NETHERLANDS VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,003	2	17,601	+ 3,402
Stroke	2	6,023	4	9,707	- 3,684
War	3	5,779	66	2	+ 5,777
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,203	7	4,946	- 2,743
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,899	31	681	+ 1,218
Kidney Disease	6	1,734	12	2,530	- 796
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,605	33	584	+ 1,022
Congenital Anomalies	8	1,547	35	544	+ 1,003
Lung Cancers	9	1,525	3	10,980	- 9,455
Breast Cancer	10	1,454	9	3,535	- 2,081
Liver Disease	11	1,281	28	936	+ 345
Low Birth Weight	12	1,230	45	167	+ 1,063
Lung Disease	13	1,192	5	9,567	- 8,375
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,155	1	18,148	- 16,993
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,142	14	2,386	- 1,244
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	911	6	5,829	- 4,918
Asthma	17	784	46	165	+ 619
Lymphomas	18	616	13	2,511	- 1,895
Leukemia	19	593	20	1,578	- 986
Bladder Cancer	20	564	21	1,471	- 907
Birth Trauma	21	554	52	74	+ 481
Stomach Cancer	22	540	22	1,361	- 821
Hypertension	23	527	29	818	- 291
Other Injuries	24	388	19	1,648	- 1,260
Violence	25	331	48	107	+ 223
Endocrine Disorders	26	311	26	1,055	- 743
Pancreas Cancer	27	306	11	2,995	- 2,689
Prostate Cancer	28	301	10	3,265	- 2,964
Falls	29	285	8	4,131	- 3,846
Parkinson's Disease	30	273	16	2,120	- 1,846
Liver Cancer	31	273	24	1,163	- 890
Inflammatory/Heart	32	251	23	1,201	- 950
Suicide	33	248	17	2,025	- 1,777
Ovary Cancer	34	244	25	1,067	- 823
Meningitis	35	220	51	78	+ 141
Oral Cancer	36	215	30	768	- 552
Pertussis	37	215	67	1	+ 214
Skin Cancers	38	206	27	1,024	- 818
Drug Use	39	186	42	231	- 45
Drownings	40	160	49	98	+ 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	147	41	238	- 90
Cervical Cancer	42	140	39	266	- 126
Fires	43	133	53	49	+ 84
Uterin Cancer	44	108	34	566	- 458
Maternal Conditions	45	78	65	8	+ 70
Poisonings	46	73	61	17	+ 56
Oesophagus Cancer	47	73	15	2,145	- 2,073
Epilepsy	48	69	38	289	- 220
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	59	47	130	- 71
Encephalitis	50	57	68	1	+ 56
Malnutrition	51	54	63	12	+ 42
Tetanus	52	43	72	0	+ 43
Alcohol	53	38	32	612	- 575
Appendicitis	54	27	58	26	+ 2
Syphilis	55	23	69	1	+ 22
Tuberculosis	56	17	56	29	- 11
Other Neoplasms	57	16	18	1,831	- 1,815
HIV/AIDS	58	11	55	33	- 22
Multiple Sclerosis	59	11	37	295	- 284
Schistosomiasis	60	8	74	0	+ 8
Skin Disease	61	6	36	295	- 290
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	5	44	214	- 209
Hepatitis B	63	4	62	14	- 10
Diphtheria	64	4	71	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	65	4	70	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	2	57	28	- 26
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	1	60	20	- 20
Chlamydia	69	1	78	0	+ 1
Measles	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	10	- 10
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	249	- 249
Osteoarthritis	84	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Syria

Netherlands

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.