SURINAME VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	764	1	650	+ 114
Stroke	2	219	2	615	- 396
War	3	210	66	0	+ 210
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	80	5	171	- 90
Road Traffic Accidents	5	69	13	89	- 20
Kidney Disease	6	63	4	281	- 218
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	58	27	31	+ 27
Congenital Anomalies	8	56	22	40	+ 17
Lung Cancers	9	55	11	102	- 47
Breast Cancer	10	53	17	55	- 2
Liver Disease	11	47	8	134	- 87
Low Birth Weight	12	45	19	51	- 7
Lung Disease	13	43	12	93	- 49
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	42	10	117	- 75
Diabetes Mellitus	15	42	3	286	- 245
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	33	16	72	- 39
Asthma	17	29	39	16	+ 13
Lymphomas	18	22	34	23	- 0
Leukemia	19	22	35	20	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	20	21	48	5	+ 15
Birth Trauma	21	20	30	28	- 8
Stomach Cancer	22	20	33	25	- 5
Hypertension	23	19	9	134	- 114
Other Injuries	24	14	15	73	- 58
Violence	25	12	26	34	- 22
Endocrine Disorders	26	11	24	37	- 26
Pancreas Cancer	27	11	32	26	- 15
Prostate Cancer	28	11	14	78	- 67
Falls	29	10	25	34	- 24
Parkinson's Disease	30	10	31	28	- 18
Liver Cancer	31	10	21	45	- 35
Inflammatory/Heart	32	9	23	37	- 28
Suicide	33	9	6	148	- 138
Ovary Cancer	34	9	42	14	- 5
Meningitis	35	8	50	5	+ 3
Oral Cancer	36	8	40	16	- 8
Pertussis	37	8	59	1	+ 7
Skin Cancers	38	7	60	1	+ 6
Drug Use	39	7	45	7	- 1
Drownings	40	6	29	28	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	5	47	6	- 1
Cervical Cancer	42	5	20	48	- 43
Fires	43	5	44	13	- 8
Uterin Cancer	44	4	49	5	- 1
Maternal Conditions	45	3	41	14	- 11
Poisonings	46	3	57	2	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	47	3	56	2	+ 1
Epilepsy	48	3	36	18	- 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	2	28	29	- 26
Encephalitis	50	2	51	4	- 2
Malnutrition	51	2	43	13	- 11
Tetanus	52	2	62	1	+ 1
Alcohol	53	1	38	16	- 15
Appendicitis	54	1	53	3	- 2
Syphilis	55	1	52	3	- 2
Tuberculosis	56	1	37	17	- 16
Other Neoplasms	57	1	54	3	- 2
HIV/AIDS	58	0	7	138	- 138
Multiple Sclerosis	59	0	61	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	60	0	55	2	- 2
Skin Disease	61	0	18	53	- 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	0	58	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	63	1	- 0
Diphtheria	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	65	0	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	46	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.