COLOMBIA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,601	1	43,066	+ 15,535
Stroke	2	16,806	3	16,573	+ 234
War	3	16,125	49	260	+ 15,865
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,147	5	10,773	- 4,626
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,299	6	7,765	- 2,466
Kidney Disease	6	4,839	7	6,834	- 1,995
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	4,480	38	747	+ 3,732
Congenital Anomalies	8	4,317	16	2,963	+ 1,354
Lung Cancers	9	4,255	10	5,250	- 995
Breast Cancer	10	4,057	13	3,669	+ 388
Liver Disease	11	3,573	19	2,426	+ 1,147
Low Birth Weight	12	3,433	23	2,095	+ 1,337
Lung Disease	13	3,327	4	15,928	- 12,601
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	3,222	22	2,157	+ 1,065
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,187	11	5,028	- 1,841
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,542	12	4,371	- 1,829
Asthma	17	2,187	54	191	+ 1,995
Lymphomas	18	1,718	18	2,603	- 885
Leukemia	19	1,654	21	2,208	- 554
Bladder Cancer	20	1,574	42	609	+ 965
Birth Trauma	21	1,547	41	648	+ 899
Stomach Cancer	22	1,505	9	6,112	- 4,606
Hypertension	23	1,470	8	6,400	- 4,930
Other Injuries	24	1,083	28	1,592	- 509
Violence	25	923	2	19,268	- 18,345
Endocrine Disorders	26	868	30	1,367	- 499
Pancreas Cancer	27	854	25	2,022	- 1,168
Prostate Cancer	28	840	14	3,584	- 2,745
Falls	29	796	29	1,518	- 722
Parkinson's Disease	30	763	47	383	+ 380
Liver Cancer	31	761	24	2,065	- 1,303
Inflammatory/Heart	32	701	31	1,329	- 628
Suicide	33	691	26	1,965	- 1,274
Ovary Cancer	34	681	33	1,122	- 441
Meningitis	35	613	50	244	+ 369
Oral Cancer	36	601	37	807	- 206
Pertussis	37	600	69	18	+ 582
Skin Cancers	38	574	35	1,028	- 454
Drug Use	39	518	44	492	+ 26
Drownings	40	447	40	689	- 242
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	410	63	38	+ 372
Cervical Cancer	42	391	20	2,266	- 1,875
Fires	43	371	56	127	+ 245
Uterin Cancer	44	302	45	423	- 121
Maternal Conditions	45	218	46	394	- 176
Poisonings	46	204	61	61	+ 143
Oesophagus Cancer	47	202	36	835	- 633
Epilepsy	48	192	43	597	- 405
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	164	39	698	- 534
Encephalitis	50	160	64	38	+ 122
Malnutrition	51	151	27	1,878	- 1,727
Tetanus	52	119	71	14	+ 105
Alcohol	53	105	68	23	+ 82
Appendicitis	54	76	52	213	- 137
Syphilis	55	64	65	30	+ 33
Tuberculosis	56	49	32	1,272	- 1,223
Other Neoplasms	57	44	15	3,205	- 3,161
HIV/AIDS	58	30	17	2,683	- 2,653
Multiple Sclerosis	59	29	60	62	- 33
Schistosomiasis	60	24	77	1	+ 23
Skin Disease	61	16	34	1,102	- 1,086
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	14	51	242	- 228
Hepatitis B	63	10	62	50	- 40
Diphtheria	64	10	80	0	+ 10
Leishmaniasis	65	10	74	7	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	7	66	27	- 20
Ascariasis	67	2	76	5	- 3
Hepatitis C	68	2	59	65	- 63
Chlamydia	69	2	81	0	+ 2
Measles	70	1	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	73	7	- 7
Dengue	72	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	53	203	- 203
Malaria	79	0	67	26	- 26
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Syria

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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.