DR CONGO VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	136,378	7	34,713	+ 101,665
Stroke	2	39,112	6	36,596	+ 2,516
War	3	37,526	45	1,658	+ 35,868
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	14,306	1	73,546	- 59,240
Road Traffic Accidents	5	12,331	10	30,256	- 17,925
Kidney Disease	6	11,262	20	9,077	+ 2,185
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	10,425	5	41,301	- 30,876
Congenital Anomalies	8	10,046	11	16,256	- 6,211
Lung Cancers	9	9,902	47	1,158	+ 8,744
Breast Cancer	10	9,443	35	3,416	+ 6,027
Liver Disease	11	8,316	13	15,044	- 6,728
Low Birth Weight	12	7,988	8	34,668	- 26,680
Lung Disease	13	7,743	14	13,527	- 5,784
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	7,499	28	4,548	+ 2,951
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,417	16	12,902	- 5,485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	5,917	36	2,966	+ 2,950
Asthma	17	5,089	24	7,733	- 2,645
Lymphomas	18	3,999	38	2,061	+ 1,938
Leukemia	19	3,849	41	1,871	+ 1,978
Bladder Cancer	20	3,663	65	270	+ 3,393
Birth Trauma	21	3,600	9	33,075	- 29,475
Stomach Cancer	22	3,504	37	2,579	+ 924
Hypertension	23	3,421	12	15,743	- 12,322
Other Injuries	24	2,520	22	8,272	- 5,751
Violence	25	2,148	18	11,120	- 8,972
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,021	25	7,380	- 5,359
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,987	50	1,017	+ 971
Prostate Cancer	28	1,954	30	3,948	- 1,994
Falls	29	1,852	33	3,483	- 1,631
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,775	49	1,035	+ 740
Liver Cancer	31	1,772	31	3,840	- 2,068
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,631	29	4,045	- 2,414
Suicide	33	1,608	26	5,812	- 4,204
Ovary Cancer	34	1,585	58	656	+ 930
Meningitis	35	1,426	17	11,568	- 10,142
Oral Cancer	36	1,398	51	1,003	+ 395
Pertussis	37	1,397	23	7,921	- 6,524
Skin Cancers	38	1,337	55	765	+ 571
Drug Use	39	1,206	59	638	+ 567
Drownings	40	1,040	34	3,454	- 2,414
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	955	43	1,728	- 773
Cervical Cancer	42	910	27	4,823	- 3,912
Fires	43	865	39	2,007	- 1,143
Uterin Cancer	44	704	63	352	+ 352
Maternal Conditions	45	506	19	10,513	- 10,006
Poisonings	46	474	42	1,729	- 1,255
Oesophagus Cancer	47	471	53	790	- 319
Epilepsy	48	447	44	1,727	- 1,280
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	382	40	1,923	- 1,540
Encephalitis	50	373	57	680	- 307
Malnutrition	51	351	21	8,910	- 8,559
Tetanus	52	278	46	1,166	- 888
Alcohol	53	245	60	635	- 390
Appendicitis	54	176	56	703	- 527
Syphilis	55	148	32	3,751	- 3,603
Tuberculosis	56	113	2	43,759	- 43,646
Other Neoplasms	57	102	67	88	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	58	71	15	13,286	- 13,215
Multiple Sclerosis	59	69	71	44	+ 25
Schistosomiasis	60	55	48	1,071	- 1,016
Skin Disease	61	38	54	781	- 743
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	32	66	217	- 185
Hepatitis B	63	24	61	456	- 432
Diphtheria	64	24	70	47	- 23
Leishmaniasis	65	24	52	869	- 845
Upper Respiratory	66	16	62	370	- 354
Ascariasis	67	5	68	80	- 75
Hepatitis C	68	4	69	69	- 64
Chlamydia	69	4	73	15	- 11
Measles	70	1	3	42,254	- 42,253
Otitis Media	71	0	72	38	- 38
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Syria

DR Congo

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.