BULGARIA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,015	1	36,513	- 28,498
Stroke	2	2,299	2	21,347	- 19,048
War	3	2,206	64	3	+ 2,203
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	841	9	1,396	- 555
Road Traffic Accidents	5	725	17	647	+ 78
Kidney Disease	6	662	7	1,855	- 1,193
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	613	51	27	+ 586
Congenital Anomalies	8	590	32	160	+ 431
Lung Cancers	9	582	5	3,288	- 2,706
Breast Cancer	10	555	10	1,358	- 803
Liver Disease	11	489	8	1,804	- 1,315
Low Birth Weight	12	470	37	116	+ 353
Lung Disease	13	455	4	3,993	- 3,538
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	441	33	147	+ 293
Diabetes Mellitus	15	436	11	1,344	- 908
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	348	6	2,591	- 2,244
Asthma	17	299	50	28	+ 271
Lymphomas	18	235	19	499	- 264
Leukemia	19	226	20	460	- 233
Bladder Cancer	20	215	18	637	- 422
Birth Trauma	21	212	47	40	+ 172
Stomach Cancer	22	206	12	1,175	- 969
Hypertension	23	201	3	5,916	- 5,715
Other Injuries	24	148	21	437	- 289
Violence	25	126	41	84	+ 42
Endocrine Disorders	26	119	34	146	- 27
Pancreas Cancer	27	117	13	1,063	- 946
Prostate Cancer	28	115	14	1,016	- 901
Falls	29	109	26	381	- 272
Parkinson's Disease	30	104	29	284	- 179
Liver Cancer	31	104	16	664	- 560
Inflammatory/Heart	32	96	24	409	- 313
Suicide	33	95	15	681	- 586
Ovary Cancer	34	93	23	420	- 327
Meningitis	35	84	49	31	+ 52
Oral Cancer	36	82	25	408	- 325
Pertussis	37	82	72	0	+ 82
Skin Cancers	38	79	28	328	- 250
Drug Use	39	71	42	76	- 5
Drownings	40	61	35	129	- 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	56	43	56	+ 0
Cervical Cancer	42	53	22	422	- 369
Fires	43	51	36	124	- 73
Uterin Cancer	44	41	27	369	- 328
Maternal Conditions	45	30	59	6	+ 24
Poisonings	46	28	48	38	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	47	28	31	195	- 167
Epilepsy	48	26	39	93	- 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	22	30	276	- 254
Encephalitis	50	22	63	3	+ 19
Malnutrition	51	21	67	1	+ 19
Tetanus	52	16	69	0	+ 16
Alcohol	53	14	46	44	- 30
Appendicitis	54	10	57	7	+ 4
Syphilis	55	9	66	2	+ 7
Tuberculosis	56	7	38	104	- 97
Other Neoplasms	57	6	40	93	- 87
HIV/AIDS	58	4	54	20	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	59	4	45	52	- 48
Schistosomiasis	60	3	83	0	+ 3
Skin Disease	61	2	44	53	- 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	2	60	5	- 3
Hepatitis B	63	1	53	22	- 20
Diphtheria	64	1	73	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	61	4	- 3
Ascariasis	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	56	10	- 9
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	52	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	62	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Syria

Bulgaria

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.