SYRIA VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,494	1	28,203	- 710
Stroke	2	16,917	2	8,088	+ 8,828
Diabetes Mellitus	3	12,308	15	1,534	+ 10,775
Lung Disease	4	6,506	13	1,601	+ 4,905
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,063	4	2,958	+ 3,105
Kidney Disease	6	5,998	6	2,329	+ 3,669
Hypertension	7	3,408	23	707	+ 2,701
Liver Disease	8	3,127	11	1,720	+ 1,407
Lung Cancers	9	3,024	9	2,048	+ 976
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,935	5	2,550	+ 384
Suicide	11	2,827	33	333	+ 2,494
Asthma	12	2,373	17	1,052	+ 1,321
Breast Cancer	13	2,191	10	1,953	+ 238
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,164	14	1,551	+ 613
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,010	8	2,077	- 67
Low Birth Weight	16	1,870	12	1,652	+ 218
Stomach Cancer	17	1,827	22	725	+ 1,103
Measles	18	1,774	70	0	+ 1,774
Drownings	19	1,509	40	215	+ 1,294
Other Injuries	20	1,468	24	521	+ 947
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	1,362	7	2,156	- 794
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,353	16	1,224	+ 129
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	1,296	41	197	+ 1,099
Prostate Cancer	24	1,215	28	404	+ 811
Ovary Cancer	25	1,139	34	328	+ 811
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	997	49	79	+ 918
Falls	27	901	29	383	+ 518
Parkinson's Disease	28	835	30	367	+ 468
Inflammatory/Heart	29	821	32	337	+ 483
Liver Cancer	30	771	31	366	+ 405
Endocrine Disorders	31	688	26	418	+ 270
Cervical Cancer	32	668	42	188	+ 480
Lymphomas	33	638	18	827	- 189
Violence	34	634	25	444	+ 190
Birth Trauma	35	620	21	744	- 125
Uterin Cancer	36	604	44	146	+ 459
Maternal Conditions	37	600	45	105	+ 495
Bladder Cancer	38	546	20	757	- 212
Oral Cancer	39	500	36	289	+ 211
Pancreas Cancer	40	423	27	411	+ 12
Skin Disease	41	394	61	8	+ 386
Leukemia	42	361	19	796	- 435
Malnutrition	43	322	51	73	+ 250
Meningitis	44	276	35	295	- 19
Epilepsy	45	266	48	92	+ 174
Alcohol	46	242	53	51	+ 191
Skin Cancers	47	224	38	276	- 53
Fires	48	205	43	179	+ 26
Syphilis	49	201	55	31	+ 171
Tuberculosis	50	199	56	23	+ 175
Oesophagus Cancer	51	108	47	97	+ 11
Poisonings	52	95	46	98	- 3
Other Neoplasms	53	75	57	21	+ 54
Encephalitis	54	66	50	77	- 11
Drug Use	55	62	39	249	- 187
Appendicitis	56	45	54	36	+ 9
Hepatitis B	57	38	63	5	+ 33
Pertussis	58	25	37	289	- 263
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	23	62	7	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	60	20	59	14	+ 6
Dengue	61	15	72	0	+ 15
Tetanus	62	6	52	57	- 52
Diphtheria	63	4	64	5	- 1
Hepatitis C	64	3	68	1	+ 2
War	65	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Ascariasis	66	2	67	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	69	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	66	3	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	58	15	- 15
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	11	- 11
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	5	- 5
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	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.