KENYA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	68,833	9	11,972	+ 56,861
Stroke	2	19,741	4	15,895	+ 3,846
War	3	18,940	65	89	+ 18,851
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,220	1	22,571	- 15,351
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,224	6	14,883	- 8,659
Kidney Disease	6	5,684	16	4,464	+ 1,221
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	5,262	5	15,420	- 10,158
Congenital Anomalies	8	5,070	12	6,115	- 1,045
Lung Cancers	9	4,998	47	669	+ 4,329
Breast Cancer	10	4,766	25	2,658	+ 2,108
Liver Disease	11	4,197	7	13,405	- 9,207
Low Birth Weight	12	4,032	11	9,562	- 5,530
Lung Disease	13	3,908	20	4,280	- 372
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	3,785	31	1,827	+ 1,958
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,743	14	5,651	- 1,908
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,986	32	1,477	+ 1,509
Asthma	17	2,568	26	2,300	+ 268
Lymphomas	18	2,018	29	1,931	+ 87
Leukemia	19	1,943	35	1,327	+ 615
Bladder Cancer	20	1,849	57	318	+ 1,531
Birth Trauma	21	1,817	10	9,957	- 8,140
Stomach Cancer	22	1,768	28	2,010	- 241
Hypertension	23	1,727	17	4,418	- 2,691
Other Injuries	24	1,272	19	4,336	- 3,064
Violence	25	1,084	24	2,942	- 1,858
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,020	44	831	+ 189
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,003	46	716	+ 287
Prostate Cancer	28	986	37	1,292	- 306
Falls	29	935	33	1,465	- 530
Parkinson's Disease	30	896	50	470	+ 426
Liver Cancer	31	894	34	1,351	- 456
Inflammatory/Heart	32	823	40	1,121	- 298
Suicide	33	812	23	3,214	- 2,403
Ovary Cancer	34	800	45	795	+ 5
Meningitis	35	720	15	5,364	- 4,644
Oral Cancer	36	706	30	1,842	- 1,136
Pertussis	37	705	42	1,014	- 309
Skin Cancers	38	675	48	638	+ 36
Drug Use	39	608	62	113	+ 495
Drownings	40	525	39	1,200	- 675
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	482	53	408	+ 74
Cervical Cancer	42	459	22	3,389	- 2,930
Fires	43	436	36	1,316	- 880
Uterin Cancer	44	355	56	323	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	45	256	13	5,651	- 5,396
Poisonings	46	239	38	1,269	- 1,030
Oesophagus Cancer	47	238	18	4,373	- 4,135
Epilepsy	48	226	43	832	- 607
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	193	41	1,089	- 896
Encephalitis	50	188	60	189	- 1
Malnutrition	51	177	21	4,212	- 4,035
Tetanus	52	140	27	2,129	- 1,989
Alcohol	53	124	55	355	- 232
Appendicitis	54	89	58	240	- 152
Syphilis	55	75	52	449	- 375
Tuberculosis	56	57	3	19,655	- 19,598
Other Neoplasms	57	52	67	60	- 9
HIV/AIDS	58	36	2	20,885	- 20,849
Multiple Sclerosis	59	35	68	39	- 4
Schistosomiasis	60	28	54	370	- 342
Skin Disease	61	19	51	455	- 436
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	16	66	84	- 68
Hepatitis B	63	12	49	522	- 510
Diphtheria	64	12	69	13	- 0
Leishmaniasis	65	12	59	194	- 182
Upper Respiratory	66	8	64	95	- 87
Ascariasis	67	2	71	9	- 7
Hepatitis C	68	2	61	152	- 150
Chlamydia	69	2	70	10	- 8
Measles	70	1	63	103	- 103
Otitis Media	71	0	72	7	- 7
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	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 KENYA

Syria

Kenya

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.