SYRIA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,948	1	28,203	- 7,255
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,543	4	2,958	+ 17,585
Stroke	3	6,170	2	8,088	- 1,918
Lung Cancers	4	6,098	9	2,048	+ 4,050
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,760	16	1,224	+ 3,537
Kidney Disease	6	4,071	6	2,329	+ 1,742
Liver Cancer	7	2,952	31	366	+ 2,585
Hypertension	8	2,898	23	707	+ 2,190
Suicide	9	2,575	33	333	+ 2,242
Breast Cancer	10	2,396	10	1,953	+ 444
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,126	27	411	+ 1,715
Stomach Cancer	12	1,602	22	725	+ 877
Lymphomas	13	1,571	18	827	+ 744
Lung Disease	14	1,516	13	1,601	- 85
Oral Cancer	15	1,255	36	289	+ 966
Prostate Cancer	16	1,198	28	404	+ 794
Leukemia	17	987	19	796	+ 191
Falls	18	861	29	383	+ 478
Inflammatory/Heart	19	852	32	337	+ 515
Liver Disease	20	828	11	1,720	- 892
Ovary Cancer	21	807	34	328	+ 479
Other Neoplasms	22	773	57	21	+ 752
Uterin Cancer	23	582	44	146	+ 437
Oesophagus Cancer	24	542	47	97	+ 444
Skin Disease	25	538	61	8	+ 530
Road Traffic Accidents	26	479	5	2,550	- 2,071
Bladder Cancer	27	476	20	757	- 282
Diabetes Mellitus	28	426	15	1,534	- 1,108
Parkinson's Disease	29	355	30	367	- 12
Cervical Cancer	30	337	42	188	+ 148
Congenital Anomalies	31	315	8	2,077	- 1,763
Other Injuries	32	313	24	521	- 208
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	274	49	79	+ 195
Skin Cancers	34	222	38	276	- 54
Asthma	35	147	17	1,052	- 906
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	128	14	1,551	- 1,422
Endocrine Disorders	37	120	26	418	- 298
Drownings	38	115	40	215	- 100
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	110	7	2,156	- 2,046
Tuberculosis	40	101	56	23	+ 78
Low Birth Weight	41	100	12	1,652	- 1,552
Epilepsy	42	98	48	92	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	88	41	197	- 110
Drug Use	44	75	39	249	- 174
HIV/AIDS	45	72	58	15	+ 57
Violence	46	58	25	444	- 386
Alcohol	47	40	53	51	- 10
Meningitis	48	33	35	295	- 262
Fires	49	28	43	179	- 151
Appendicitis	50	23	54	36	- 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	22	85	0	+ 22
Hepatitis B	52	16	63	5	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	53	13	45	105	- 91
Upper Respiratory	54	13	66	3	+ 10
Birth Trauma	55	12	21	744	- 732
Hepatitis C	56	11	68	1	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	57	10	59	14	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	9	62	7	+ 2
War	59	9	3	7,760	- 7,752
Poisonings	60	4	46	98	- 94
Encephalitis	61	0	50	77	- 77
Pertussis	62	0	37	289	- 289
Malnutrition	63	0	51	73	- 73
Diphtheria	64	0	64	5	- 5
Syphilis	65	0	55	31	- 31
Dengue	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	68	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	52	57	- 57
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	60	11	- 11
Otitis Media	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.