SOUTH KOREA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,548	1	28,043	+ 33,505
Stroke	2	17,652	3	25,596	- 7,944
War	3	16,935	68	5	+ 16,931
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,456	2	26,650	- 20,194
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,565	15	4,399	+ 1,166
Kidney Disease	6	5,083	9	10,107	- 5,024
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	4,705	35	929	+ 3,776
Congenital Anomalies	8	4,534	41	518	+ 4,016
Lung Cancers	9	4,469	4	20,293	- 15,824
Breast Cancer	10	4,261	21	2,880	+ 1,381
Liver Disease	11	3,753	14	6,348	- 2,595
Low Birth Weight	12	3,605	45	370	+ 3,235
Lung Disease	13	3,494	11	8,526	- 5,032
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	3,384	6	12,145	- 8,761
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,347	13	6,812	- 3,464
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,670	8	10,180	- 7,510
Asthma	17	2,296	32	1,150	+ 1,146
Lymphomas	18	1,805	19	3,477	- 1,672
Leukemia	19	1,737	23	2,140	- 403
Bladder Cancer	20	1,653	27	1,768	- 115
Birth Trauma	21	1,625	54	88	+ 1,537
Stomach Cancer	22	1,581	10	8,625	- 7,044
Hypertension	23	1,544	17	3,711	- 2,167
Other Injuries	24	1,137	18	3,634	- 2,496
Violence	25	969	44	386	+ 583
Endocrine Disorders	26	912	25	1,891	- 979
Pancreas Cancer	27	897	12	6,994	- 6,097
Prostate Cancer	28	882	22	2,316	- 1,434
Falls	29	836	20	2,934	- 2,098
Parkinson's Disease	30	801	16	3,951	- 3,150
Liver Cancer	31	800	7	11,589	- 10,789
Inflammatory/Heart	32	736	31	1,325	- 589
Suicide	33	726	5	14,636	- 13,910
Ovary Cancer	34	715	30	1,330	- 614
Meningitis	35	644	58	51	+ 593
Oral Cancer	36	631	29	1,457	- 826
Pertussis	37	630	67	6	+ 624
Skin Cancers	38	603	37	585	+ 19
Drug Use	39	544	50	154	+ 390
Drownings	40	469	42	501	- 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	431	48	224	+ 207
Cervical Cancer	42	411	34	1,065	- 654
Fires	43	390	47	263	+ 127
Uterin Cancer	44	318	43	420	- 102
Maternal Conditions	45	229	61	34	+ 195
Poisonings	46	214	52	115	+ 99
Oesophagus Cancer	47	213	28	1,733	- 1,520
Epilepsy	48	202	40	524	- 323
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	173	38	540	- 367
Encephalitis	50	168	65	19	+ 149
Malnutrition	51	159	53	88	+ 70
Tetanus	52	125	69	5	+ 121
Alcohol	53	110	33	1,081	- 970
Appendicitis	54	80	57	54	+ 26
Syphilis	55	67	62	27	+ 40
Tuberculosis	56	51	24	1,950	- 1,899
Other Neoplasms	57	46	26	1,807	- 1,761
HIV/AIDS	58	32	55	84	- 52
Multiple Sclerosis	59	31	66	11	+ 20
Schistosomiasis	60	25	72	1	+ 24
Skin Disease	61	17	36	704	- 687
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	14	51	150	- 136
Hepatitis B	63	11	39	526	- 515
Diphtheria	64	11	73	0	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	65	11	79	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	66	7	63	26	- 19
Ascariasis	67	2	74	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	68	2	49	168	- 166
Chlamydia	69	2	84	0	+ 2
Measles	70	1	83	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	71	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Syria

South Korea

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.