JAPAN VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	145,595	1	163,905	- 18,310
Stroke	2	41,755	2	121,823	- 80,067
War	3	40,062	66	15	+ 40,047
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,272	3	107,899	- 92,626
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,164	31	4,566	+ 8,599
Kidney Disease	6	12,023	9	44,779	- 32,756
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	11,129	37	2,731	+ 8,398
Congenital Anomalies	8	10,724	40	2,473	+ 8,252
Lung Cancers	9	10,571	4	79,688	- 69,117
Breast Cancer	10	10,081	15	15,805	- 5,724
Liver Disease	11	8,878	17	14,195	- 5,317
Low Birth Weight	12	8,528	55	202	+ 8,326
Lung Disease	13	8,266	5	78,169	- 69,903
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	8,005	7	56,937	- 48,932
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,918	29	5,433	+ 2,486
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	6,317	6	57,340	- 51,024
Asthma	17	5,432	42	1,922	+ 3,510
Lymphomas	18	4,269	14	19,273	- 15,004
Leukemia	19	4,109	24	9,607	- 5,497
Bladder Cancer	20	3,910	22	9,936	- 6,026
Birth Trauma	21	3,843	61	104	+ 3,739
Stomach Cancer	22	3,740	8	50,433	- 46,693
Hypertension	23	3,652	28	6,673	- 3,021
Other Injuries	24	2,691	12	22,068	- 19,377
Violence	25	2,293	53	266	+ 2,027
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,157	21	11,486	- 9,329
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,122	10	37,027	- 34,906
Prostate Cancer	28	2,086	19	13,515	- 11,429
Falls	29	1,977	23	9,736	- 7,759
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,895	18	14,007	- 12,113
Liver Cancer	31	1,892	11	29,384	- 27,493
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,741	27	8,232	- 6,491
Suicide	33	1,717	13	19,466	- 17,749
Ovary Cancer	34	1,692	30	5,061	- 3,369
Meningitis	35	1,522	52	308	+ 1,214
Oral Cancer	36	1,493	26	8,333	- 6,841
Pertussis	37	1,491	71	1	+ 1,490
Skin Cancers	38	1,427	44	1,843	- 415
Drug Use	39	1,287	50	732	+ 555
Drownings	40	1,110	25	8,409	- 7,299
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,019	39	2,555	- 1,536
Cervical Cancer	42	972	32	3,799	- 2,827
Fires	43	923	48	1,007	- 84
Uterin Cancer	44	752	33	3,461	- 2,710
Maternal Conditions	45	541	64	39	+ 502
Poisonings	46	506	54	255	+ 251
Oesophagus Cancer	47	503	20	12,316	- 11,813
Epilepsy	48	477	45	1,558	- 1,081
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	408	35	2,922	- 2,513
Encephalitis	50	398	69	5	+ 393
Malnutrition	51	375	43	1,910	- 1,535
Tetanus	52	297	67	9	+ 288
Alcohol	53	261	51	576	- 314
Appendicitis	54	188	58	126	+ 63
Syphilis	55	158	65	16	+ 142
Tuberculosis	56	121	34	3,459	- 3,338
Other Neoplasms	57	109	16	15,120	- 15,010
HIV/AIDS	58	76	63	48	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	59	73	59	108	- 35
Schistosomiasis	60	59	72	0	+ 58
Skin Disease	61	40	36	2,806	- 2,766
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	34	38	2,618	- 2,584
Hepatitis B	63	26	46	1,423	- 1,397
Diphtheria	64	26	74	0	+ 26
Leishmaniasis	65	26	77	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	66	17	57	159	- 142
Ascariasis	67	5	82	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	68	4	41	2,220	- 2,215
Chlamydia	69	4	80	0	+ 4
Measles	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	8	- 8
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.