SOUTH AFRICA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	71,428	3	32,739	+ 38,690
Stroke	2	20,485	4	30,693	- 10,208
War	3	19,654	64	66	+ 19,589
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,493	2	39,341	- 31,848
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,458	11	13,014	- 6,556
Kidney Disease	6	5,898	9	15,302	- 9,403
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	5,460	8	15,843	- 10,383
Congenital Anomalies	8	5,261	25	4,351	+ 911
Lung Cancers	9	5,186	15	7,705	- 2,519
Breast Cancer	10	4,946	23	4,533	+ 412
Liver Disease	11	4,356	14	9,013	- 4,658
Low Birth Weight	12	4,184	16	6,250	- 2,066
Lung Disease	13	4,055	13	11,895	- 7,839
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	3,927	22	4,676	- 749
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,885	5	30,188	- 26,303
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,099	28	3,587	- 488
Asthma	17	2,665	18	5,966	- 3,301
Lymphomas	18	2,094	31	2,818	- 723
Leukemia	19	2,016	40	1,464	+ 553
Bladder Cancer	20	1,918	52	829	+ 1,089
Birth Trauma	21	1,886	30	3,004	- 1,118
Stomach Cancer	22	1,835	39	1,535	+ 300
Hypertension	23	1,792	12	12,789	- 10,997
Other Injuries	24	1,320	17	6,014	- 4,694
Violence	25	1,125	7	21,000	- 19,875
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,058	19	5,890	- 4,832
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,041	35	2,007	- 966
Prostate Cancer	28	1,023	24	4,374	- 3,350
Falls	29	970	42	1,399	- 429
Parkinson's Disease	30	930	46	1,077	- 148
Liver Cancer	31	928	33	2,383	- 1,455
Inflammatory/Heart	32	854	21	5,408	- 4,554
Suicide	33	842	10	13,774	- 12,932
Ovary Cancer	34	830	51	951	- 120
Meningitis	35	747	26	3,660	- 2,914
Oral Cancer	36	732	41	1,406	- 673
Pertussis	37	732	43	1,142	- 411
Skin Cancers	38	700	48	993	- 293
Drug Use	39	631	53	770	- 138
Drownings	40	545	32	2,403	- 1,859
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	500	47	1,015	- 515
Cervical Cancer	42	477	20	5,555	- 5,079
Fires	43	453	27	3,618	- 3,165
Uterin Cancer	44	369	54	512	- 144
Maternal Conditions	45	265	38	1,700	- 1,434
Poisonings	46	248	50	975	- 727
Oesophagus Cancer	47	247	29	3,486	- 3,239
Epilepsy	48	234	37	1,870	- 1,636
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	200	36	1,894	- 1,694
Encephalitis	50	195	59	234	- 39
Malnutrition	51	184	34	2,381	- 2,197
Tetanus	52	146	65	38	+ 108
Alcohol	53	128	49	987	- 859
Appendicitis	54	92	56	274	- 181
Syphilis	55	78	44	1,130	- 1,052
Tuberculosis	56	59	6	21,965	- 21,906
Other Neoplasms	57	54	58	267	- 213
HIV/AIDS	58	37	1	71,996	- 71,959
Multiple Sclerosis	59	36	62	113	- 77
Schistosomiasis	60	29	66	35	- 6
Skin Disease	61	20	45	1,101	- 1,082
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	17	55	376	- 359
Hepatitis B	63	13	61	139	- 127
Diphtheria	64	13	69	16	- 4
Leishmaniasis	65	13	77	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	66	8	60	223	- 215
Ascariasis	67	3	71	3	- 0
Hepatitis C	68	2	70	8	- 6
Chlamydia	69	2	68	18	- 16
Measles	70	1	57	270	- 270
Otitis Media	71	0	67	19	- 19
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	63	83	- 83
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Syria

South Africa

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.