GREECE VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,362	1	21,124	- 8,762
Stroke	2	3,545	2	14,077	- 10,532
War	3	3,402	64	1	+ 3,401
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,297	3	8,282	- 6,986
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,118	22	870	+ 248
Kidney Disease	6	1,021	6	4,759	- 3,738
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	945	44	95	+ 850
Congenital Anomalies	8	911	38	174	+ 737
Lung Cancers	9	898	4	7,355	- 6,458
Breast Cancer	10	856	11	2,520	- 1,664
Liver Disease	11	754	23	809	- 55
Low Birth Weight	12	724	41	127	+ 597
Lung Disease	13	702	5	5,526	- 4,824
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	680	7	3,940	- 3,260
Diabetes Mellitus	15	672	20	1,266	- 593
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	536	8	3,264	- 2,727
Asthma	17	461	55	27	+ 434
Lymphomas	18	363	19	1,268	- 906
Leukemia	19	349	18	1,354	- 1,005
Bladder Cancer	20	332	15	1,551	- 1,219
Birth Trauma	21	326	57	17	+ 309
Stomach Cancer	22	318	16	1,535	- 1,218
Hypertension	23	310	9	2,922	- 2,612
Other Injuries	24	228	17	1,453	- 1,225
Violence	25	195	42	104	+ 91
Endocrine Disorders	26	183	29	526	- 343
Pancreas Cancer	27	180	13	1,904	- 1,724
Prostate Cancer	28	177	12	2,023	- 1,846
Falls	29	168	21	1,245	- 1,077
Parkinson's Disease	30	161	10	2,646	- 2,485
Liver Cancer	31	161	14	1,566	- 1,405
Inflammatory/Heart	32	148	24	725	- 577
Suicide	33	146	28	533	- 387
Ovary Cancer	34	144	27	557	- 414
Meningitis	35	129	53	33	+ 96
Oral Cancer	36	127	30	440	- 313
Pertussis	37	127	69	0	+ 127
Skin Cancers	38	121	31	438	- 317
Drug Use	39	109	37	193	- 84
Drownings	40	94	32	435	- 341
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	87	43	100	- 13
Cervical Cancer	42	82	36	243	- 161
Fires	43	78	39	146	- 68
Uterin Cancer	44	64	33	373	- 309
Maternal Conditions	45	46	61	2	+ 44
Poisonings	46	43	56	19	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	47	43	35	246	- 203
Epilepsy	48	41	34	249	- 209
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	35	26	611	- 576
Encephalitis	50	34	67	1	+ 33
Malnutrition	51	32	66	1	+ 31
Tetanus	52	25	62	2	+ 23
Alcohol	53	22	49	50	- 28
Appendicitis	54	16	58	9	+ 7
Syphilis	55	13	65	1	+ 12
Tuberculosis	56	10	46	66	- 56
Other Neoplasms	57	9	25	679	- 669
HIV/AIDS	58	6	50	47	- 41
Multiple Sclerosis	59	6	40	135	- 129
Schistosomiasis	60	5	75	0	+ 5
Skin Disease	61	3	47	56	- 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	3	45	67	- 64
Hepatitis B	63	2	48	56	- 54
Diphtheria	64	2	70	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	65	2	60	4	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	59	8	- 7
Ascariasis	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	52	38	- 38
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	27	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	47	- 47
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Syria

Greece

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.