TANZANIA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	79,724	9	13,215	+ 66,509
Stroke	2	22,864	7	16,894	+ 5,970
War	3	21,937	67	30	+ 21,907
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,363	2	26,028	- 17,665
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,209	5	18,054	- 10,845
Kidney Disease	6	6,583	19	4,547	+ 2,036
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	6,094	6	17,587	- 11,493
Congenital Anomalies	8	5,872	11	9,791	- 3,918
Lung Cancers	9	5,788	61	159	+ 5,630
Breast Cancer	10	5,520	37	1,285	+ 4,235
Liver Disease	11	4,861	13	6,586	- 1,724
Low Birth Weight	12	4,670	10	12,173	- 7,503
Lung Disease	13	4,526	22	3,051	+ 1,475
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	4,384	27	2,048	+ 2,336
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,336	15	6,247	- 1,911
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,459	33	1,567	+ 1,892
Asthma	17	2,975	30	1,700	+ 1,274
Lymphomas	18	2,338	41	805	+ 1,532
Leukemia	19	2,250	47	416	+ 1,834
Bladder Cancer	20	2,141	44	667	+ 1,474
Birth Trauma	21	2,104	8	15,086	- 12,981
Stomach Cancer	22	2,048	39	1,190	+ 858
Hypertension	23	2,000	17	5,209	- 3,209
Other Injuries	24	1,473	20	4,270	- 2,797
Violence	25	1,256	18	4,713	- 3,457
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,181	29	1,778	- 597
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,162	62	158	+ 1,004
Prostate Cancer	28	1,142	28	1,819	- 677
Falls	29	1,083	34	1,533	- 451
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,038	45	513	+ 524
Liver Cancer	31	1,036	36	1,413	- 378
Inflammatory/Heart	32	954	38	1,227	- 274
Suicide	33	940	24	2,474	- 1,534
Ovary Cancer	34	927	53	337	+ 590
Meningitis	35	834	21	3,188	- 2,355
Oral Cancer	36	817	31	1,646	- 828
Pertussis	37	817	23	2,774	- 1,957
Skin Cancers	38	781	42	744	+ 37
Drug Use	39	705	48	404	+ 301
Drownings	40	608	32	1,642	- 1,034
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	558	50	401	+ 158
Cervical Cancer	42	532	14	6,424	- 5,892
Fires	43	505	35	1,424	- 919
Uterin Cancer	44	412	57	218	+ 193
Maternal Conditions	45	296	12	6,835	- 6,539
Poisonings	46	277	40	1,170	- 893
Oesophagus Cancer	47	275	25	2,247	- 1,972
Epilepsy	48	261	43	707	- 446
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	224	46	462	- 238
Encephalitis	50	218	59	199	+ 19
Malnutrition	51	205	16	5,574	- 5,369
Tetanus	52	163	49	402	- 239
Alcohol	53	143	56	270	- 127
Appendicitis	54	103	58	218	- 115
Syphilis	55	87	26	2,115	- 2,028
Tuberculosis	56	66	4	20,269	- 20,203
Other Neoplasms	57	60	64	58	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	58	41	1	27,402	- 27,360
Multiple Sclerosis	59	40	68	27	+ 13
Schistosomiasis	60	32	51	371	- 339
Skin Disease	61	22	52	359	- 337
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	19	63	81	- 62
Hepatitis B	63	14	60	168	- 154
Diphtheria	64	14	70	11	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	65	14	77	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	66	9	54	299	- 290
Ascariasis	67	3	65	56	- 53
Hepatitis C	68	2	66	40	- 37
Chlamydia	69	2	71	9	- 7
Measles	70	1	55	295	- 294
Otitis Media	71	0	69	17	- 17
Dengue	72	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	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 TANZANIA

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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.