USA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	404,117	1	504,904	- 100,786
Stroke	2	115,898	4	158,520	- 42,622
War	3	111,197	55	1,198	+ 109,999
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	42,391	11	60,317	- 17,927
Road Traffic Accidents	5	36,540	17	41,694	- 5,155
Kidney Disease	6	33,371	6	85,861	- 52,490
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	30,891	37	9,955	+ 20,937
Congenital Anomalies	8	29,767	34	11,762	+ 18,005
Lung Cancers	9	29,342	5	155,533	- 126,191
Breast Cancer	10	27,980	13	48,671	- 20,690
Liver Disease	11	24,643	16	43,402	- 18,760
Low Birth Weight	12	23,671	39	6,924	+ 16,747
Lung Disease	13	22,944	3	195,387	- 172,443
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	22,220	2	287,198	- 264,978
Diabetes Mellitus	15	21,978	10	61,418	- 39,440
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	17,532	9	61,827	- 44,295
Asthma	17	15,078	46	3,818	+ 11,260
Lymphomas	18	11,850	19	40,281	- 28,431
Leukemia	19	11,406	24	26,966	- 15,559
Bladder Cancer	20	10,853	26	19,622	- 8,769
Birth Trauma	21	10,668	54	1,233	+ 9,434
Stomach Cancer	22	10,382	33	13,077	- 2,695
Hypertension	23	10,137	8	65,960	- 55,824
Other Injuries	24	7,469	25	25,997	- 18,529
Violence	25	6,365	27	18,976	- 12,611
Endocrine Disorders	26	5,988	14	46,985	- 40,997
Pancreas Cancer	27	5,889	15	44,293	- 38,404
Prostate Cancer	28	5,790	20	35,612	- 29,822
Falls	29	5,487	18	40,418	- 34,931
Parkinson's Disease	30	5,259	21	34,491	- 29,232
Liver Cancer	31	5,251	23	27,064	- 21,814
Inflammatory/Heart	32	4,834	22	32,529	- 27,695
Suicide	33	4,766	12	53,099	- 48,333
Ovary Cancer	34	4,697	31	14,591	- 9,894
Meningitis	35	4,225	60	606	+ 3,619
Oral Cancer	36	4,143	35	11,555	- 7,412
Pertussis	37	4,139	69	16	+ 4,124
Skin Cancers	38	3,961	32	14,311	- 10,350
Drug Use	39	3,572	7	74,435	- 70,862
Drownings	40	3,081	45	4,070	- 989
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,829	47	3,646	- 817
Cervical Cancer	42	2,697	38	6,984	- 4,287
Fires	43	2,562	49	3,183	- 621
Uterin Cancer	44	2,086	36	10,063	- 7,977
Maternal Conditions	45	1,501	56	779	+ 722
Poisonings	46	1,404	53	1,674	- 270
Oesophagus Cancer	47	1,396	28	17,829	- 16,433
Epilepsy	48	1,324	50	3,162	- 1,838
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	1,133	48	3,461	- 2,328
Encephalitis	50	1,104	68	25	+ 1,079
Malnutrition	51	1,041	40	6,762	- 5,721
Tetanus	52	824	71	2	+ 822
Alcohol	53	725	30	14,659	- 13,934
Appendicitis	54	522	63	424	+ 98
Syphilis	55	439	66	49	+ 390
Tuberculosis	56	335	62	546	- 212
Other Neoplasms	57	304	29	17,743	- 17,439
HIV/AIDS	58	210	42	5,660	- 5,450
Multiple Sclerosis	59	203	44	5,059	- 4,856
Schistosomiasis	60	163	72	1	+ 161
Skin Disease	61	112	43	5,409	- 5,297
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	95	52	2,461	- 2,366
Hepatitis B	63	72	59	608	- 536
Diphtheria	64	72	75	0	+ 71
Leishmaniasis	65	71	79	0	+ 71
Upper Respiratory	66	46	65	229	- 183
Ascariasis	67	14	82	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	68	12	41	5,684	- 5,672
Chlamydia	69	12	84	0	+ 12
Measles	70	4	80	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	0	67	34	- 34
Dengue	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Syria

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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.