SYRIA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,496	1	28,203	+ 44,293
Stroke	2	20,137	2	8,088	+ 12,049
Lung Cancers	3	15,879	9	2,048	+ 13,832
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,318	4	2,958	+ 9,359
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	8,999	16	1,224	+ 7,776
Lung Disease	6	8,424	13	1,601	+ 6,823
Other Neoplasms	7	5,701	57	21	+ 5,680
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,511	15	1,534	+ 3,977
Breast Cancer	9	4,907	10	1,953	+ 2,954
Liver Disease	10	4,873	11	1,720	+ 3,154
Prostate Cancer	11	3,997	28	404	+ 3,593
Stomach Cancer	12	3,640	22	725	+ 2,916
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,344	27	411	+ 2,933
Alcohol	14	3,226	53	51	+ 3,176
Hypertension	15	3,041	23	707	+ 2,333
Falls	16	2,902	29	383	+ 2,519
Bladder Cancer	17	2,895	20	757	+ 2,138
Suicide	18	2,637	33	333	+ 2,305
Lymphomas	19	2,551	18	827	+ 1,724
Kidney Disease	20	2,504	6	2,329	+ 175
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,280	14	1,551	+ 729
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,189	5	2,550	- 361
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,152	32	337	+ 1,815
Leukemia	24	2,128	19	796	+ 1,332
Oral Cancer	25	2,080	36	289	+ 1,791
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,904	49	79	+ 1,825
Ovary Cancer	27	1,804	34	328	+ 1,476
Other Injuries	28	1,556	24	521	+ 1,035
Liver Cancer	29	1,410	31	366	+ 1,044
Uterin Cancer	30	1,332	44	146	+ 1,186
Skin Cancers	31	1,327	38	276	+ 1,051
Cervical Cancer	32	1,174	42	188	+ 986
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,110	47	97	+ 1,013
Parkinson's Disease	34	924	30	367	+ 557
Epilepsy	35	705	48	92	+ 613
Congenital Anomalies	36	564	8	2,077	- 1,513
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	517	7	2,156	- 1,639
Endocrine Disorders	38	512	26	418	+ 94
Drownings	39	392	40	215	+ 177
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	377	41	197	+ 179
Tuberculosis	41	367	56	23	+ 344
Low Birth Weight	42	356	12	1,652	- 1,295
Asthma	43	333	17	1,052	- 720
Multiple Sclerosis	44	309	59	14	+ 295
Fires	45	292	43	179	+ 113
Skin Disease	46	289	61	8	+ 281
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	227	62	7	+ 221
Drug Use	48	198	39	249	- 52
Violence	49	181	25	444	- 263
Malnutrition	50	179	51	73	+ 106
Poisonings	51	126	46	98	+ 28
Hepatitis C	52	116	68	1	+ 115
Meningitis	53	105	35	295	- 190
HIV/AIDS	54	71	58	15	+ 56
Appendicitis	55	42	54	36	+ 6
Hepatitis B	56	32	63	5	+ 27
Birth Trauma	57	32	21	744	- 713
Schizophrenia	58	18	81	0	+ 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	18	85	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	60	12	66	3	+ 9
Osteoarthritis	61	11	84	0	+ 11
Anemia	62	8	83	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	63	6	45	105	- 99
Encephalitis	64	4	50	77	- 73
Oral conditions	65	2	86	0	+ 2
War	66	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Tetanus	67	1	52	57	- 56
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Syphilis	69	0	55	31	- 30
Diphtheria	70	0	64	5	- 5
Pertussis	71	0	37	289	- 289
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	76	0	60	11	- 11
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Poland

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.