QATAR VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,016	1	1,082	+ 1,934
Stroke	2	865	3	255	+ 610
War	3	830	61	0	+ 830
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	316	10	108	+ 209
Road Traffic Accidents	5	273	4	206	+ 67
Kidney Disease	6	249	6	179	+ 70
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	231	41	10	+ 221
Congenital Anomalies	8	222	14	70	+ 152
Lung Cancers	9	219	13	73	+ 146
Breast Cancer	10	209	17	53	+ 156
Liver Disease	11	184	5	202	- 19
Low Birth Weight	12	177	20	45	+ 132
Lung Disease	13	171	15	68	+ 103
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	166	12	75	+ 91
Diabetes Mellitus	15	164	2	459	- 295
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	131	11	83	+ 48
Asthma	17	113	40	10	+ 102
Lymphomas	18	88	18	48	+ 40
Leukemia	19	85	16	57	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	20	81	27	27	+ 54
Birth Trauma	21	80	38	13	+ 67
Stomach Cancer	22	77	23	42	+ 36
Hypertension	23	76	28	26	+ 49
Other Injuries	24	56	9	115	- 59
Violence	25	48	34	14	+ 33
Endocrine Disorders	26	45	24	39	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	27	44	30	25	+ 19
Prostate Cancer	28	43	31	18	+ 26
Falls	29	41	8	129	- 88
Parkinson's Disease	30	39	26	28	+ 11
Liver Cancer	31	39	21	44	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	32	36	25	32	+ 4
Suicide	33	36	7	165	- 130
Ovary Cancer	34	35	32	17	+ 18
Meningitis	35	32	47	7	+ 24
Oral Cancer	36	31	29	25	+ 6
Pertussis	37	31	54	2	+ 29
Skin Cancers	38	30	43	8	+ 21
Drug Use	39	27	39	12	+ 14
Drownings	40	23	19	45	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	21	45	8	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	42	20	36	13	+ 7
Fires	43	19	22	42	- 23
Uterin Cancer	44	16	49	6	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	45	11	52	3	+ 9
Poisonings	46	10	42	9	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	47	10	37	13	- 2
Epilepsy	48	10	35	13	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	8	46	7	+ 1
Encephalitis	50	8	50	5	+ 3
Malnutrition	51	8	58	1	+ 7
Tetanus	52	6	60	0	+ 6
Alcohol	53	5	48	7	- 2
Appendicitis	54	4	57	1	+ 3
Syphilis	55	3	53	2	+ 1
Tuberculosis	56	2	44	8	- 6
Other Neoplasms	57	2	51	3	- 0
HIV/AIDS	58	2	71	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	59	2	55	2	- 0
Schistosomiasis	60	1	78	0	+ 1
Skin Disease	61	1	33	16	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	1	59	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	1	56	2	- 1
Diphtheria	64	1	66	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	65	1	77	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	63	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	62	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.