VENEZUELA VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,930	1	26,905	+ 10,025
Stroke	2	10,591	3	12,133	- 1,542
War	3	10,162	51	185	+ 9,977
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,874	7	7,188	- 3,314
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,339	5	11,127	- 7,788
Kidney Disease	6	3,050	8	5,932	- 2,882
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,823	22	1,359	+ 1,464
Congenital Anomalies	8	2,720	14	2,846	- 125
Lung Cancers	9	2,681	11	3,900	- 1,218
Breast Cancer	10	2,557	15	2,563	- 6
Liver Disease	11	2,252	16	2,340	- 88
Low Birth Weight	12	2,163	12	3,088	- 925
Lung Disease	13	2,097	10	5,150	- 3,053
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,031	35	572	+ 1,459
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,008	4	11,176	- 9,168
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,602	19	2,037	- 435
Asthma	17	1,378	46	311	+ 1,067
Lymphomas	18	1,083	23	1,248	- 165
Leukemia	19	1,042	27	1,007	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	20	992	45	365	+ 627
Birth Trauma	21	975	24	1,087	- 112
Stomach Cancer	22	949	17	2,175	- 1,226
Hypertension	23	926	9	5,195	- 4,268
Other Injuries	24	683	21	1,693	- 1,011
Violence	25	582	2	18,132	- 17,550
Endocrine Disorders	26	547	30	760	- 213
Pancreas Cancer	27	538	25	1,082	- 544
Prostate Cancer	28	529	13	2,848	- 2,319
Falls	29	501	28	865	- 364
Parkinson's Disease	30	481	48	252	+ 229
Liver Cancer	31	480	26	1,029	- 549
Inflammatory/Heart	32	442	33	599	- 157
Suicide	33	435	34	585	- 150
Ovary Cancer	34	429	36	563	- 133
Meningitis	35	386	49	251	+ 135
Oral Cancer	36	379	38	544	- 166
Pertussis	37	378	64	26	+ 353
Skin Cancers	38	362	37	553	- 191
Drug Use	39	326	50	225	+ 101
Drownings	40	282	43	388	- 107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	259	57	80	+ 178
Cervical Cancer	42	246	20	1,986	- 1,740
Fires	43	234	54	144	+ 90
Uterin Cancer	44	191	47	309	- 119
Maternal Conditions	45	137	39	422	- 285
Poisonings	46	128	58	68	+ 61
Oesophagus Cancer	47	128	44	370	- 242
Epilepsy	48	121	41	411	- 289
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	104	40	418	- 314
Encephalitis	50	101	61	37	+ 64
Malnutrition	51	95	32	629	- 534
Tetanus	52	75	68	8	+ 68
Alcohol	53	66	62	34	+ 32
Appendicitis	54	48	56	98	- 50
Syphilis	55	40	67	15	+ 25
Tuberculosis	56	31	31	748	- 717
Other Neoplasms	57	28	18	2,167	- 2,140
HIV/AIDS	58	19	6	7,490	- 7,471
Multiple Sclerosis	59	19	60	51	- 32
Schistosomiasis	60	15	76	1	+ 14
Skin Disease	61	10	66	18	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	9	52	180	- 171
Hepatitis B	63	7	63	30	- 23
Diphtheria	64	7	78	0	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	65	7	73	3	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	4	74	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	1	70	5	- 4
Hepatitis C	68	1	65	21	- 20
Chlamydia	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Measles	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	75	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	59	65	- 65
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	29	826	- 826
Malaria	79	0	42	402	- 402
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	69	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	126	- 126
Osteoarthritis	84	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Syria

Venezuela

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.