauma	52	99	21	744	- 645
Fires	53	66	43	179	- 113
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	56	85	0	+ 56
HIV/AIDS	55	44	58	15	+ 29
Tuberculosis	56	38	56	23	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	57	38	66	3	+ 34
Appendicitis	58	34	54	36	- 2
Oral conditions	59	28	86	0	+ 28
Hepatitis C	60	27	68	1	+ 27
Poisonings	61	23	46	98	- 75
Hepatitis B	62	18	63	5	+ 13
Malnutrition	63	16	51	73	- 56
Otitis Media	64	13	71	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	65	11	45	105	- 94
War	66	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Pertussis	67	1	37	289	- 288
Encephalitis	68	1	50	77	- 76
Syphilis	69	1	55	31	- 30
Leishmaniasis	70	0	65	5	- 4
Diphtheria	71	0	64	5	- 5
Tetanus	72	0	52	57	- 57
Measles	73	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	11	- 11
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Netherlands

Syria

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.