EGYPT VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	131,467	1	173,871	- 42,404
Stroke	2	37,704	3	43,839	- 6,135
War	3	36,174	47	714	+ 35,461
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,791	7	20,695	- 6,904
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,887	12	10,141	+ 1,746
Kidney Disease	6	10,856	6	21,087	- 10,231
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	10,050	23	3,692	+ 6,358
Congenital Anomalies	8	9,684	10	12,163	- 2,479
Lung Cancers	9	9,545	18	5,677	+ 3,868
Breast Cancer	10	9,103	13	9,180	- 77
Liver Disease	11	8,017	2	60,122	- 52,106
Low Birth Weight	12	7,701	11	11,391	- 3,691
Lung Disease	13	7,464	9	13,393	- 5,929
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	7,229	16	6,975	+ 254
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,150	8	19,131	- 11,981
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	5,704	24	3,083	+ 2,621
Asthma	17	4,905	15	7,104	- 2,198
Lymphomas	18	3,855	14	7,539	- 3,684
Leukemia	19	3,711	22	3,763	- 52
Bladder Cancer	20	3,531	19	5,133	- 1,602
Birth Trauma	21	3,470	17	6,109	- 2,639
Stomach Cancer	22	3,377	32	1,844	+ 1,533
Hypertension	23	3,298	5	21,094	- 17,797
Other Injuries	24	2,430	21	3,819	- 1,389
Violence	25	2,071	20	4,165	- 2,094
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,948	29	2,372	- 424
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,916	26	2,906	- 991
Prostate Cancer	28	1,884	35	1,282	+ 601
Falls	29	1,785	30	2,019	- 234
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,711	28	2,391	- 680
Liver Cancer	31	1,708	4	24,512	- 22,804
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,572	27	2,489	- 917
Suicide	33	1,550	25	3,022	- 1,472
Ovary Cancer	34	1,528	31	1,944	- 415
Meningitis	35	1,375	43	827	+ 547
Oral Cancer	36	1,348	45	793	+ 555
Pertussis	37	1,347	42	906	+ 440
Skin Cancers	38	1,289	39	1,013	+ 276
Drug Use	39	1,162	62	116	+ 1,046
Drownings	40	1,002	37	1,122	- 120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	920	36	1,248	- 328
Cervical Cancer	42	877	48	625	+ 252
Fires	43	833	33	1,568	- 735
Uterin Cancer	44	679	52	422	+ 257
Maternal Conditions	45	488	44	795	- 307
Poisonings	46	457	57	195	+ 262
Oesophagus Cancer	47	454	41	951	- 497
Epilepsy	48	431	50	451	- 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	369	34	1,339	- 970
Encephalitis	50	359	38	1,046	- 686
Malnutrition	51	339	46	759	- 420
Tetanus	52	268	49	540	- 272
Alcohol	53	236	60	141	+ 95
Appendicitis	54	170	59	142	+ 28
Syphilis	55	143	58	159	- 16
Tuberculosis	56	109	51	432	- 323
Other Neoplasms	57	99	61	116	- 18
HIV/AIDS	58	68	53	397	- 329
Multiple Sclerosis	59	66	56	213	- 147
Schistosomiasis	60	53	54	220	- 167
Skin Disease	61	37	55	219	- 183
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	31	65	26	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	23	40	988	- 965
Diphtheria	64	23	70	3	+ 20
Leishmaniasis	65	23	66	13	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	15	68	5	+ 10
Ascariasis	67	5	67	6	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	4	63	97	- 93
Chlamydia	69	4	71	1	+ 3
Measles	70	1	64	43	- 42
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	69	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Syria

Egypt

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.