SERBIA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,861	1	21,776	- 13,915
Stroke	2	2,255	2	16,241	- 13,986
War	3	2,163	71	1	+ 2,162
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	825	11	1,832	- 1,008
Road Traffic Accidents	5	711	24	655	+ 55
Kidney Disease	6	649	5	4,169	- 3,520
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	601	39	167	+ 434
Congenital Anomalies	8	579	40	162	+ 417
Lung Cancers	9	571	4	6,539	- 5,968
Breast Cancer	10	544	10	2,284	- 1,740
Liver Disease	11	479	19	887	- 408
Low Birth Weight	12	460	38	187	+ 273
Lung Disease	13	446	6	3,853	- 3,406
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	432	9	2,876	- 2,444
Diabetes Mellitus	15	428	7	3,611	- 3,183
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	341	8	3,429	- 3,088
Asthma	17	293	31	390	- 97
Lymphomas	18	231	20	831	- 601
Leukemia	19	222	22	710	- 489
Bladder Cancer	20	211	18	893	- 682
Birth Trauma	21	208	52	45	+ 162
Stomach Cancer	22	202	15	1,203	- 1,001
Hypertension	23	197	12	1,621	- 1,424
Other Injuries	24	145	30	406	- 261
Violence	25	124	45	108	+ 16
Endocrine Disorders	26	116	36	309	- 192
Pancreas Cancer	27	115	13	1,402	- 1,287
Prostate Cancer	28	113	14	1,317	- 1,205
Falls	29	107	33	362	- 255
Parkinson's Disease	30	102	21	804	- 702
Liver Cancer	31	102	17	918	- 816
Inflammatory/Heart	32	94	3	15,274	- 15,180
Suicide	33	93	16	996	- 904
Ovary Cancer	34	91	29	555	- 464
Meningitis	35	82	54	35	+ 47
Oral Cancer	36	81	23	680	- 600
Pertussis	37	81	63	6	+ 74
Skin Cancers	38	77	26	638	- 561
Drug Use	39	69	49	72	- 2
Drownings	40	60	48	73	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	55	47	78	- 23
Cervical Cancer	42	52	25	638	- 586
Fires	43	50	50	64	- 14
Uterin Cancer	44	41	32	369	- 328
Maternal Conditions	45	29	59	12	+ 17
Poisonings	46	27	57	23	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	47	27	35	332	- 304
Epilepsy	48	26	37	223	- 197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	22	28	594	- 572
Encephalitis	50	21	66	2	+ 20
Malnutrition	51	20	61	10	+ 10
Tetanus	52	16	65	2	+ 14
Alcohol	53	14	34	341	- 327
Appendicitis	54	10	58	16	- 6
Syphilis	55	9	67	2	+ 7
Tuberculosis	56	7	46	100	- 94
Other Neoplasms	57	6	27	601	- 595
HIV/AIDS	58	4	56	25	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	59	4	42	146	- 142
Schistosomiasis	60	3	78	0	+ 3
Skin Disease	61	2	43	113	- 111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	2	55	34	- 32
Hepatitis B	63	1	53	36	- 35
Diphtheria	64	1	75	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	65	1	74	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	64	3	- 2
Ascariasis	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	60	12	- 12
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	72	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	44	109	- 109
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	41	152	- 152
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	51	- 51
Oral conditions	86	0	69	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

Syria

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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.