DENMARK VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,059	1	5,341	+ 1,718
Stroke	2	2,024	5	3,662	- 1,638
War	3	1,942	66	1	+ 1,942
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	740	6	2,244	- 1,503
Road Traffic Accidents	5	638	33	213	+ 425
Kidney Disease	6	583	12	911	- 328
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	540	38	145	+ 395
Congenital Anomalies	8	520	36	153	+ 367
Lung Cancers	9	513	4	3,721	- 3,209
Breast Cancer	10	489	9	1,299	- 810
Liver Disease	11	430	14	692	- 262
Low Birth Weight	12	413	41	116	+ 297
Lung Disease	13	401	3	4,387	- 3,986
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	388	2	5,218	- 4,829
Diabetes Mellitus	15	384	10	1,284	- 900
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	306	7	2,147	- 1,841
Asthma	17	263	44	82	+ 181
Lymphomas	18	207	13	730	- 523
Leukemia	19	199	20	558	- 359
Bladder Cancer	20	190	21	545	- 356
Birth Trauma	21	186	56	21	+ 165
Stomach Cancer	22	181	23	484	- 303
Hypertension	23	177	15	642	- 465
Other Injuries	24	130	30	347	- 217
Violence	25	111	47	63	+ 48
Endocrine Disorders	26	105	19	575	- 470
Pancreas Cancer	27	103	11	1,096	- 993
Prostate Cancer	28	101	8	1,480	- 1,379
Falls	29	96	22	541	- 445
Parkinson's Disease	30	92	17	600	- 508
Liver Cancer	31	92	25	464	- 373
Inflammatory/Heart	32	84	31	284	- 200
Suicide	33	83	16	617	- 534
Ovary Cancer	34	82	29	367	- 285
Meningitis	35	74	52	25	+ 49
Oral Cancer	36	72	28	371	- 298
Pertussis	37	72	72	0	+ 72
Skin Cancers	38	69	26	388	- 319
Drug Use	39	62	34	197	- 134
Drownings	40	54	50	37	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	49	42	96	- 47
Cervical Cancer	42	47	37	153	- 106
Fires	43	45	49	53	- 8
Uterin Cancer	44	36	35	156	- 119
Maternal Conditions	45	26	64	2	+ 24
Poisonings	46	25	62	6	+ 19
Oesophagus Cancer	47	24	24	477	- 452
Epilepsy	48	23	40	125	- 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	20	32	216	- 196
Encephalitis	50	19	67	1	+ 19
Malnutrition	51	18	59	14	+ 4
Tetanus	52	14	68	0	+ 14
Alcohol	53	13	18	598	- 586
Appendicitis	54	9	54	23	- 14
Syphilis	55	8	70	0	+ 7
Tuberculosis	56	6	57	16	- 10
Other Neoplasms	57	5	27	378	- 373
HIV/AIDS	58	4	55	23	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	59	4	39	132	- 128
Schistosomiasis	60	3	75	0	+ 3
Skin Disease	61	2	45	79	- 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	2	43	84	- 83
Hepatitis B	63	1	61	6	- 5
Diphtheria	64	1	73	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	65	1	78	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	58	15	- 15
Ascariasis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	60	9	- 8
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	48	57	- 57
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	73	- 73
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	25	- 25
Oral conditions	86	0	63	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Syria

Denmark

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.