OMAN VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		OMAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,611	1	5,287	- 676
Stroke	2	1,322	2	1,648	- 325
War	3	1,269	58	4	+ 1,265
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	484	4	701	- 217
Road Traffic Accidents	5	417	5	527	- 110
Kidney Disease	6	381	11	312	+ 69
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	352	28	78	+ 274
Congenital Anomalies	8	340	7	386	- 46
Lung Cancers	9	335	25	113	+ 222
Breast Cancer	10	319	18	141	+ 178
Liver Disease	11	281	6	406	- 125
Low Birth Weight	12	270	15	207	+ 63
Lung Disease	13	262	9	325	- 63
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	254	10	323	- 70
Diabetes Mellitus	15	251	3	1,029	- 778
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	200	16	205	- 5
Asthma	17	172	55	11	+ 161
Lymphomas	18	135	19	138	- 3
Leukemia	19	130	22	127	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	20	124	35	41	+ 83
Birth Trauma	21	122	29	77	+ 45
Stomach Cancer	22	118	17	185	- 67
Hypertension	23	116	8	360	- 244
Other Injuries	24	85	20	130	- 45
Violence	25	73	39	34	+ 38
Endocrine Disorders	26	68	32	53	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	27	67	30	77	- 9
Prostate Cancer	28	66	37	37	+ 29
Falls	29	63	12	292	- 230
Parkinson's Disease	30	60	26	110	- 50
Liver Cancer	31	60	24	116	- 56
Inflammatory/Heart	32	55	21	127	- 72
Suicide	33	54	13	241	- 187
Ovary Cancer	34	54	43	26	+ 27
Meningitis	35	48	47	21	+ 27
Oral Cancer	36	47	31	70	- 23
Pertussis	37	47	51	13	+ 34
Skin Cancers	38	45	45	22	+ 23
Drug Use	39	41	42	29	+ 12
Drownings	40	35	14	211	- 176
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	32	53	12	+ 21
Cervical Cancer	42	31	34	42	- 12
Fires	43	29	36	38	- 9
Uterin Cancer	44	24	54	11	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	45	17	46	22	- 5
Poisonings	46	16	33	47	- 31
Oesophagus Cancer	47	16	40	32	- 16
Epilepsy	48	15	44	22	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	13	38	36	- 23
Encephalitis	50	13	23	126	- 113
Malnutrition	51	12	60	2	+ 10
Tetanus	52	9	63	1	+ 8
Alcohol	53	8	50	13	- 5
Appendicitis	54	6	57	5	+ 1
Syphilis	55	5	61	2	+ 3
Tuberculosis	56	4	48	18	- 14
Other Neoplasms	57	3	56	7	- 3
HIV/AIDS	58	2	41	31	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	59	2	52	12	- 9
Schistosomiasis	60	2	59	2	- 0
Skin Disease	61	1	27	92	- 91
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	1	62	2	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	1	64	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	1	68	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	65	1	66	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	65	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	49	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
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	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to OMAN

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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.