THAILAND VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,630	1	51,305	+ 31,324
Stroke	2	23,698	2	50,273	- 26,576
War	3	22,736	60	87	+ 22,649
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,668	3	31,289	- 22,622
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,471	7	22,428	- 14,957
Kidney Disease	6	6,823	4	26,822	- 19,999
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	6,316	15	6,863	- 547
Congenital Anomalies	8	6,086	35	2,107	+ 3,979
Lung Cancers	9	5,999	8	22,296	- 16,297
Breast Cancer	10	5,721	17	6,053	- 332
Liver Disease	11	5,039	11	17,596	- 12,557
Low Birth Weight	12	4,840	40	1,548	+ 3,292
Lung Disease	13	4,691	9	19,474	- 14,783
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	4,543	6	22,851	- 18,308
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,494	10	18,776	- 14,282
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,585	13	9,908	- 6,324
Asthma	17	3,083	24	4,182	- 1,099
Lymphomas	18	2,423	22	4,539	- 2,116
Leukemia	19	2,332	26	3,902	- 1,570
Bladder Cancer	20	2,219	38	1,798	+ 421
Birth Trauma	21	2,181	50	533	+ 1,648
Stomach Cancer	22	2,123	27	3,451	- 1,328
Hypertension	23	2,073	34	2,179	- 107
Other Injuries	24	1,527	21	4,869	- 3,342
Violence	25	1,301	31	2,965	- 1,664
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,224	37	1,888	- 664
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,204	33	2,383	- 1,179
Prostate Cancer	28	1,184	30	3,013	- 1,829
Falls	29	1,122	18	5,409	- 4,287
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,075	23	4,292	- 3,217
Liver Cancer	31	1,074	5	23,883	- 22,809
Inflammatory/Heart	32	988	32	2,879	- 1,890
Suicide	33	974	16	6,147	- 5,173
Ovary Cancer	34	960	36	2,003	- 1,043
Meningitis	35	864	43	931	- 67
Oral Cancer	36	847	20	4,961	- 4,114
Pertussis	37	846	62	77	+ 769
Skin Cancers	38	810	41	1,133	- 323
Drug Use	39	730	45	794	- 63
Drownings	40	630	25	3,956	- 3,326
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	578	51	436	+ 143
Cervical Cancer	42	551	19	5,110	- 4,559
Fires	43	524	48	617	- 94
Uterin Cancer	44	427	44	864	- 438
Maternal Conditions	45	307	52	227	+ 80
Poisonings	46	287	57	132	+ 155
Oesophagus Cancer	47	285	29	3,156	- 2,870
Epilepsy	48	271	47	689	- 418
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	232	39	1,679	- 1,447
Encephalitis	50	226	46	722	- 496
Malnutrition	51	213	42	962	- 749
Tetanus	52	168	58	116	+ 52
Alcohol	53	148	49	548	- 400
Appendicitis	54	107	59	114	- 7
Syphilis	55	90	64	36	+ 54
Tuberculosis	56	68	14	9,551	- 9,483
Other Neoplasms	57	62	54	192	- 130
HIV/AIDS	58	43	12	13,922	- 13,879
Multiple Sclerosis	59	42	61	86	- 44
Schistosomiasis	60	33	75	0	+ 33
Skin Disease	61	23	28	3,375	- 3,352
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	19	53	194	- 175
Hepatitis B	63	15	56	153	- 139
Diphtheria	64	15	71	1	+ 14
Leishmaniasis	65	15	72	1	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	66	9	65	18	- 8
Ascariasis	67	3	69	4	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	2	67	7	- 5
Chlamydia	69	2	70	3	- 1
Measles	70	1	63	56	- 55
Otitis Media	71	0	68	7	- 7
Dengue	72	0	55	172	- 172
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	66	13	- 13
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Syria

Thailand

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.