MALAYSIA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,847	1	36,729	+ 4,118
Stroke	2	11,715	3	21,592	- 9,877
War	3	11,239	63	11	+ 11,229
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,285	2	23,477	- 19,193
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,693	4	7,181	- 3,488
Kidney Disease	6	3,373	6	6,629	- 3,256
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	3,122	20	1,773	+ 1,350
Congenital Anomalies	8	3,009	24	1,403	+ 1,606
Lung Cancers	9	2,966	8	4,319	- 1,353
Breast Cancer	10	2,828	12	3,071	- 243
Liver Disease	11	2,491	7	5,125	- 2,635
Low Birth Weight	12	2,393	29	1,020	+ 1,372
Lung Disease	13	2,319	5	6,633	- 4,313
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,246	10	3,996	- 1,750
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,221	9	4,107	- 1,886
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,772	11	3,832	- 2,060
Asthma	17	1,524	30	1,013	+ 511
Lymphomas	18	1,198	25	1,321	- 123
Leukemia	19	1,153	23	1,412	- 259
Bladder Cancer	20	1,097	39	467	+ 630
Birth Trauma	21	1,078	42	359	+ 720
Stomach Cancer	22	1,049	21	1,441	- 392
Hypertension	23	1,025	38	649	+ 375
Other Injuries	24	755	14	2,222	- 1,467
Violence	25	643	34	869	- 225
Endocrine Disorders	26	605	37	809	- 204
Pancreas Cancer	27	595	32	994	- 399
Prostate Cancer	28	585	33	903	- 318
Falls	29	555	18	1,855	- 1,300
Parkinson's Disease	30	532	28	1,106	- 574
Liver Cancer	31	531	16	1,984	- 1,453
Inflammatory/Heart	32	489	27	1,214	- 725
Suicide	33	482	19	1,823	- 1,342
Ovary Cancer	34	475	35	827	- 353
Meningitis	35	427	46	301	+ 126
Oral Cancer	36	419	17	1,865	- 1,446
Pertussis	37	418	57	80	+ 338
Skin Cancers	38	400	50	247	+ 153
Drug Use	39	361	45	322	+ 39
Drownings	40	311	36	820	- 508
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	286	51	246	+ 40
Cervical Cancer	42	273	31	1,010	- 738
Fires	43	259	44	336	- 77
Uterin Cancer	44	211	43	352	- 141
Maternal Conditions	45	152	56	167	- 15
Poisonings	46	142	53	211	- 69
Oesophagus Cancer	47	141	41	435	- 293
Epilepsy	48	134	52	226	- 92
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	115	22	1,424	- 1,310
Encephalitis	50	112	40	452	- 341
Malnutrition	51	105	49	249	- 144
Tetanus	52	83	61	21	+ 62
Alcohol	53	73	55	181	- 107
Appendicitis	54	53	58	71	- 19
Syphilis	55	44	62	19	+ 25
Tuberculosis	56	34	26	1,227	- 1,193
Other Neoplasms	57	31	48	265	- 234
HIV/AIDS	58	21	13	2,679	- 2,658
Multiple Sclerosis	59	21	59	30	- 10
Schistosomiasis	60	16	75	0	+ 16
Skin Disease	61	11	15	2,066	- 2,054
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	10	60	27	- 18
Hepatitis B	63	7	54	206	- 198
Diphtheria	64	7	69	0	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	65	7	77	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	5	65	5	- 0
Ascariasis	67	1	67	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	1	64	6	- 4
Chlamydia	69	1	68	2	- 0
Measles	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	47	280	- 280
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Syria

Malaysia

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.