PHILIPPINES VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	139,775	1	129,955	+ 9,820
Stroke	2	40,086	3	74,167	- 34,080
War	3	38,460	49	817	+ 37,643
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	14,662	2	93,807	- 79,145
Road Traffic Accidents	5	12,638	10	13,017	- 378
Kidney Disease	6	11,542	4	39,380	- 27,838
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	10,685	22	6,189	+ 4,496
Congenital Anomalies	8	10,296	17	8,051	+ 2,245
Lung Cancers	9	10,149	13	10,296	- 147
Breast Cancer	10	9,678	15	9,802	- 125
Liver Disease	11	8,523	20	7,076	+ 1,447
Low Birth Weight	12	8,187	14	10,141	- 1,953
Lung Disease	13	7,936	6	32,559	- 24,624
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	7,685	39	2,010	+ 5,675
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,602	7	32,260	- 24,659
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	6,064	16	8,063	- 1,999
Asthma	17	5,215	11	11,404	- 6,189
Lymphomas	18	4,099	36	2,279	+ 1,820
Leukemia	19	3,945	29	3,596	+ 349
Bladder Cancer	20	3,754	58	569	+ 3,185
Birth Trauma	21	3,690	18	7,960	- 4,270
Stomach Cancer	22	3,591	41	1,868	+ 1,722
Hypertension	23	3,506	5	34,500	- 30,994
Other Injuries	24	2,583	31	3,536	- 953
Violence	25	2,202	9	14,835	- 12,633
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,071	12	10,464	- 8,392
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,037	37	2,121	- 84
Prostate Cancer	28	2,003	26	4,149	- 2,147
Falls	29	1,898	28	3,861	- 1,963
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,819	55	594	+ 1,225
Liver Cancer	31	1,816	19	7,663	- 5,847
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,672	30	3,545	- 1,873
Suicide	33	1,648	35	2,325	- 677
Ovary Cancer	34	1,625	40	1,994	- 369
Meningitis	35	1,461	47	1,041	+ 420
Oral Cancer	36	1,433	34	2,916	- 1,483
Pertussis	37	1,432	43	1,760	- 328
Skin Cancers	38	1,370	61	368	+ 1,002
Drug Use	39	1,236	52	695	+ 541
Drownings	40	1,066	27	3,881	- 2,815
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	979	42	1,807	- 828
Cervical Cancer	42	933	33	3,076	- 2,143
Fires	43	886	54	600	+ 287
Uterin Cancer	44	722	50	761	- 39
Maternal Conditions	45	519	38	2,042	- 1,523
Poisonings	46	486	65	226	+ 260
Oesophagus Cancer	47	483	53	672	- 189
Epilepsy	48	458	45	1,120	- 662
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	392	21	6,865	- 6,473
Encephalitis	50	382	67	185	+ 197
Malnutrition	51	360	24	4,311	- 3,951
Tetanus	52	285	59	521	- 236
Alcohol	53	251	60	401	- 150
Appendicitis	54	181	63	276	- 95
Syphilis	55	152	44	1,157	- 1,005
Tuberculosis	56	116	8	27,061	- 26,945
Other Neoplasms	57	105	23	5,146	- 5,041
HIV/AIDS	58	73	66	204	- 132
Multiple Sclerosis	59	70	72	31	+ 39
Schistosomiasis	60	56	64	233	- 177
Skin Disease	61	39	25	4,229	- 4,191
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	33	62	323	- 290
Hepatitis B	63	25	56	590	- 565
Diphtheria	64	25	75	14	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	65	25	82	0	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	66	16	70	39	- 23
Ascariasis	67	5	76	13	- 8
Hepatitis C	68	4	81	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	4	78	4	+ 0
Measles	70	1	48	894	- 892
Otitis Media	71	0	74	23	- 23
Dengue	72	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Hookworm Disease	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	69	94	- 94
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	68	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	2	- 2
Anemia	83	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	570	- 570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	752	- 752
Oral conditions	86	0	73	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Syria

Philippines

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.