SYRIA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,047	1	28,203	- 5,156
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,337	14	1,551	+ 17,786
Lung Disease	3	11,794	13	1,601	+ 10,193
Stroke	4	10,722	2	8,088	+ 2,634
Lung Cancers	5	10,049	9	2,048	+ 8,001
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,782	4	2,958	+ 4,824
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,739	16	1,224	+ 6,515
Prostate Cancer	8	5,077	28	404	+ 4,673
Falls	9	3,368	29	383	+ 2,985
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,335	27	411	+ 2,925
Breast Cancer	11	3,023	10	1,953	+ 1,071
Lymphomas	12	2,797	18	827	+ 1,970
Suicide	13	2,744	33	333	+ 2,411
Kidney Disease	14	2,646	6	2,329	+ 317
Other Injuries	15	2,525	24	521	+ 2,004
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,424	15	1,534	+ 890
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,400	30	367	+ 2,033
Skin Cancers	18	1,765	38	276	+ 1,488
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,554	26	418	+ 1,137
Bladder Cancer	20	1,542	20	757	+ 785
Leukemia	21	1,532	19	796	+ 736
Stomach Cancer	22	1,487	22	725	+ 763
Other Neoplasms	23	1,405	57	21	+ 1,384
Ovary Cancer	24	1,338	34	328	+ 1,010
Drug Use	25	1,142	39	249	+ 892
Liver Cancer	26	1,123	31	366	+ 756
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,074	47	97	+ 976
Hypertension	28	996	23	707	+ 288
Inflammatory/Heart	29	957	32	337	+ 620
Liver Disease	30	925	11	1,720	- 795
Alcohol	31	886	53	51	+ 836
Oral Cancer	32	726	36	289	+ 437
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	692	49	79	+ 612
Congenital Anomalies	34	590	8	2,077	- 1,487
Malnutrition	35	585	51	73	+ 513
Uterin Cancer	36	581	44	146	+ 435
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	554	7	2,156	- 1,602
Skin Disease	38	553	61	8	+ 545
Cervical Cancer	39	541	42	188	+ 353
Epilepsy	40	517	48	92	+ 424
Multiple Sclerosis	41	516	59	14	+ 502
Road Traffic Accidents	42	495	5	2,550	- 2,055
Asthma	43	366	17	1,052	- 686
Anemia	44	323	83	0	+ 323
Drownings	45	280	40	215	+ 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	266	41	197	+ 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	262	62	7	+ 255
Fires	48	193	43	179	+ 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	140	85	0	+ 140
Violence	50	138	25	444	- 306
Osteoarthritis	51	118	84	0	+ 118
Low Birth Weight	52	101	12	1,652	- 1,551
Schizophrenia	53	99	81	0	+ 99
Birth Trauma	54	76	21	744	- 669
Hepatitis C	55	73	68	1	+ 72
Tuberculosis	56	65	56	23	+ 41
Poisonings	57	62	46	98	- 36
Meningitis	58	59	35	295	- 236
Appendicitis	59	52	54	36	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	60	50	66	3	+ 47
HIV/AIDS	61	45	58	15	+ 30
Oral conditions	62	37	86	0	+ 37
Hepatitis B	63	15	63	5	+ 10
Pertussis	64	5	37	289	- 283
Otitis Media	65	5	71	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	66	5	45	105	- 100
Syphilis	67	4	55	31	- 27
War	68	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Tetanus	69	2	52	57	- 56
Encephalitis	70	1	50	77	- 76
Diphtheria	71	0	64	5	- 5
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	1	- 1
Chlamydia	77	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	65	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	60	11	- 11
Malaria	84	0	79	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.