BRAZIL VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	260,047	1	165,788	+ 94,260
Stroke	2	74,580	2	123,207	- 48,627
War	3	71,554	56	1,090	+ 70,464
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	27,278	3	94,705	- 67,427
Road Traffic Accidents	5	23,513	8	33,871	- 10,358
Kidney Disease	6	21,474	7	37,690	- 16,216
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	19,878	35	5,659	+ 14,219
Congenital Anomalies	8	19,155	23	12,317	+ 6,838
Lung Cancers	9	18,881	9	31,659	- 12,778
Breast Cancer	10	18,005	14	20,759	- 2,754
Liver Disease	11	15,857	13	21,422	- 5,565
Low Birth Weight	12	15,232	33	6,881	+ 8,351
Lung Disease	13	14,764	6	59,373	- 44,609
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	14,299	10	30,717	- 16,418
Diabetes Mellitus	15	14,143	5	59,608	- 45,465
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	11,282	12	23,161	- 11,879
Asthma	17	9,703	48	2,595	+ 7,108
Lymphomas	18	7,625	27	10,376	- 2,750
Leukemia	19	7,340	30	8,531	- 1,191
Bladder Cancer	20	6,984	36	5,306	+ 1,678
Birth Trauma	21	6,865	45	3,777	+ 3,088
Stomach Cancer	22	6,681	17	17,992	- 11,311
Hypertension	23	6,523	11	28,822	- 22,299
Other Injuries	24	4,806	21	13,807	- 9,001
Violence	25	4,096	4	68,779	- 64,683
Endocrine Disorders	26	3,853	19	16,927	- 13,074
Pancreas Cancer	27	3,789	24	11,999	- 8,210
Prostate Cancer	28	3,726	15	19,001	- 15,275
Falls	29	3,531	16	18,847	- 15,316
Parkinson's Disease	30	3,384	41	4,770	- 1,386
Liver Cancer	31	3,379	25	11,514	- 8,135
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,110	18	17,508	- 14,397
Suicide	33	3,067	20	14,540	- 11,474
Ovary Cancer	34	3,023	43	4,355	- 1,332
Meningitis	35	2,719	54	1,359	+ 1,360
Oral Cancer	36	2,666	28	9,951	- 7,285
Pertussis	37	2,664	75	30	+ 2,633
Skin Cancers	38	2,549	38	5,032	- 2,482
Drug Use	39	2,299	49	2,467	- 168
Drownings	40	1,983	39	4,937	- 2,954
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,821	51	2,193	- 372
Cervical Cancer	42	1,735	29	9,511	- 7,775
Fires	43	1,648	58	1,028	+ 621
Uterin Cancer	44	1,342	47	2,780	- 1,438
Maternal Conditions	45	966	53	1,507	- 541
Poisonings	46	903	66	317	+ 587
Oesophagus Cancer	47	898	26	10,466	- 9,567
Epilepsy	48	852	46	3,263	- 2,411
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	729	44	4,258	- 3,529
Encephalitis	50	711	72	65	+ 646
Malnutrition	51	670	34	6,695	- 6,025
Tetanus	52	530	71	88	+ 442
Alcohol	53	467	32	7,121	- 6,654
Appendicitis	54	336	57	1,067	- 731
Syphilis	55	283	68	223	+ 60
Tuberculosis	56	215	40	4,895	- 4,680
Other Neoplasms	57	195	42	4,665	- 4,469
HIV/AIDS	58	135	22	12,558	- 12,423
Multiple Sclerosis	59	131	64	356	- 225
Schistosomiasis	60	105	62	593	- 488
Skin Disease	61	72	31	7,179	- 7,107
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	61	61	596	- 536
Hepatitis B	63	46	59	775	- 729
Diphtheria	64	46	79	7	+ 39
Leishmaniasis	65	46	63	432	- 386
Upper Respiratory	66	30	67	260	- 230
Ascariasis	67	9	78	7	+ 2
Hepatitis C	68	8	52	1,955	- 1,947
Chlamydia	69	8	80	5	+ 2
Measles	70	3	81	4	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	94	- 94
Dengue	72	0	76	14	- 14
Hookworm Disease	73	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Malaria	79	0	74	44	- 44
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	661	- 661
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	83	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.