CHILE VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,057	1	10,685	+ 11,372
Stroke	2	6,326	2	9,731	- 3,405
War	3	6,069	64	14	+ 6,056
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,314	6	3,920	- 1,606
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,994	12	2,826	- 832
Kidney Disease	6	1,821	3	4,065	- 2,243
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,686	39	334	+ 1,352
Congenital Anomalies	8	1,625	25	858	+ 767
Lung Cancers	9	1,601	9	3,452	- 1,851
Breast Cancer	10	1,527	16	1,689	- 161
Liver Disease	11	1,345	13	2,647	- 1,302
Low Birth Weight	12	1,292	36	437	+ 855
Lung Disease	13	1,252	4	4,062	- 2,810
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,213	5	4,000	- 2,787
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,200	10	3,177	- 1,977
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	957	11	3,022	- 2,065
Asthma	17	823	42	295	+ 528
Lymphomas	18	647	18	1,394	- 747
Leukemia	19	623	24	879	- 257
Bladder Cancer	20	592	32	641	- 49
Birth Trauma	21	582	54	87	+ 495
Stomach Cancer	22	567	8	3,631	- 3,064
Hypertension	23	553	7	3,817	- 3,263
Other Injuries	24	408	21	1,310	- 903
Violence	25	347	29	744	- 396
Endocrine Disorders	26	327	22	1,286	- 960
Pancreas Cancer	27	321	17	1,567	- 1,245
Prostate Cancer	28	316	14	2,435	- 2,119
Falls	29	300	23	904	- 605
Parkinson's Disease	30	287	26	790	- 503
Liver Cancer	31	287	19	1,369	- 1,083
Inflammatory/Heart	32	264	31	709	- 445
Suicide	33	260	15	1,700	- 1,440
Ovary Cancer	34	256	35	514	- 258
Meningitis	35	231	53	95	+ 136
Oral Cancer	36	226	40	307	- 81
Pertussis	37	226	68	3	+ 223
Skin Cancers	38	216	34	526	- 309
Drug Use	39	195	50	149	+ 46
Drownings	40	168	44	283	- 115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	154	52	104	+ 50
Cervical Cancer	42	147	27	780	- 632
Fires	43	140	41	295	- 156
Uterin Cancer	44	114	45	275	- 161
Maternal Conditions	45	82	63	24	+ 58
Poisonings	46	77	57	68	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	47	76	30	722	- 646
Epilepsy	48	72	43	294	- 222
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	62	46	223	- 161
Encephalitis	50	60	70	2	+ 59
Malnutrition	51	57	37	420	- 363
Tetanus	52	45	69	2	+ 43
Alcohol	53	40	47	207	- 167
Appendicitis	54	29	59	37	- 8
Syphilis	55	24	66	5	+ 19
Tuberculosis	56	18	38	410	- 392
Other Neoplasms	57	17	20	1,358	- 1,341
HIV/AIDS	58	11	33	539	- 528
Multiple Sclerosis	59	11	62	27	- 15
Schistosomiasis	60	9	84	0	+ 9
Skin Disease	61	6	28	763	- 757
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	5	48	187	- 181
Hepatitis B	63	4	60	30	- 26
Diphtheria	64	4	74	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	65	4	81	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	3	67	4	- 2
Ascariasis	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	1	61	27	- 26
Chlamydia	69	1	80	0	+ 1
Measles	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	55	79	- 79
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	38	- 38
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	180	- 180
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	73	- 73
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Syria

Chile

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.