GUATEMALA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,573	1	9,825	+ 11,749
Stroke	2	6,187	6	4,849	+ 1,339
War	3	5,936	68	2	+ 5,934
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,263	2	9,245	- 6,982
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,951	8	4,026	- 2,076
Kidney Disease	6	1,781	4	6,277	- 4,495
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,649	9	2,617	- 968
Congenital Anomalies	8	1,589	18	1,517	+ 73
Lung Cancers	9	1,566	35	391	+ 1,175
Breast Cancer	10	1,494	28	495	+ 998
Liver Disease	11	1,316	5	5,684	- 4,369
Low Birth Weight	12	1,264	16	1,658	- 395
Lung Disease	13	1,225	13	1,901	- 677
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,186	12	1,957	- 771
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,173	3	6,932	- 5,759
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	936	31	464	+ 472
Asthma	17	805	36	335	+ 470
Lymphomas	18	633	43	229	+ 403
Leukemia	19	609	27	601	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	20	579	55	57	+ 522
Birth Trauma	21	569	19	1,466	- 897
Stomach Cancer	22	554	17	1,570	- 1,016
Hypertension	23	541	26	679	- 138
Other Injuries	24	399	10	2,466	- 2,067
Violence	25	340	7	4,411	- 4,071
Endocrine Disorders	26	320	29	486	- 166
Pancreas Cancer	27	314	38	282	+ 32
Prostate Cancer	28	309	24	846	- 536
Falls	29	293	20	1,371	- 1,078
Parkinson's Disease	30	281	34	393	- 112
Liver Cancer	31	280	15	1,765	- 1,485
Inflammatory/Heart	32	258	44	225	+ 33
Suicide	33	254	22	1,039	- 785
Ovary Cancer	34	251	50	133	+ 118
Meningitis	35	226	41	271	- 46
Oral Cancer	36	221	49	142	+ 79
Pertussis	37	221	53	70	+ 151
Skin Cancers	38	211	46	195	+ 16
Drug Use	39	191	40	272	- 81
Drownings	40	164	32	463	- 299
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	151	54	62	+ 89
Cervical Cancer	42	144	25	808	- 664
Fires	43	137	45	207	- 71
Uterin Cancer	44	111	59	27	+ 84
Maternal Conditions	45	80	30	468	- 388
Poisonings	46	75	39	275	- 200
Oesophagus Cancer	47	75	48	144	- 69
Epilepsy	48	71	33	463	- 392
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	61	23	1,029	- 969
Encephalitis	50	59	51	104	- 45
Malnutrition	51	56	11	1,981	- 1,925
Tetanus	52	44	62	10	+ 34
Alcohol	53	39	14	1,799	- 1,760
Appendicitis	54	28	47	164	- 136
Syphilis	55	23	64	3	+ 21
Tuberculosis	56	18	37	301	- 284
Other Neoplasms	57	16	56	42	- 26
HIV/AIDS	58	11	21	1,173	- 1,161
Multiple Sclerosis	59	11	60	21	- 10
Schistosomiasis	60	9	75	0	+ 9
Skin Disease	61	6	42	232	- 226
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	5	52	82	- 77
Hepatitis B	63	4	65	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	64	4	71	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	65	4	69	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	2	57	34	- 32
Ascariasis	67	1	63	7	- 6
Hepatitis C	68	1	66	2	- 2
Chlamydia	69	1	67	2	- 2
Measles	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	58	33	- 33
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	61	19	- 19
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	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 GUATEMALA

Syria

Guatemala

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.