ANGOLA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,964	9	10,020	+ 33,944
Stroke	2	12,608	8	10,687	+ 1,922
War	3	12,097	68	23	+ 12,074
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,612	1	24,897	- 20,286
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,975	10	8,317	- 4,342
Kidney Disease	6	3,630	20	2,746	+ 884
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	3,361	3	15,245	- 11,885
Congenital Anomalies	8	3,238	11	7,402	- 4,164
Lung Cancers	9	3,192	45	401	+ 2,791
Breast Cancer	10	3,044	31	1,141	+ 1,903
Liver Disease	11	2,681	12	6,103	- 3,422
Low Birth Weight	12	2,575	7	11,184	- 8,609
Lung Disease	13	2,496	22	2,447	+ 49
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,417	29	1,198	+ 1,219
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,391	13	4,413	- 2,022
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,907	42	477	+ 1,430
Asthma	17	1,640	25	1,681	- 40
Lymphomas	18	1,289	38	608	+ 682
Leukemia	19	1,241	46	361	+ 880
Bladder Cancer	20	1,181	58	162	+ 1,019
Birth Trauma	21	1,161	5	12,983	- 11,822
Stomach Cancer	22	1,129	47	349	+ 781
Hypertension	23	1,103	15	3,667	- 2,565
Other Injuries	24	813	21	2,682	- 1,870
Violence	25	692	19	2,928	- 2,236
Endocrine Disorders	26	651	32	1,119	- 468
Pancreas Cancer	27	641	59	142	+ 499
Prostate Cancer	28	630	33	1,071	- 441
Falls	29	597	30	1,147	- 550
Parkinson's Disease	30	572	49	293	+ 280
Liver Cancer	31	571	39	579	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	32	526	28	1,305	- 779
Suicide	33	518	23	1,936	- 1,418
Ovary Cancer	34	511	53	210	+ 301
Meningitis	35	460	16	3,564	- 3,105
Oral Cancer	36	451	41	507	- 56
Pertussis	37	450	14	4,197	- 3,747
Skin Cancers	38	431	43	467	- 36
Drug Use	39	389	55	206	+ 183
Drownings	40	335	26	1,600	- 1,264
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	308	44	436	- 128
Cervical Cancer	42	293	24	1,931	- 1,637
Fires	43	279	34	839	- 560
Uterin Cancer	44	227	64	76	+ 151
Maternal Conditions	45	163	18	3,268	- 3,105
Poisonings	46	153	37	639	- 486
Oesophagus Cancer	47	152	48	310	- 158
Epilepsy	48	144	36	647	- 503
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	123	35	679	- 556
Encephalitis	50	120	56	190	- 70
Malnutrition	51	113	17	3,509	- 3,396
Tetanus	52	90	40	510	- 420
Alcohol	53	79	51	219	- 140
Appendicitis	54	57	54	207	- 150
Syphilis	55	48	27	1,316	- 1,268
Tuberculosis	56	36	2	16,991	- 16,954
Other Neoplasms	57	33	67	40	- 7
HIV/AIDS	58	23	6	12,805	- 12,782
Multiple Sclerosis	59	22	69	19	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	60	18	52	216	- 198
Skin Disease	61	12	50	224	- 212
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	10	65	61	- 51
Hepatitis B	63	8	61	117	- 109
Diphtheria	64	8	62	111	- 103
Leishmaniasis	65	8	57	166	- 158
Upper Respiratory	66	5	60	130	- 125
Ascariasis	67	2	66	40	- 39
Hepatitis C	68	1	70	15	- 13
Chlamydia	69	1	73	5	- 4
Measles	70	0	63	95	- 95
Otitis Media	71	0	72	8	- 8
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	12	- 12
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	13,608	- 13,608
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

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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.