SYRIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	28,427	58	15	+ 28,412
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,533	4	2,958	+ 12,575
Coronary Heart Disease	3	12,927	1	28,203	- 15,276
Stroke	4	12,119	2	8,088	+ 4,031
Diabetes Mellitus	5	11,919	15	1,534	+ 10,386
Tuberculosis	6	8,673	56	23	+ 8,650
Violence	7	8,292	25	444	+ 7,847
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,256	7	2,156	+ 4,100
Kidney Disease	9	6,042	6	2,329	+ 3,713
Suicide	10	5,439	33	333	+ 5,106
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,139	5	2,550	+ 2,588
Hypertension	12	5,050	23	707	+ 4,342
Lung Disease	13	4,697	13	1,601	+ 3,095
Liver Disease	14	3,559	11	1,720	+ 1,839
Lung Cancers	15	3,042	9	2,048	+ 995
Low Birth Weight	16	2,468	12	1,652	+ 816
Other Injuries	17	2,374	24	521	+ 1,853
Asthma	18	2,356	17	1,052	+ 1,303
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,326	26	418	+ 1,908
Cervical Cancer	20	2,194	42	188	+ 2,005
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,135	32	337	+ 1,798
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,846	14	1,551	+ 296
Breast Cancer	23	1,790	10	1,953	- 163
Prostate Cancer	24	1,727	28	404	+ 1,323
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,718	8	2,077	- 360
Meningitis	26	1,445	35	295	+ 1,150
Fires	27	1,428	43	179	+ 1,250
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,416	16	1,224	+ 193
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,376	47	97	+ 1,279
Birth Trauma	30	1,186	21	744	+ 441
Lymphomas	31	1,113	18	827	+ 286
Drownings	32	949	40	215	+ 734
Liver Cancer	33	941	31	366	+ 575
Malnutrition	34	940	51	73	+ 867
Pancreas Cancer	35	792	27	411	+ 382
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	748	49	79	+ 669
Epilepsy	37	738	48	92	+ 646
Maternal Conditions	38	671	45	105	+ 566
Stomach Cancer	39	606	22	725	- 119
Leukemia	40	578	19	796	- 218
Oral Cancer	41	555	36	289	+ 266
Falls	42	552	29	383	+ 169
Pertussis	43	451	37	289	+ 162
Syphilis	44	446	55	31	+ 415
Skin Disease	45	435	61	8	+ 427
Parkinson's Disease	46	425	30	367	+ 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	401	41	197	+ 203
Skin Cancers	48	392	38	276	+ 116
Alcohol	49	390	53	51	+ 339
Poisonings	50	385	46	98	+ 287
Ovary Cancer	51	375	34	328	+ 48
Bladder Cancer	52	327	20	757	- 430
Drug Use	53	304	39	249	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	54	202	44	146	+ 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	148	62	7	+ 142
Appendicitis	56	108	54	36	+ 72
Measles	57	107	70	0	+ 107
Other Neoplasms	58	105	57	21	+ 84
Encephalitis	59	92	50	77	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	60	88	66	3	+ 85
Hepatitis B	61	55	63	5	+ 50
Multiple Sclerosis	62	45	59	14	+ 30
Malaria	63	33	79	0	+ 33
War	64	26	3	7,760	- 7,734
Tetanus	65	15	52	57	- 43
Schistosomiasis	66	14	60	11	+ 2
Otitis Media	67	8	71	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	68	7	69	1	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	6	64	5	+ 1
Hepatitis C	70	3	68	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	71	1	67	1	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

South Africa

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.