SYRIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,855	1	28,203	+ 652
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,372	14	1,551	+ 17,821
Stroke	3	10,552	2	8,088	+ 2,463
Lung Cancers	4	9,480	9	2,048	+ 7,432
Lung Disease	5	7,817	13	1,601	+ 6,215
Hypertension	6	6,656	23	707	+ 5,949
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,372	16	1,224	+ 4,149
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,250	4	2,958	+ 2,292
Falls	9	5,170	29	383	+ 4,787
Prostate Cancer	10	4,254	28	404	+ 3,850
Breast Cancer	11	4,247	10	1,953	+ 2,295
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,002	27	411	+ 3,591
Kidney Disease	13	3,397	6	2,329	+ 1,068
Suicide	14	3,364	33	333	+ 3,032
Lymphomas	15	3,047	18	827	+ 2,220
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,766	32	337	+ 2,428
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,752	15	1,534	+ 1,218
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,309	30	367	+ 1,942
Liver Cancer	19	2,168	31	366	+ 1,802
Other Neoplasms	20	1,835	57	21	+ 1,814
Liver Disease	21	1,824	11	1,720	+ 104
Leukemia	22	1,808	19	796	+ 1,012
Bladder Cancer	23	1,803	20	757	+ 1,046
Stomach Cancer	24	1,653	22	725	+ 928
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,597	26	418	+ 1,179
Oral Cancer	26	1,348	36	289	+ 1,059
Skin Cancers	27	1,328	38	276	+ 1,052
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,322	47	97	+ 1,225
Ovary Cancer	29	1,231	34	328	+ 904
Other Injuries	30	1,103	24	521	+ 582
Congenital Anomalies	31	822	8	2,077	- 1,255
Alcohol	32	617	53	51	+ 566
Uterin Cancer	33	602	44	146	+ 457
Road Traffic Accidents	34	520	5	2,550	- 2,030
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	501	7	2,156	- 1,655
Drug Use	36	474	39	249	+ 225
Osteoarthritis	37	457	84	0	+ 457
Multiple Sclerosis	38	431	59	14	+ 416
Epilepsy	39	427	48	92	+ 334
Skin Disease	40	348	61	8	+ 340
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	329	49	79	+ 250
Cervical Cancer	42	283	42	188	+ 95
Low Birth Weight	43	283	12	1,652	- 1,369
Anemia	44	274	83	0	+ 274
Schizophrenia	45	259	81	0	+ 259
Asthma	46	255	17	1,052	- 797
Malnutrition	47	227	51	73	+ 154
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	210	41	197	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	183	62	7	+ 176
Drownings	50	133	40	215	- 82
Violence	51	114	25	444	- 330
Birth Trauma	52	86	21	744	- 658
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	86	85	0	+ 86
HIV/AIDS	54	78	58	15	+ 64
Fires	55	57	43	179	- 121
Tuberculosis	56	57	56	23	+ 34
Meningitis	57	54	35	295	- 241
Hepatitis C	58	41	68	1	+ 40
Appendicitis	59	39	54	36	+ 3
Poisonings	60	35	46	98	- 63
Upper Respiratory	61	29	66	3	+ 26
Oral conditions	62	22	86	0	+ 22
Hepatitis B	63	12	63	5	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	64	11	45	105	- 93
Syphilis	65	4	55	31	- 27
Iodine Deficiency	66	3	76	0	+ 3
War	67	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Encephalitis	68	2	50	77	- 75
Otitis Media	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Tetanus	70	1	52	57	- 56
Leishmaniasis	71	1	65	5	- 4
Schistosomiasis	72	1	60	11	- 10
Pertussis	73	0	37	289	- 289
Diphtheria	74	0	64	5	- 5
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Switzerland

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.