SYRIA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,512	1	28,203	- 10,692
Stroke	2	17,159	2	8,088	+ 9,071
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,680	4	2,958	+ 7,721
Kidney Disease	4	9,155	6	2,329	+ 6,826
Liver Cancer	5	8,152	31	366	+ 7,785
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,800	14	1,551	+ 6,249
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,655	5	2,550	+ 5,105
Lung Cancers	8	7,610	9	2,048	+ 5,562
Lung Disease	9	6,647	13	1,601	+ 5,046
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,409	15	1,534	+ 4,875
Liver Disease	11	6,006	11	1,720	+ 4,286
HIV/AIDS	12	4,752	58	15	+ 4,737
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,382	16	1,224	+ 2,158
Tuberculosis	14	3,260	56	23	+ 3,237
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	2,343	7	2,156	+ 187
Suicide	16	2,098	33	333	+ 1,765
Breast Cancer	17	2,066	10	1,953	+ 113
Falls	18	1,846	29	383	+ 1,463
Cervical Cancer	19	1,744	42	188	+ 1,556
Oral Cancer	20	1,693	36	289	+ 1,404
Other Injuries	21	1,662	24	521	+ 1,141
Lymphomas	22	1,549	18	827	+ 722
Parkinson's Disease	23	1,465	30	367	+ 1,098
Asthma	24	1,427	17	1,052	+ 375
Drownings	25	1,350	40	215	+ 1,135
Leukemia	26	1,332	19	796	+ 536
Stomach Cancer	27	1,178	22	725	+ 453
Skin Disease	28	1,152	61	8	+ 1,144
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,077	47	97	+ 980
Prostate Cancer	30	1,028	28	404	+ 624
Violence	31	1,012	25	444	+ 568
Inflammatory/Heart	32	983	32	337	+ 645
Pancreas Cancer	33	813	27	411	+ 402
Hypertension	34	744	23	707	+ 36
Congenital Anomalies	35	719	8	2,077	- 1,358
Ovary Cancer	36	684	34	328	+ 356
Endocrine Disorders	37	644	26	418	+ 227
Bladder Cancer	38	614	20	757	- 144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	573	49	79	+ 494
Low Birth Weight	40	528	12	1,652	- 1,124
Skin Cancers	41	387	38	276	+ 110
Malnutrition	42	328	51	73	+ 256
Meningitis	43	318	35	295	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	44	295	44	146	+ 149
Drug Use	45	271	39	249	+ 22
Encephalitis	46	246	50	77	+ 169
Epilepsy	47	235	48	92	+ 143
Fires	48	211	43	179	+ 32
Alcohol	49	187	53	51	+ 136
Birth Trauma	50	182	21	744	- 562
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	149	41	197	- 49
Maternal Conditions	52	78	45	105	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	66	62	7	+ 60
Other Neoplasms	54	65	57	21	+ 44
Dengue	55	59	72	0	+ 59
Hepatitis B	56	52	63	5	+ 47
Poisonings	57	45	46	98	- 53
Tetanus	58	40	52	57	- 18
Appendicitis	59	39	54	36	+ 2
War	60	30	3	7,760	- 7,731
Multiple Sclerosis	61	29	59	14	+ 15
Pertussis	62	26	37	289	- 262
Measles	63	19	70	0	+ 19
Syphilis	64	12	55	31	- 18
Upper Respiratory	65	6	66	3	+ 3
Malaria	66	4	79	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	67	3	68	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	71	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	69	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	72	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	60	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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Syria

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.