BOLIVIA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,550	1	11,051	+ 3,498
Stroke	2	4,173	3	7,206	- 3,034
War	3	4,003	63	9	+ 3,994
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,526	2	8,069	- 6,543
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,316	9	2,430	- 1,114
Kidney Disease	6	1,201	4	5,879	- 4,677
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,112	21	883	+ 229
Congenital Anomalies	8	1,072	15	1,080	- 9
Lung Cancers	9	1,056	20	901	+ 155
Breast Cancer	10	1,007	29	482	+ 525
Liver Disease	11	887	6	3,987	- 3,100
Low Birth Weight	12	852	12	1,265	- 412
Lung Disease	13	826	7	3,735	- 2,909
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	800	8	2,479	- 1,679
Diabetes Mellitus	15	791	5	4,927	- 4,136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	631	30	407	+ 224
Asthma	17	543	38	258	+ 284
Lymphomas	18	427	41	219	+ 207
Leukemia	19	411	34	380	+ 31
Bladder Cancer	20	391	59	43	+ 348
Birth Trauma	21	384	19	984	- 600
Stomach Cancer	22	374	23	785	- 411
Hypertension	23	365	10	1,927	- 1,562
Other Injuries	24	269	11	1,279	- 1,010
Violence	25	229	14	1,097	- 868
Endocrine Disorders	26	216	32	384	- 169
Pancreas Cancer	27	212	36	332	- 120
Prostate Cancer	28	208	28	550	- 341
Falls	29	198	17	1,066	- 869
Parkinson's Disease	30	189	22	852	- 663
Liver Cancer	31	189	25	720	- 531
Inflammatory/Heart	32	174	35	374	- 200
Suicide	33	172	26	715	- 544
Ovary Cancer	34	169	54	102	+ 67
Meningitis	35	152	49	128	+ 25
Oral Cancer	36	149	56	91	+ 58
Pertussis	37	149	50	121	+ 28
Skin Cancers	38	143	43	190	- 48
Drug Use	39	129	40	244	- 115
Drownings	40	111	31	406	- 295
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	102	37	292	- 190
Cervical Cancer	42	97	16	1,071	- 974
Fires	43	92	44	181	- 89
Uterin Cancer	44	75	47	151	- 76
Maternal Conditions	45	54	39	245	- 191
Poisonings	46	51	57	66	- 15
Oesophagus Cancer	47	50	48	133	- 83
Epilepsy	48	48	42	199	- 152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	41	27	678	- 637
Encephalitis	50	40	52	110	- 70
Malnutrition	51	37	18	1,031	- 993
Tetanus	52	30	60	31	- 1
Alcohol	53	26	33	384	- 358
Appendicitis	54	19	46	156	- 137
Syphilis	55	16	53	105	- 89
Tuberculosis	56	12	13	1,187	- 1,175
Other Neoplasms	57	11	58	43	- 32
HIV/AIDS	58	8	45	174	- 167
Multiple Sclerosis	59	7	61	22	- 15
Schistosomiasis	60	6	75	0	+ 6
Skin Disease	61	4	55	101	- 96
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	3	51	111	- 108
Hepatitis B	63	3	64	6	- 3
Diphtheria	64	3	70	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	65	3	65	5	- 3
Upper Respiratory	66	2	62	15	- 14
Ascariasis	67	1	69	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	0	67	3	- 2
Chlamydia	69	0	68	2	- 2
Measles	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	24	755	- 755
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Syria

Bolivia

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.