MEXICO VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	154,503	1	116,238	+ 38,265
Stroke	2	44,310	4	39,790	+ 4,520
War	3	42,513	66	112	+ 42,401
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	16,207	8	24,816	- 8,609
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,970	10	16,303	- 2,333
Kidney Disease	6	12,759	3	44,622	- 31,864
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	11,810	29	3,476	+ 8,335
Congenital Anomalies	8	11,381	13	10,457	+ 924
Lung Cancers	9	11,218	17	7,349	+ 3,869
Breast Cancer	10	10,698	16	7,380	+ 3,318
Liver Disease	11	9,421	6	29,838	- 20,417
Low Birth Weight	12	9,050	18	7,163	+ 1,887
Lung Disease	13	8,772	7	29,123	- 20,351
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	8,495	30	3,447	+ 5,049
Diabetes Mellitus	15	8,403	2	86,110	- 77,707
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	6,703	20	6,871	- 168
Asthma	17	5,765	47	1,342	+ 4,423
Lymphomas	18	4,530	24	4,961	- 431
Leukemia	19	4,361	25	4,830	- 469
Bladder Cancer	20	4,150	48	1,272	+ 2,877
Birth Trauma	21	4,078	36	2,552	+ 1,527
Stomach Cancer	22	3,969	19	6,939	- 2,969
Hypertension	23	3,876	9	17,806	- 13,931
Other Injuries	24	2,855	11	12,175	- 9,319
Violence	25	2,434	5	32,450	- 30,017
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,289	12	11,310	- 9,021
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,251	27	4,510	- 2,259
Prostate Cancer	28	2,214	15	7,494	- 5,280
Falls	29	2,098	35	2,628	- 530
Parkinson's Disease	30	2,011	43	1,567	+ 443
Liver Cancer	31	2,008	21	6,817	- 4,810
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,848	41	1,866	- 18
Suicide	33	1,822	22	6,772	- 4,950
Ovary Cancer	34	1,796	34	2,649	- 853
Meningitis	35	1,615	58	357	+ 1,258
Oral Cancer	36	1,584	46	1,355	+ 229
Pertussis	37	1,583	70	21	+ 1,561
Skin Cancers	38	1,514	40	1,909	- 394
Drug Use	39	1,366	44	1,470	- 104
Drownings	40	1,178	42	1,799	- 621
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,082	52	859	+ 223
Cervical Cancer	42	1,031	26	4,787	- 3,756
Fires	43	979	56	604	+ 376
Uterin Cancer	44	798	50	902	- 104
Maternal Conditions	45	574	54	750	- 176
Poisonings	46	537	57	531	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	47	534	49	1,252	- 718
Epilepsy	48	506	39	1,912	- 1,405
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	433	33	2,734	- 2,301
Encephalitis	50	422	62	140	+ 282
Malnutrition	51	398	14	7,552	- 7,153
Tetanus	52	315	71	10	+ 305
Alcohol	53	277	32	2,945	- 2,668
Appendicitis	54	200	53	774	- 574
Syphilis	55	168	73	5	+ 163
Tuberculosis	56	128	38	1,943	- 1,815
Other Neoplasms	57	116	23	6,204	- 6,088
HIV/AIDS	58	80	28	4,128	- 4,047
Multiple Sclerosis	59	78	60	295	- 218
Schistosomiasis	60	62	83	0	+ 62
Skin Disease	61	43	31	3,029	- 2,986
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	36	45	1,415	- 1,379
Hepatitis B	63	27	61	210	- 183
Diphtheria	64	27	79	0	+ 27
Leishmaniasis	65	27	76	1	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	66	18	64	127	- 109
Ascariasis	67	6	72	5	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	5	55	625	- 621
Chlamydia	69	4	77	0	+ 4
Measles	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	29	- 29
Dengue	72	0	67	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	69	24	- 24
Malaria	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	63	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Syria

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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.