CHINA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,673,418	2	1,771,525	- 98,107
Stroke	2	479,924	1	2,043,210	- 1,563,286
War	3	460,456	61	900	+ 459,556
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	175,537	12	183,342	- 7,806
Road Traffic Accidents	5	151,308	8	250,272	- 98,964
Kidney Disease	6	138,188	11	192,302	- 54,114
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	127,919	50	8,719	+ 119,200
Congenital Anomalies	8	123,263	31	36,613	+ 86,650
Lung Cancers	9	121,501	4	714,311	- 592,809
Breast Cancer	10	115,865	19	92,757	+ 23,108
Liver Disease	11	102,043	15	145,603	- 43,560
Low Birth Weight	12	98,019	40	21,631	+ 76,388
Lung Disease	13	95,008	3	968,607	- 873,599
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	92,012	6	304,455	- 212,443
Diabetes Mellitus	15	91,009	14	161,672	- 70,663
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	72,600	9	248,388	- 175,788
Asthma	17	62,439	39	23,147	+ 39,291
Lymphomas	18	49,070	23	57,838	- 8,769
Leukemia	19	47,232	22	58,145	- 10,913
Bladder Cancer	20	44,943	29	37,873	+ 7,070
Birth Trauma	21	44,174	43	17,644	+ 26,529
Stomach Cancer	22	42,990	5	398,439	- 355,448
Hypertension	23	41,976	7	301,183	- 259,206
Other Injuries	24	30,927	25	54,087	- 23,161
Violence	25	26,357	47	11,115	+ 15,242
Endocrine Disorders	26	24,796	37	25,613	- 816
Pancreas Cancer	27	24,384	18	111,537	- 87,153
Prostate Cancer	28	23,977	28	51,056	- 27,079
Falls	29	22,723	16	138,878	- 116,155
Parkinson's Disease	30	21,777	20	70,699	- 48,922
Liver Cancer	31	21,744	13	180,952	- 159,208
Inflammatory/Heart	32	20,016	33	29,954	- 9,938
Suicide	33	19,734	17	116,324	- 96,590
Ovary Cancer	34	19,452	35	28,078	- 8,626
Meningitis	35	17,496	51	5,704	+ 11,793
Oral Cancer	36	17,157	24	54,695	- 37,538
Pertussis	37	17,140	64	484	+ 16,657
Skin Cancers	38	16,403	41	19,669	- 3,266
Drug Use	39	14,793	38	24,214	- 9,421
Drownings	40	12,759	26	52,807	- 40,048
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	11,715	21	65,350	- 53,635
Cervical Cancer	42	11,167	27	51,650	- 40,482
Fires	43	10,608	48	10,498	+ 110
Uterin Cancer	44	8,638	45	11,751	- 3,113
Maternal Conditions	45	6,214	54	3,596	+ 2,618
Poisonings	46	5,814	36	25,762	- 19,949
Oesophagus Cancer	47	5,781	10	242,891	- 237,110
Epilepsy	48	5,484	46	11,365	- 5,881
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	4,693	30	37,723	- 33,030
Encephalitis	50	4,573	55	2,796	+ 1,777
Malnutrition	51	4,312	44	12,995	- 8,683
Tetanus	52	3,411	63	491	+ 2,920
Alcohol	53	3,003	42	19,071	- 16,069
Appendicitis	54	2,163	60	1,468	+ 695
Syphilis	55	1,819	58	1,824	- 5
Tuberculosis	56	1,386	32	34,802	- 33,417
Other Neoplasms	57	1,258	53	4,374	- 3,116
HIV/AIDS	58	870	34	28,746	- 27,875
Multiple Sclerosis	59	841	59	1,734	- 893
Schistosomiasis	60	673	65	400	+ 274
Skin Disease	61	465	52	5,222	- 4,757
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	392	49	10,108	- 9,717
Hepatitis B	63	297	56	2,757	- 2,461
Diphtheria	64	296	71	11	+ 285
Leishmaniasis	65	295	78	0	+ 295
Upper Respiratory	66	191	57	2,663	- 2,471
Ascariasis	67	60	68	34	+ 26
Hepatitis C	68	51	66	86	- 35
Chlamydia	69	48	67	55	- 7
Measles	70	16	62	558	- 541
Otitis Media	71	1	69	15	- 14
Dengue	72	0	70	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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 CHINA

Syria

China

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.