GHANA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,876	3	14,103	+ 26,773
Stroke	2	11,723	2	15,163	- 3,440
War	3	11,247	64	29	+ 11,218
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,288	1	16,262	- 11,974
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,696	7	7,808	- 4,112
Kidney Disease	6	3,375	13	4,161	- 786
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	3,125	9	6,538	- 3,414
Congenital Anomalies	8	3,011	14	3,935	- 925
Lung Cancers	9	2,968	55	237	+ 2,730
Breast Cancer	10	2,830	25	1,937	+ 893
Liver Disease	11	2,493	11	6,053	- 3,561
Low Birth Weight	12	2,394	8	6,662	- 4,267
Lung Disease	13	2,321	15	3,120	- 799
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,248	29	1,294	+ 954
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,223	12	5,929	- 3,706
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,773	34	803	+ 971
Asthma	17	1,525	23	1,979	- 454
Lymphomas	18	1,199	32	875	+ 324
Leukemia	19	1,154	45	340	+ 814
Bladder Cancer	20	1,098	53	245	+ 853
Birth Trauma	21	1,079	10	6,194	- 5,115
Stomach Cancer	22	1,050	33	870	+ 180
Hypertension	23	1,025	19	2,231	- 1,205
Other Injuries	24	755	18	2,433	- 1,677
Violence	25	644	27	1,857	- 1,213
Endocrine Disorders	26	606	24	1,965	- 1,359
Pancreas Cancer	27	596	46	334	+ 261
Prostate Cancer	28	586	31	1,031	- 445
Falls	29	555	30	1,168	- 613
Parkinson's Disease	30	532	43	387	+ 145
Liver Cancer	31	531	17	2,851	- 2,320
Inflammatory/Heart	32	489	28	1,615	- 1,126
Suicide	33	482	21	1,993	- 1,511
Ovary Cancer	34	475	38	698	- 223
Meningitis	35	427	16	2,983	- 2,556
Oral Cancer	36	419	42	483	- 64
Pertussis	37	419	35	744	- 326
Skin Cancers	38	401	58	214	+ 186
Drug Use	39	361	39	630	- 269
Drownings	40	312	36	740	- 429
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	286	52	256	+ 30
Cervical Cancer	42	273	20	2,161	- 1,888
Fires	43	259	37	729	- 470
Uterin Cancer	44	211	57	219	- 8
Maternal Conditions	45	152	22	1,991	- 1,839
Poisonings	46	142	40	522	- 380
Oesophagus Cancer	47	141	49	285	- 144
Epilepsy	48	134	47	329	- 195
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	115	48	321	- 206
Encephalitis	50	112	44	357	- 245
Malnutrition	51	105	26	1,868	- 1,763
Tetanus	52	83	56	220	- 137
Alcohol	53	73	54	244	- 171
Appendicitis	54	53	59	146	- 93
Syphilis	55	44	41	483	- 438
Tuberculosis	56	34	6	10,214	- 10,181
Other Neoplasms	57	31	63	48	- 17
HIV/AIDS	58	21	4	13,565	- 13,544
Multiple Sclerosis	59	21	61	113	- 92
Schistosomiasis	60	16	51	257	- 240
Skin Disease	61	11	50	264	- 253
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	10	67	16	- 7
Hepatitis B	63	7	62	101	- 94
Diphtheria	64	7	69	4	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	65	7	77	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	5	66	16	- 12
Ascariasis	67	1	68	12	- 11
Hepatitis C	68	1	65	28	- 27
Chlamydia	69	1	70	3	- 2
Measles	70	0	60	135	- 135
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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.