SYRIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,088	1	28,203	- 2,115
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,371	14	1,551	+ 19,820
Stroke	3	14,640	2	8,088	+ 6,551
Lung Cancers	4	11,171	9	2,048	+ 9,123
Lung Disease	5	9,553	13	1,601	+ 7,952
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,559	16	1,224	+ 7,336
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,924	4	2,958	+ 3,965
Kidney Disease	8	4,909	6	2,329	+ 2,580
Hypertension	9	4,601	23	707	+ 3,893
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,924	15	1,534	+ 2,390
Breast Cancer	11	3,567	10	1,953	+ 1,615
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,408	27	411	+ 2,997
Prostate Cancer	13	3,240	28	404	+ 2,836
Stomach Cancer	14	2,926	22	725	+ 2,201
Other Injuries	15	2,794	24	521	+ 2,273
Lymphomas	16	2,693	18	827	+ 1,866
Bladder Cancer	17	2,636	20	757	+ 1,879
Liver Cancer	18	2,573	31	366	+ 2,207
Inflammatory/Heart	19	2,516	32	337	+ 2,178
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,495	30	367	+ 2,128
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,455	26	418	+ 2,037
Other Neoplasms	22	2,397	57	21	+ 2,375
Liver Disease	23	2,136	11	1,720	+ 416
Leukemia	24	1,904	19	796	+ 1,108
Suicide	25	1,822	33	333	+ 1,489
Falls	26	1,639	29	383	+ 1,256
Oral Cancer	27	1,304	36	289	+ 1,015
Ovary Cancer	28	1,023	34	328	+ 695
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,015	47	97	+ 918
Skin Disease	30	929	61	8	+ 921
Road Traffic Accidents	31	923	5	2,550	- 1,627
Skin Cancers	32	910	38	276	+ 634
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	814	41	197	+ 616
Uterin Cancer	34	814	44	146	+ 668
Asthma	35	572	17	1,052	- 480
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	537	7	2,156	- 1,619
Anemia	37	462	83	0	+ 462
Congenital Anomalies	38	436	8	2,077	- 1,642
Cervical Cancer	39	432	42	188	+ 243
Epilepsy	40	416	48	92	+ 323
Drug Use	41	392	39	249	+ 143
Hepatitis C	42	329	68	1	+ 328
HIV/AIDS	43	272	58	15	+ 257
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	240	49	79	+ 161
Drownings	45	225	40	215	+ 10
Alcohol	46	168	53	51	+ 118
Malnutrition	47	153	51	73	+ 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	148	62	7	+ 142
Multiple Sclerosis	49	145	59	14	+ 131
Tuberculosis	50	136	56	23	+ 113
Violence	51	132	25	444	- 312
Low Birth Weight	52	128	12	1,652	- 1,524
Osteoarthritis	53	107	84	0	+ 107
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	103	85	0	+ 103
Fires	55	93	43	179	- 86
Schizophrenia	56	91	81	0	+ 91
Poisonings	57	86	46	98	- 12
Hepatitis B	58	82	63	5	+ 77
Meningitis	59	65	35	295	- 230
Birth Trauma	60	57	21	744	- 688
Appendicitis	61	40	54	36	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	23	66	3	+ 20
Oral conditions	63	22	86	0	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	64	7	45	105	- 98
Leishmaniasis	65	5	65	5	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	5	71	0	+ 5
Syphilis	67	5	55	31	- 26
War	68	3	3	7,760	- 7,758
Iodine Deficiency	69	2	76	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	70	2	50	77	- 75
Chagas disease	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Tetanus	72	1	52	57	- 57
Pertussis	73	1	37	289	- 288
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	11	- 11
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	64	5	- 5
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	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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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.