SYRIA VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	94,433	1	28,203	+ 66,230
Stroke	2	65,367	2	8,088	+ 57,278
Hypertension	3	14,475	23	707	+ 13,767
Lung Cancers	4	13,299	9	2,048	+ 11,252
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	12,305	4	2,958	+ 9,346
Liver Disease	6	11,730	11	1,720	+ 10,010
Lung Disease	7	9,677	13	1,601	+ 8,076
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	8,989	16	1,224	+ 7,765
Kidney Disease	9	6,805	6	2,329	+ 4,476
Inflammatory/Heart	10	5,829	32	337	+ 5,492
Breast Cancer	11	5,064	10	1,953	+ 3,111
Stomach Cancer	12	4,546	22	725	+ 3,822
Liver Cancer	13	4,094	31	366	+ 3,728
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,859	27	411	+ 3,448
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	3,733	14	1,551	+ 2,183
Prostate Cancer	16	3,220	28	404	+ 2,816
Oral Cancer	17	3,011	36	289	+ 2,722
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,933	15	1,534	+ 1,399
Other Injuries	19	2,813	24	521	+ 2,292
Road Traffic Accidents	20	2,620	5	2,550	+ 70
Suicide	21	2,481	33	333	+ 2,148
Cervical Cancer	22	2,459	42	188	+ 2,271
Bladder Cancer	23	2,255	20	757	+ 1,498
Falls	24	1,978	29	383	+ 1,595
Lymphomas	25	1,821	18	827	+ 994
Leukemia	26	1,765	19	796	+ 969
Ovary Cancer	27	1,458	34	328	+ 1,130
Tuberculosis	28	1,335	56	23	+ 1,312
Skin Cancers	29	1,319	38	276	+ 1,043
Oesophagus Cancer	30	993	47	97	+ 895
Parkinson's Disease	31	974	30	367	+ 607
Drownings	32	784	40	215	+ 569
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	699	49	79	+ 619
Uterin Cancer	34	687	44	146	+ 541
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	579	41	197	+ 382
Fires	36	554	43	179	+ 375
Alcohol	37	538	53	51	+ 487
Congenital Anomalies	38	482	8	2,077	- 1,595
Poisonings	39	482	46	98	+ 384
Drug Use	40	455	39	249	+ 206
Low Birth Weight	41	417	12	1,652	- 1,235
Epilepsy	42	413	48	92	+ 321
Other Neoplasms	43	380	57	21	+ 358
Violence	44	336	25	444	- 108
Asthma	45	296	17	1,052	- 756
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	294	7	2,156	- 1,862
HIV/AIDS	47	288	58	15	+ 273
Endocrine Disorders	48	253	26	418	- 165
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	189	85	0	+ 189
Malnutrition	50	186	51	73	+ 114
Schizophrenia	51	135	81	0	+ 135
Hepatitis C	52	129	68	1	+ 129
Skin Disease	53	128	61	8	+ 120
Meningitis	54	101	35	295	- 194
Multiple Sclerosis	55	87	59	14	+ 73
Anemia	56	77	83	0	+ 77
Birth Trauma	57	50	21	744	- 694
Maternal Conditions	58	46	45	105	- 58
Hepatitis B	59	40	63	5	+ 35
Appendicitis	60	28	54	36	- 9
Measles	61	10	70	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	62	8	50	77	- 69
Upper Respiratory	63	4	66	3	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	3	86	0	+ 3
War	65	3	3	7,760	- 7,757
Syphilis	66	2	55	31	- 29
Tetanus	67	2	52	57	- 56
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	37	289	- 289
Leishmaniasis	70	0	65	5	- 5
Diphtheria	71	0	64	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	11	- 11
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	62	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Romania

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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.