SYRIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	34,211	14	1,551	+ 32,660
Coronary Heart Disease	2	25,005	1	28,203	- 3,198
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,133	4	2,958	+ 11,174
Stroke	4	13,117	2	8,088	+ 5,028
Lung Cancers	5	12,451	9	2,048	+ 10,403
Lung Disease	6	11,468	13	1,601	+ 9,867
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,430	16	1,224	+ 5,207
Prostate Cancer	8	4,633	28	404	+ 4,229
Breast Cancer	9	4,434	10	1,953	+ 2,481
Lymphomas	10	3,260	18	827	+ 2,433
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,136	27	411	+ 2,725
Oesophagus Cancer	12	3,042	47	97	+ 2,945
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,989	30	367	+ 2,621
Liver Disease	14	2,672	11	1,720	+ 952
Falls	15	2,656	29	383	+ 2,273
Bladder Cancer	16	2,138	20	757	+ 1,381
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,037	15	1,534	+ 503
Kidney Disease	18	1,907	6	2,329	- 422
Other Injuries	19	1,905	24	521	+ 1,384
Suicide	20	1,856	33	333	+ 1,524
Liver Cancer	21	1,826	31	366	+ 1,459
Leukemia	22	1,817	19	796	+ 1,021
Hypertension	23	1,816	23	707	+ 1,108
Stomach Cancer	24	1,743	22	725	+ 1,018
Ovary Cancer	25	1,401	34	328	+ 1,073
Other Neoplasms	26	1,390	57	21	+ 1,368
Skin Cancers	27	1,299	38	276	+ 1,023
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,149	26	418	+ 731
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,090	32	337	+ 753
Oral Cancer	30	1,084	36	289	+ 795
Drug Use	31	985	39	249	+ 735
Uterin Cancer	32	818	44	146	+ 672
Road Traffic Accidents	33	756	5	2,550	- 1,794
Skin Disease	34	744	61	8	+ 736
Congenital Anomalies	35	741	8	2,077	- 1,336
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	729	49	79	+ 649
Multiple Sclerosis	37	647	59	14	+ 633
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	557	7	2,156	- 1,599
Alcohol	39	542	53	51	+ 491
Low Birth Weight	40	458	12	1,652	- 1,194
Asthma	41	454	17	1,052	- 598
Epilepsy	42	416	48	92	+ 324
Cervical Cancer	43	383	42	188	+ 195
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	353	62	7	+ 347
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	305	41	197	+ 108
Violence	46	302	25	444	- 142
Tuberculosis	47	122	56	23	+ 99
Fires	48	117	43	179	- 62
Drownings	49	105	40	215	- 110
Anemia	50	96	83	0	+ 96
Hepatitis C	51	93	68	1	+ 92
Meningitis	52	81	35	295	- 214
Poisonings	53	77	46	98	- 21
Birth Trauma	54	66	21	744	- 678
HIV/AIDS	55	66	58	15	+ 51
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	64	85	0	+ 64
Osteoarthritis	57	58	84	0	+ 58
Malnutrition	58	40	51	73	- 32
Appendicitis	59	37	54	36	+ 0
Schizophrenia	60	35	81	0	+ 35
Oral conditions	61	19	86	0	+ 19
Syphilis	62	17	55	31	- 14
Upper Respiratory	63	17	66	3	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	64	16	45	105	- 88
Hepatitis B	65	14	63	5	+ 9
Otitis Media	66	5	71	0	+ 5
War	67	3	3	7,760	- 7,757
Encephalitis	68	2	50	77	- 75
Pertussis	69	1	37	289	- 288
Leishmaniasis	70	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	52	57	- 57
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	64	5	- 5
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	60	11	- 11
Chlamydia	79	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	80	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

United Kingdom

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.