ITALY VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,046	1	97,116	- 25,070
Stroke	2	20,662	2	62,633	- 41,971
War	3	19,824	66	6	+ 19,818
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,557	9	16,339	- 8,781
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,514	30	3,221	+ 3,294
Kidney Disease	6	5,949	11	12,726	- 6,776
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	5,507	36	1,622	+ 3,885
Congenital Anomalies	8	5,307	37	1,443	+ 3,864
Lung Cancers	9	5,231	4	34,152	- 28,921
Breast Cancer	10	4,988	10	13,868	- 8,880
Liver Disease	11	4,393	23	5,559	- 1,166
Low Birth Weight	12	4,220	51	357	+ 3,863
Lung Disease	13	4,090	5	32,382	- 28,292
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	3,961	3	41,445	- 37,483
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,918	8	19,836	- 15,918
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,126	7	21,254	- 18,128
Asthma	17	2,688	47	494	+ 2,195
Lymphomas	18	2,113	16	9,670	- 7,558
Leukemia	19	2,033	21	6,728	- 4,695
Bladder Cancer	20	1,935	22	6,711	- 4,776
Birth Trauma	21	1,902	59	140	+ 1,762
Stomach Cancer	22	1,851	14	10,252	- 8,402
Hypertension	23	1,807	6	29,931	- 28,124
Other Injuries	24	1,331	12	12,112	- 10,781
Violence	25	1,135	50	409	+ 726
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,068	18	8,431	- 7,363
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,050	13	12,095	- 11,045
Prostate Cancer	28	1,032	20	8,409	- 7,377
Falls	29	978	25	4,222	- 3,244
Parkinson's Disease	30	938	19	8,428	- 7,490
Liver Cancer	31	936	17	9,620	- 8,684
Inflammatory/Heart	32	862	24	5,531	- 4,669
Suicide	33	850	26	4,042	- 3,192
Ovary Cancer	34	837	28	3,282	- 2,444
Meningitis	35	753	60	128	+ 626
Oral Cancer	36	739	27	3,343	- 2,605
Pertussis	37	738	73	1	+ 737
Skin Cancers	38	706	29	3,239	- 2,533
Drug Use	39	637	45	654	- 17
Drownings	40	549	52	344	+ 205
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	504	32	2,216	- 1,711
Cervical Cancer	42	481	40	1,154	- 673
Fires	43	457	56	271	+ 186
Uterin Cancer	44	372	33	2,198	- 1,826
Maternal Conditions	45	268	67	6	+ 262
Poisonings	46	250	58	154	+ 96
Oesophagus Cancer	47	249	34	2,045	- 1,796
Epilepsy	48	236	39	1,337	- 1,100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	202	43	690	- 488
Encephalitis	50	197	68	5	+ 192
Malnutrition	51	186	41	775	- 590
Tetanus	52	147	63	22	+ 125
Alcohol	53	129	55	277	- 148
Appendicitis	54	93	61	49	+ 45
Syphilis	55	78	69	4	+ 74
Tuberculosis	56	60	53	336	- 276
Other Neoplasms	57	54	15	9,984	- 9,930
HIV/AIDS	58	37	46	520	- 482
Multiple Sclerosis	59	36	44	677	- 640
Schistosomiasis	60	29	78	0	+ 29
Skin Disease	61	20	38	1,440	- 1,420
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	17	42	701	- 685
Hepatitis B	63	13	54	334	- 321
Diphtheria	64	13	76	0	+ 13
Leishmaniasis	65	13	70	3	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	8	64	20	- 12
Ascariasis	67	3	80	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	68	2	31	2,451	- 2,448
Chlamydia	69	2	84	0	+ 2
Measles	70	1	71	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	65	16	- 16
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Osteoarthritis	84	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.