RUSSIA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	166,416	1	562,711	- 396,295
Stroke	2	47,727	2	327,199	- 279,472
War	3	45,791	59	123	+ 45,668
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	17,457	10	32,404	- 14,948
Road Traffic Accidents	5	15,047	19	17,507	- 2,460
Kidney Disease	6	13,742	22	11,581	+ 2,161
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	12,721	55	403	+ 12,318
Congenital Anomalies	8	12,258	41	4,201	+ 8,057
Lung Cancers	9	12,083	3	54,361	- 42,278
Breast Cancer	10	11,522	13	23,242	- 11,719
Liver Disease	11	10,148	6	45,463	- 35,315
Low Birth Weight	12	9,748	44	2,153	+ 7,595
Lung Disease	13	9,448	9	36,600	- 27,152
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	9,150	5	48,522	- 39,371
Diabetes Mellitus	15	9,051	18	18,345	- 9,294
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	7,220	7	42,633	- 35,413
Asthma	17	6,209	46	1,764	+ 4,445
Lymphomas	18	4,880	29	8,919	- 4,040
Leukemia	19	4,697	31	8,238	- 3,541
Bladder Cancer	20	4,469	38	6,307	- 1,838
Birth Trauma	21	4,393	53	714	+ 3,679
Stomach Cancer	22	4,275	11	29,386	- 25,111
Hypertension	23	4,174	17	18,348	- 14,173
Other Injuries	24	3,076	14	22,517	- 19,441
Violence	25	2,621	23	11,450	- 8,829
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,466	45	2,004	+ 462
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,425	16	20,282	- 17,857
Prostate Cancer	28	2,384	20	14,107	- 11,723
Falls	29	2,260	21	11,705	- 9,445
Parkinson's Disease	30	2,166	26	9,371	- 7,205
Liver Cancer	31	2,162	24	11,165	- 9,002
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,991	4	54,060	- 52,070
Suicide	33	1,962	8	36,625	- 34,663
Ovary Cancer	34	1,934	32	8,123	- 6,188
Meningitis	35	1,740	48	1,037	+ 702
Oral Cancer	36	1,706	25	10,880	- 9,174
Pertussis	37	1,705	65	2	+ 1,703
Skin Cancers	38	1,631	39	5,612	- 3,980
Drug Use	39	1,471	27	9,113	- 7,642
Drownings	40	1,269	36	6,629	- 5,360
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,165	42	2,770	- 1,605
Cervical Cancer	42	1,111	34	7,423	- 6,312
Fires	43	1,055	37	6,387	- 5,332
Uterin Cancer	44	859	35	6,867	- 6,008
Maternal Conditions	45	618	56	267	+ 351
Poisonings	46	578	40	5,565	- 4,987
Oesophagus Cancer	47	575	33	7,431	- 6,856
Epilepsy	48	545	52	718	- 173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	467	28	8,938	- 8,471
Encephalitis	50	455	47	1,076	- 621
Malnutrition	51	429	57	242	+ 186
Tetanus	52	339	63	3	+ 336
Alcohol	53	299	12	27,984	- 27,686
Appendicitis	54	215	54	409	- 193
Syphilis	55	181	62	19	+ 162
Tuberculosis	56	138	30	8,422	- 8,284
Other Neoplasms	57	125	51	729	- 604
HIV/AIDS	58	87	15	21,262	- 21,175
Multiple Sclerosis	59	84	49	827	- 743
Schistosomiasis	60	67	72	0	+ 67
Skin Disease	61	46	43	2,735	- 2,689
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	39	50	750	- 711
Hepatitis B	63	30	60	43	- 14
Diphtheria	64	29	67	0	+ 29
Leishmaniasis	65	29	73	0	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	66	19	58	158	- 139
Ascariasis	67	6	77	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	68	5	66	2	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	5	61	25	- 20
Measles	70	2	68	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	64	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	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	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.