IRAQ VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,732	1	36,594	+ 13,138
Stroke	2	14,263	2	20,793	- 6,530
War	3	13,684	11	2,942	+ 10,742
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,217	8	5,551	- 334
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,497	3	10,726	- 6,230
Kidney Disease	6	4,107	6	6,323	- 2,216
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	3,802	18	1,578	+ 2,223
Congenital Anomalies	8	3,663	9	4,812	- 1,149
Lung Cancers	9	3,611	15	2,162	+ 1,449
Breast Cancer	10	3,443	17	1,783	+ 1,660
Liver Disease	11	3,033	16	2,127	+ 905
Low Birth Weight	12	2,913	5	6,573	- 3,660
Lung Disease	13	2,824	20	1,329	+ 1,494
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,735	13	2,429	+ 305
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,705	4	7,395	- 4,690
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,158	24	852	+ 1,306
Asthma	17	1,856	23	914	+ 942
Lymphomas	18	1,458	26	811	+ 647
Leukemia	19	1,404	21	1,315	+ 89
Bladder Cancer	20	1,336	34	628	+ 708
Birth Trauma	21	1,313	10	4,223	- 2,910
Stomach Cancer	22	1,278	28	771	+ 507
Hypertension	23	1,248	12	2,451	- 1,203
Other Injuries	24	919	14	2,212	- 1,293
Violence	25	783	7	5,658	- 4,875
Endocrine Disorders	26	737	37	462	+ 275
Pancreas Cancer	27	725	36	530	+ 195
Prostate Cancer	28	713	47	171	+ 542
Falls	29	675	30	709	- 34
Parkinson's Disease	30	647	31	658	- 11
Liver Cancer	31	646	35	555	+ 91
Inflammatory/Heart	32	595	22	1,190	- 595
Suicide	33	586	19	1,418	- 831
Ovary Cancer	34	578	41	376	+ 203
Meningitis	35	520	42	372	+ 148
Oral Cancer	36	510	39	410	+ 100
Pertussis	37	509	33	636	- 126
Skin Cancers	38	487	43	339	+ 149
Drug Use	39	440	38	441	- 1
Drownings	40	379	32	658	- 279
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	348	44	283	+ 65
Cervical Cancer	42	332	48	162	+ 170
Fires	43	315	29	742	- 427
Uterin Cancer	44	257	54	61	+ 196
Maternal Conditions	45	185	27	780	- 595
Poisonings	46	173	52	95	+ 78
Oesophagus Cancer	47	172	46	173	- 1
Epilepsy	48	163	45	253	- 90
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	139	49	159	- 20
Encephalitis	50	136	40	378	- 242
Malnutrition	51	128	53	92	+ 37
Tetanus	52	101	51	111	- 10
Alcohol	53	89	58	40	+ 50
Appendicitis	54	64	64	15	+ 49
Syphilis	55	54	50	137	- 83
Tuberculosis	56	41	25	821	- 780
Other Neoplasms	57	37	61	26	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	58	26	72	0	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	59	25	60	30	- 5
Schistosomiasis	60	20	59	37	- 17
Skin Disease	61	14	57	49	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	12	63	21	- 10
Hepatitis B	63	9	56	57	- 48
Diphtheria	64	9	66	4	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	65	9	62	22	- 13
Upper Respiratory	66	6	65	6	- 0
Ascariasis	67	2	67	2	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	2	68	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	1	69	1	+ 1
Measles	70	0	55	59	- 58
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Syria

Iraq

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.