SYRIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,110	1	28,203	+ 5,907
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	24,602	14	1,551	+ 23,052
Stroke	3	13,600	2	8,088	+ 5,512
Lung Disease	4	9,791	13	1,601	+ 8,189
Lung Cancers	5	8,388	9	2,048	+ 6,341
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,872	16	1,224	+ 5,649
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,992	4	2,958	+ 3,033
Prostate Cancer	8	5,909	28	404	+ 5,505
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,166	27	411	+ 3,755
Hypertension	10	4,143	23	707	+ 3,436
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,134	15	1,534	+ 2,600
Kidney Disease	12	3,671	6	2,329	+ 1,342
Breast Cancer	13	3,566	10	1,953	+ 1,613
Suicide	14	3,334	33	333	+ 3,002
Other Injuries	15	3,095	24	521	+ 2,574
Lymphomas	16	3,057	18	827	+ 2,230
Falls	17	2,499	29	383	+ 2,116
Other Neoplasms	18	2,335	57	21	+ 2,314
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,125	30	367	+ 1,758
Leukemia	20	1,860	19	796	+ 1,064
Bladder Cancer	21	1,713	20	757	+ 956
Liver Cancer	22	1,694	31	366	+ 1,328
Liver Disease	23	1,630	11	1,720	- 89
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,582	26	418	+ 1,164
Skin Cancers	25	1,466	38	276	+ 1,189
Stomach Cancer	26	1,380	22	725	+ 656
Ovary Cancer	27	1,246	34	328	+ 918
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,233	32	337	+ 895
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,213	47	97	+ 1,115
Drug Use	30	954	39	249	+ 705
Oral Cancer	31	855	36	289	+ 566
Alcohol	32	808	53	51	+ 758
Uterin Cancer	33	777	44	146	+ 631
Road Traffic Accidents	34	710	5	2,550	- 1,840
Congenital Anomalies	35	694	8	2,077	- 1,384
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	652	7	2,156	- 1,504
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	625	49	79	+ 545
Cervical Cancer	38	513	42	188	+ 325
Skin Disease	39	496	61	8	+ 488
Anemia	40	394	83	0	+ 394
Multiple Sclerosis	41	384	59	14	+ 370
Asthma	42	357	17	1,052	- 696
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	290	62	7	+ 284
Epilepsy	44	272	48	92	+ 179
Malnutrition	45	264	51	73	+ 191
Drownings	46	258	40	215	+ 43
Violence	47	254	25	444	- 190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	249	41	197	+ 51
Fires	49	146	43	179	- 33
Schizophrenia	50	143	81	0	+ 143
Low Birth Weight	51	113	12	1,652	- 1,539
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	103	85	0	+ 103
Hepatitis C	53	99	68	1	+ 98
Meningitis	54	79	35	295	- 216
Birth Trauma	55	76	21	744	- 669
Tuberculosis	56	54	56	23	+ 31
Osteoarthritis	57	54	84	0	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	58	44	66	3	+ 41
Appendicitis	59	41	54	36	+ 4
Poisonings	60	40	46	98	- 58
HIV/AIDS	61	29	58	15	+ 14
Hepatitis B	62	21	63	5	+ 16
Oral conditions	63	19	86	0	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	64	11	45	105	- 94
War	65	4	3	7,760	- 7,757
Otitis Media	66	2	71	0	+ 2
Pertussis	67	1	37	289	- 288
Tetanus	68	1	52	57	- 57
Schistosomiasis	69	1	60	11	- 11
Diphtheria	70	1	64	5	- 4
Encephalitis	71	0	50	77	- 77
Syphilis	72	0	55	31	- 31
Chlamydia	73	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Sweden

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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.