BELGIUM VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,155	1	15,281	- 1,126
Stroke	2	4,059	3	7,408	- 3,348
War	3	3,895	67	1	+ 3,894
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,485	6	5,677	- 4,193
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,280	29	666	+ 614
Kidney Disease	6	1,169	8	2,952	- 1,783
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,082	33	418	+ 664
Congenital Anomalies	8	1,043	40	282	+ 761
Lung Cancers	9	1,028	4	6,777	- 5,749
Breast Cancer	10	980	9	2,587	- 1,607
Liver Disease	11	863	17	1,433	- 570
Low Birth Weight	12	829	50	70	+ 759
Lung Disease	13	804	5	6,438	- 5,634
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	778	2	9,416	- 8,638
Diabetes Mellitus	15	770	20	1,269	- 500
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	614	7	3,329	- 2,715
Asthma	17	528	46	128	+ 400
Lymphomas	18	415	16	1,552	- 1,137
Leukemia	19	400	21	1,199	- 800
Bladder Cancer	20	380	22	1,078	- 698
Birth Trauma	21	374	53	47	+ 327
Stomach Cancer	22	364	26	863	- 499
Hypertension	23	355	27	740	- 385
Other Injuries	24	262	11	2,006	- 1,745
Violence	25	223	44	149	+ 73
Endocrine Disorders	26	210	18	1,432	- 1,222
Pancreas Cancer	27	206	14	1,809	- 1,603
Prostate Cancer	28	203	13	1,824	- 1,622
Falls	29	192	15	1,756	- 1,563
Parkinson's Disease	30	184	19	1,378	- 1,193
Liver Cancer	31	184	24	976	- 792
Inflammatory/Heart	32	169	23	1,060	- 891
Suicide	33	167	10	2,111	- 1,944
Ovary Cancer	34	165	30	653	- 488
Meningitis	35	148	58	28	+ 120
Oral Cancer	36	145	28	675	- 530
Pertussis	37	145	68	1	+ 144
Skin Cancers	38	139	31	522	- 383
Drug Use	39	125	39	287	- 162
Drownings	40	108	47	79	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	99	37	293	- 194
Cervical Cancer	42	94	41	243	- 148
Fires	43	90	48	75	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	44	73	34	384	- 311
Maternal Conditions	45	53	64	6	+ 47
Poisonings	46	49	55	41	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	47	49	25	898	- 849
Epilepsy	48	46	36	348	- 301
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	40	42	213	- 173
Encephalitis	50	39	66	1	+ 37
Malnutrition	51	36	38	291	- 254
Tetanus	52	29	78	0	+ 29
Alcohol	53	25	32	500	- 474
Appendicitis	54	18	62	17	+ 2
Syphilis	55	15	70	0	+ 15
Tuberculosis	56	12	54	46	- 34
Other Neoplasms	57	11	12	1,828	- 1,817
HIV/AIDS	58	7	57	36	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	59	7	45	147	- 140
Schistosomiasis	60	6	76	0	+ 6
Skin Disease	61	4	35	380	- 376
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	3	49	73	- 69
Hepatitis B	63	3	63	17	- 14
Diphtheria	64	3	69	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	65	2	73	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	59	22	- 20
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	0	52	53	- 53
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Syria

Belgium

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.