SYRIA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,713	1	28,203	+ 1,510
Stroke	2	19,856	2	8,088	+ 11,767
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	13,228	14	1,551	+ 11,677
Lung Disease	4	11,887	13	1,601	+ 10,286
Lung Cancers	5	10,191	9	2,048	+ 8,143
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,548	4	2,958	+ 6,589
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,673	16	1,224	+ 7,450
Kidney Disease	8	7,245	6	2,329	+ 4,916
Breast Cancer	9	5,908	10	1,953	+ 3,955
Other Injuries	10	5,392	24	521	+ 4,871
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,207	15	1,534	+ 3,673
Suicide	12	5,124	33	333	+ 4,791
Prostate Cancer	13	4,927	28	404	+ 4,522
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,567	27	411	+ 4,156
Hypertension	15	4,517	23	707	+ 3,809
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,564	5	2,550	+ 1,014
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,394	26	418	+ 2,976
Stomach Cancer	18	3,346	22	725	+ 2,621
Other Neoplasms	19	3,230	57	21	+ 3,209
Lymphomas	20	3,186	18	827	+ 2,359
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,232	30	367	+ 1,865
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,189	32	337	+ 1,852
Violence	23	2,056	25	444	+ 1,612
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,994	47	97	+ 1,897
Leukemia	25	1,953	19	796	+ 1,157
Bladder Cancer	26	1,924	20	757	+ 1,166
Liver Disease	27	1,434	11	1,720	- 286
HIV/AIDS	28	1,360	58	15	+ 1,345
Cervical Cancer	29	1,198	42	188	+ 1,010
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,185	8	2,077	- 892
Oral Cancer	31	1,165	36	289	+ 876
Ovary Cancer	32	1,117	34	328	+ 789
Skin Cancers	33	1,039	38	276	+ 762
Liver Cancer	34	1,026	31	366	+ 660
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	936	7	2,156	- 1,220
Skin Disease	36	905	61	8	+ 897
Asthma	37	885	17	1,052	- 168
Uterin Cancer	38	803	44	146	+ 657
Alcohol	39	728	53	51	+ 677
Epilepsy	40	598	48	92	+ 505
Tuberculosis	41	561	56	23	+ 538
Low Birth Weight	42	512	12	1,652	- 1,140
Malnutrition	43	508	51	73	+ 436
Anemia	44	492	83	0	+ 492
Drownings	45	451	40	215	+ 236
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	396	49	79	+ 317
Falls	47	383	29	383	+ 0
Fires	48	380	43	179	+ 201
Drug Use	49	283	39	249	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	272	41	197	+ 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	240	62	7	+ 234
Osteoarthritis	52	226	84	0	+ 226
Birth Trauma	53	155	21	744	- 590
Schizophrenia	54	125	81	0	+ 125
Poisonings	55	115	46	98	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	56	91	59	14	+ 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	87	85	0	+ 87
Meningitis	58	71	35	295	- 223
Appendicitis	59	63	54	36	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	60	62	45	105	- 43
Chagas disease	61	34	78	0	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	62	34	66	3	+ 31
Hepatitis B	63	29	63	5	+ 24
Encephalitis	64	27	50	77	- 50
Hepatitis C	65	24	68	1	+ 23
Syphilis	66	20	55	31	- 11
Otitis Media	67	11	71	0	+ 11
Oral conditions	68	8	86	0	+ 8
Leprosy	69	3	75	0	+ 3
War	70	3	3	7,760	- 7,758
Tetanus	71	2	52	57	- 55
Pertussis	72	2	37	289	- 287
Diphtheria	73	0	64	5	- 5
Measles	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	60	11	- 11
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	5	- 5
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	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

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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.