MALTA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	555	1	876	- 321
Stroke	2	159	2	291	- 132
War	3	153	54	1	+ 152
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	58	3	213	- 154
Road Traffic Accidents	5	50	31	18	+ 32
Kidney Disease	6	46	11	79	- 33
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	42	55	1	+ 41
Congenital Anomalies	8	41	32	17	+ 24
Lung Cancers	9	40	5	197	- 157
Breast Cancer	10	38	10	85	- 46
Liver Disease	11	34	24	23	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	12	33	35	11	+ 21
Lung Disease	13	32	8	127	- 95
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	31	4	207	- 177
Diabetes Mellitus	15	30	6	163	- 132
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	24	7	147	- 123
Asthma	17	21	36	8	+ 12
Lymphomas	18	16	12	53	- 37
Leukemia	19	16	21	28	- 12
Bladder Cancer	20	15	19	33	- 18
Birth Trauma	21	15	44	3	+ 12
Stomach Cancer	22	14	15	50	- 35
Hypertension	23	14	20	33	- 19
Other Injuries	24	10	33	16	- 6
Violence	25	9	40	4	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	26	8	30	19	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	27	8	9	90	- 82
Prostate Cancer	28	8	13	53	- 45
Falls	29	8	14	52	- 44
Parkinson's Disease	30	7	16	50	- 42
Liver Cancer	31	7	18	34	- 27
Inflammatory/Heart	32	7	27	22	- 15
Suicide	33	7	22	27	- 20
Ovary Cancer	34	6	17	34	- 28
Meningitis	35	6	56	1	+ 5
Oral Cancer	36	6	23	25	- 19
Pertussis	37	6	72	0	+ 6
Skin Cancers	38	5	34	14	- 9
Drug Use	39	5	38	7	- 2
Drownings	40	4	48	2	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	4	49	2	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	42	4	39	4	- 1
Fires	43	4	62	0	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	44	3	28	21	- 18
Maternal Conditions	45	2	64	0	+ 2
Poisonings	46	2	58	1	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	47	2	29	20	- 18
Epilepsy	48	2	43	3	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	2	37	7	- 6
Encephalitis	50	2	65	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	51	1	60	0	+ 1
Tetanus	52	1	74	0	+ 1
Alcohol	53	1	47	3	- 2
Appendicitis	54	1	63	0	+ 0
Syphilis	55	1	81	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	56	0	52	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	57	0	26	22	- 22
HIV/AIDS	58	0	41	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	59	0	45	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	60	0	70	0	+ 0
Skin Disease	61	0	25	23	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	0	51	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	0	61	0	- 0
Diphtheria	64	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	59	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	53	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	84	0	50	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	42	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

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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.