IRAN VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	104,452	1	93,308	+ 11,144
Stroke	2	29,956	2	36,730	- 6,774
War	3	28,741	42	848	+ 27,893
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,957	8	11,243	- 287
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,444	3	17,803	- 8,358
Kidney Disease	6	8,625	6	11,810	- 3,185
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	7,984	33	1,836	+ 6,148
Congenital Anomalies	8	7,694	14	4,844	+ 2,850
Lung Cancers	9	7,584	11	6,784	+ 800
Breast Cancer	10	7,232	19	3,736	+ 3,496
Liver Disease	11	6,369	12	6,637	- 268
Low Birth Weight	12	6,118	13	4,861	+ 1,258
Lung Disease	13	5,930	7	11,409	- 5,479
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	5,743	9	11,046	- 5,303
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,681	5	13,910	- 8,229
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,532	15	4,575	- 44
Asthma	17	3,897	22	3,360	+ 537
Lymphomas	18	3,063	23	2,882	+ 181
Leukemia	19	2,948	18	3,966	- 1,018
Bladder Cancer	20	2,805	36	1,410	+ 1,396
Birth Trauma	21	2,757	25	2,735	+ 22
Stomach Cancer	22	2,683	10	9,822	- 7,138
Hypertension	23	2,620	4	16,415	- 13,795
Other Injuries	24	1,930	17	4,048	- 2,118
Violence	25	1,645	27	2,535	- 890
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,548	32	2,092	- 544
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,522	29	2,418	- 896
Prostate Cancer	28	1,497	21	3,583	- 2,086
Falls	29	1,418	24	2,821	- 1,403
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,359	26	2,545	- 1,186
Liver Cancer	31	1,357	20	3,714	- 2,357
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,249	35	1,611	- 361
Suicide	33	1,232	16	4,334	- 3,102
Ovary Cancer	34	1,214	39	937	+ 277
Meningitis	35	1,092	46	642	+ 451
Oral Cancer	36	1,071	45	655	+ 416
Pertussis	37	1,070	60	75	+ 995
Skin Cancers	38	1,024	47	518	+ 505
Drug Use	39	923	31	2,242	- 1,319
Drownings	40	796	40	930	- 134
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	731	38	996	- 265
Cervical Cancer	42	697	48	501	+ 196
Fires	43	662	34	1,823	- 1,161
Uterin Cancer	44	539	51	355	+ 184
Maternal Conditions	45	388	52	285	+ 103
Poisonings	46	363	43	816	- 453
Oesophagus Cancer	47	361	30	2,371	- 2,010
Epilepsy	48	342	44	719	- 376
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	293	37	1,246	- 953
Encephalitis	50	285	54	246	+ 39
Malnutrition	51	269	56	157	+ 113
Tetanus	52	213	62	37	+ 176
Alcohol	53	187	53	253	- 65
Appendicitis	54	135	57	155	- 20
Syphilis	55	114	61	52	+ 61
Tuberculosis	56	86	41	882	- 795
Other Neoplasms	57	78	58	112	- 33
HIV/AIDS	58	54	28	2,521	- 2,466
Multiple Sclerosis	59	53	50	405	- 353
Schistosomiasis	60	42	66	3	+ 39
Skin Disease	61	29	55	237	- 208
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	24	59	80	- 56
Hepatitis B	63	19	49	425	- 407
Diphtheria	64	18	70	1	+ 18
Leishmaniasis	65	18	64	8	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	12	63	16	- 4
Ascariasis	67	4	67	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	3	69	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	3	65	4	- 1
Measles	70	1	68	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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 IRAN

Syria

Iran

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.