SYRIA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,701	1	28,203	+ 17,497
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,225	14	1,551	+ 17,675
Stroke	3	16,111	2	8,088	+ 8,022
Lung Cancers	4	10,989	9	2,048	+ 8,941
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	10,845	16	1,224	+ 9,621
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,681	4	2,958	+ 5,723
Liver Disease	7	6,115	11	1,720	+ 4,395
Falls	8	5,480	29	383	+ 5,097
Lung Disease	9	4,811	13	1,601	+ 3,209
Breast Cancer	10	4,594	10	1,953	+ 2,641
Hypertension	11	4,437	23	707	+ 3,729
Prostate Cancer	12	4,152	28	404	+ 3,748
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,756	27	411	+ 3,345
Kidney Disease	14	3,562	6	2,329	+ 1,233
Stomach Cancer	15	3,546	22	725	+ 2,821
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,215	15	1,534	+ 1,682
Lymphomas	17	3,156	18	827	+ 2,329
Oral Cancer	18	3,071	36	289	+ 2,782
Suicide	19	2,830	33	333	+ 2,497
Other Injuries	20	2,375	24	521	+ 1,853
Bladder Cancer	21	2,096	20	757	+ 1,338
Liver Cancer	22	2,013	31	366	+ 1,646
Leukemia	23	1,923	19	796	+ 1,127
Skin Cancers	24	1,532	38	276	+ 1,255
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,452	32	337	+ 1,115
Ovary Cancer	26	1,434	34	328	+ 1,106
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,420	5	2,550	- 1,130
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,345	47	97	+ 1,248
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,330	30	367	+ 963
Uterin Cancer	30	1,200	44	146	+ 1,055
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,174	49	79	+ 1,095
Cervical Cancer	32	1,170	42	188	+ 981
Alcohol	33	940	53	51	+ 890
Skin Disease	34	729	61	8	+ 721
Epilepsy	35	720	48	92	+ 628
Congenital Anomalies	36	715	8	2,077	- 1,362
Endocrine Disorders	37	701	26	418	+ 283
Drownings	38	616	40	215	+ 401
Low Birth Weight	39	417	12	1,652	- 1,235
Other Neoplasms	40	398	57	21	+ 377
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	299	41	197	+ 101
Violence	42	255	25	444	- 189
Multiple Sclerosis	43	235	59	14	+ 221
Asthma	44	202	17	1,052	- 850
Drug Use	45	192	39	249	- 58
Fires	46	166	43	179	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	145	7	2,156	- 2,010
Poisonings	48	127	46	98	+ 29
Malnutrition	49	123	51	73	+ 51
Tuberculosis	50	114	56	23	+ 90
Meningitis	51	108	35	295	- 187
Birth Trauma	52	64	21	744	- 680
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	64	62	7	+ 57
Hepatitis C	54	53	68	1	+ 52
Appendicitis	55	39	54	36	+ 2
Hepatitis B	56	35	63	5	+ 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	32	85	0	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	58	27	66	3	+ 24
Anemia	59	23	83	0	+ 23
Schizophrenia	60	18	81	0	+ 18
Pertussis	61	16	37	289	- 273
Syphilis	62	14	55	31	- 17
Maternal Conditions	63	12	45	105	- 93
Otitis Media	64	10	71	0	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	65	9	58	15	- 6
Oral conditions	66	4	86	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	67	4	50	77	- 74
War	68	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Osteoarthritis	69	2	84	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	0	64	5	- 5
Tetanus	71	0	52	57	- 57
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	69	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	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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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.