UNITED KINGDOM VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	80,902	2	71,728	+ 9,174
Stroke	2	23,202	4	37,626	- 14,424
War	3	22,261	67	10	+ 22,251
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,486	3	40,540	- 32,054
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,315	33	2,169	+ 5,146
Kidney Disease	6	6,681	18	5,471	+ 1,210
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	6,184	38	1,599	+ 4,585
Congenital Anomalies	8	5,959	35	2,127	+ 3,833
Lung Cancers	9	5,874	5	35,715	- 29,841
Breast Cancer	10	5,602	9	12,718	- 7,117
Liver Disease	11	4,933	14	7,666	- 2,732
Low Birth Weight	12	4,739	40	1,313	+ 3,425
Lung Disease	13	4,593	6	32,896	- 28,303
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	4,448	1	98,135	- 93,686
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,400	17	5,842	- 1,442
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,510	7	18,446	- 14,936
Asthma	17	3,019	41	1,302	+ 1,716
Lymphomas	18	2,372	10	9,350	- 6,978
Leukemia	19	2,283	22	5,211	- 2,928
Bladder Cancer	20	2,173	16	6,133	- 3,961
Birth Trauma	21	2,136	54	190	+ 1,946
Stomach Cancer	22	2,078	24	4,999	- 2,921
Hypertension	23	2,029	23	5,208	- 3,179
Other Injuries	24	1,495	19	5,464	- 3,969
Violence	25	1,274	46	868	+ 407
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,199	28	3,297	- 2,098
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,179	11	8,995	- 7,817
Prostate Cancer	28	1,159	8	13,289	- 12,130
Falls	29	1,099	15	7,618	- 6,520
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,053	13	8,573	- 7,520
Liver Cancer	31	1,051	21	5,237	- 4,185
Inflammatory/Heart	32	968	29	3,126	- 2,159
Suicide	33	954	20	5,325	- 4,371
Ovary Cancer	34	940	25	4,019	- 3,078
Meningitis	35	846	52	232	+ 613
Oral Cancer	36	829	30	3,109	- 2,279
Pertussis	37	829	69	3	+ 826
Skin Cancers	38	793	27	3,727	- 2,934
Drug Use	39	715	31	2,824	- 2,109
Drownings	40	617	49	301	+ 316
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	566	45	876	- 310
Cervical Cancer	42	540	43	1,099	- 559
Fires	43	513	48	334	+ 178
Uterin Cancer	44	418	32	2,346	- 1,929
Maternal Conditions	45	300	64	47	+ 254
Poisonings	46	281	53	221	+ 61
Oesophagus Cancer	47	279	12	8,727	- 8,447
Epilepsy	48	265	42	1,193	- 928
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	227	36	2,090	- 1,863
Encephalitis	50	221	68	6	+ 215
Malnutrition	51	208	58	116	+ 93
Tetanus	52	165	72	0	+ 165
Alcohol	53	145	39	1,555	- 1,410
Appendicitis	54	105	59	105	- 1
Syphilis	55	88	62	49	+ 39
Tuberculosis	56	67	47	351	- 284
Other Neoplasms	57	61	26	3,986	- 3,925
HIV/AIDS	58	42	55	188	- 146
Multiple Sclerosis	59	41	37	1,856	- 1,815
Schistosomiasis	60	33	78	0	+ 33
Skin Disease	61	22	34	2,134	- 2,111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	19	44	1,014	- 995
Hepatitis B	63	14	65	40	- 26
Diphtheria	64	14	74	0	+ 14
Leishmaniasis	65	14	70	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	66	9	63	48	- 39
Ascariasis	67	3	80	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	68	2	51	267	- 265
Chlamydia	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Measles	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	16	- 16
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Syria

United Kingdom

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.