SPAIN VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,874	1	51,684	+ 4,190
Stroke	2	16,024	3	29,004	- 12,979
War	3	15,374	68	6	+ 15,369
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,861	7	13,717	- 7,856
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,052	31	1,829	+ 3,223
Kidney Disease	6	4,614	8	9,725	- 5,111
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	4,271	36	1,064	+ 3,207
Congenital Anomalies	8	4,116	38	863	+ 3,253
Lung Cancers	9	4,057	4	22,131	- 18,074
Breast Cancer	10	3,869	11	7,067	- 3,199
Liver Disease	11	3,407	23	4,231	- 824
Low Birth Weight	12	3,273	52	253	+ 3,020
Lung Disease	13	3,172	5	18,926	- 15,754
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	3,072	2	42,339	- 39,266
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,039	10	7,773	- 4,735
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,424	6	16,957	- 14,533
Asthma	17	2,085	35	1,133	+ 952
Lymphomas	18	1,638	16	5,335	- 3,696
Leukemia	19	1,577	24	3,772	- 2,195
Bladder Cancer	20	1,501	17	5,222	- 3,722
Birth Trauma	21	1,475	60	113	+ 1,362
Stomach Cancer	22	1,435	14	5,796	- 4,361
Hypertension	23	1,402	9	9,115	- 7,713
Other Injuries	24	1,033	15	5,536	- 4,503
Violence	25	880	51	262	+ 618
Endocrine Disorders	26	828	21	4,863	- 4,035
Pancreas Cancer	27	814	12	6,752	- 5,938
Prostate Cancer	28	801	13	6,420	- 5,619
Falls	29	759	26	3,246	- 2,488
Parkinson's Disease	30	727	20	4,943	- 4,216
Liver Cancer	31	726	18	5,098	- 4,372
Inflammatory/Heart	32	668	19	4,984	- 4,316
Suicide	33	659	25	3,609	- 2,951
Ovary Cancer	34	649	28	2,026	- 1,376
Meningitis	35	584	59	129	+ 456
Oral Cancer	36	573	27	2,583	- 2,010
Pertussis	37	572	73	2	+ 571
Skin Cancers	38	548	32	1,803	- 1,255
Drug Use	39	494	41	776	- 282
Drownings	40	426	45	446	- 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	391	33	1,612	- 1,221
Cervical Cancer	42	373	39	855	- 482
Fires	43	354	55	185	+ 170
Uterin Cancer	44	288	34	1,612	- 1,323
Maternal Conditions	45	207	64	14	+ 194
Poisonings	46	194	57	170	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	47	193	29	2,011	- 1,818
Epilepsy	48	183	40	824	- 641
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	157	44	475	- 318
Encephalitis	50	153	70	4	+ 149
Malnutrition	51	144	47	302	- 158
Tetanus	52	114	72	2	+ 112
Alcohol	53	100	46	333	- 233
Appendicitis	54	72	61	79	- 7
Syphilis	55	61	67	9	+ 52
Tuberculosis	56	46	50	270	- 224
Other Neoplasms	57	42	22	4,748	- 4,706
HIV/AIDS	58	29	43	538	- 509
Multiple Sclerosis	59	28	49	287	- 259
Schistosomiasis	60	22	74	0	+ 22
Skin Disease	61	16	30	1,840	- 1,825
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	13	48	294	- 281
Hepatitis B	63	10	58	162	- 152
Diphtheria	64	10	76	0	+ 10
Leishmaniasis	65	10	65	11	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	6	62	47	- 40
Ascariasis	67	2	78	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	68	2	42	652	- 651
Chlamydia	69	2	82	0	+ 2
Measles	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	9	- 9
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.