SLOVAKIA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,575	1	10,654	- 4,079
Stroke	2	1,886	3	3,756	- 1,870
War	3	1,809	68	1	+ 1,809
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	690	6	2,024	- 1,334
Road Traffic Accidents	5	594	27	331	+ 264
Kidney Disease	6	543	14	830	- 287
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	503	47	34	+ 469
Congenital Anomalies	8	484	36	167	+ 318
Lung Cancers	9	477	4	2,562	- 2,084
Breast Cancer	10	455	10	1,071	- 616
Liver Disease	11	401	7	1,425	- 1,025
Low Birth Weight	12	385	39	97	+ 288
Lung Disease	13	373	9	1,121	- 748
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	362	2	4,482	- 4,120
Diabetes Mellitus	15	358	16	750	- 392
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	285	5	2,528	- 2,243
Asthma	17	245	44	47	+ 198
Lymphomas	18	193	17	736	- 543
Leukemia	19	186	23	448	- 263
Bladder Cancer	20	177	21	489	- 312
Birth Trauma	21	174	52	15	+ 159
Stomach Cancer	22	169	15	827	- 658
Hypertension	23	165	11	1,034	- 869
Other Injuries	24	122	20	554	- 432
Violence	25	104	42	59	+ 44
Endocrine Disorders	26	97	37	163	- 66
Pancreas Cancer	27	96	13	876	- 780
Prostate Cancer	28	94	12	968	- 874
Falls	29	89	8	1,277	- 1,188
Parkinson's Disease	30	86	29	310	- 224
Liver Cancer	31	85	22	469	- 384
Inflammatory/Heart	32	79	25	339	- 260
Suicide	33	78	19	660	- 582
Ovary Cancer	34	76	26	334	- 258
Meningitis	35	69	51	25	+ 44
Oral Cancer	36	67	18	716	- 649
Pertussis	37	67	61	4	+ 64
Skin Cancers	38	64	24	357	- 293
Drug Use	39	58	45	45	+ 13
Drownings	40	50	38	144	- 93
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	46	41	70	- 24
Cervical Cancer	42	44	32	273	- 229
Fires	43	42	46	39	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	44	34	30	280	- 246
Maternal Conditions	45	24	63	3	+ 22
Poisonings	46	23	48	30	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	47	23	28	314	- 291
Epilepsy	48	22	35	168	- 146
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	18	31	274	- 255
Encephalitis	50	18	67	1	+ 17
Malnutrition	51	17	49	29	- 12
Tetanus	52	13	71	0	+ 13
Alcohol	53	12	33	219	- 207
Appendicitis	54	8	55	9	- 1
Syphilis	55	7	62	3	+ 4
Tuberculosis	56	5	50	26	- 21
Other Neoplasms	57	5	40	93	- 88
HIV/AIDS	58	3	65	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	59	3	43	55	- 51
Schistosomiasis	60	3	74	0	+ 3
Skin Disease	61	2	34	170	- 168
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	2	53	15	- 13
Hepatitis B	63	1	56	8	- 7
Diphtheria	64	1	70	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	65	1	78	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	58	6	- 6
Ascariasis	67	0	80	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	54	12	- 12
Chlamydia	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	59	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	84	0	69	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	7	- 7
Oral conditions	86	0	66	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

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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.