SYRIA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	27,814	58	15	+ 27,800
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,000	4	2,958	+ 12,042
Coronary Heart Disease	3	11,818	1	28,203	- 16,385
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,401	5	2,550	+ 5,851
Stroke	5	7,133	2	8,088	- 955
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	6,394	7	2,156	+ 4,238
Low Birth Weight	7	5,618	12	1,652	+ 3,967
Birth Trauma	8	4,739	21	744	+ 3,994
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,653	15	1,534	+ 3,119
Malnutrition	10	3,334	51	73	+ 3,262
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,085	8	2,077	+ 1,008
Kidney Disease	12	3,080	6	2,329	+ 751
Suicide	13	2,878	33	333	+ 2,546
Cervical Cancer	14	2,815	42	188	+ 2,627
Malaria	15	2,787	79	0	+ 2,787
Tuberculosis	16	2,782	56	23	+ 2,758
Liver Disease	17	2,701	11	1,720	+ 982
Violence	18	2,666	25	444	+ 2,222
Maternal Conditions	19	2,434	45	105	+ 2,329
Other Injuries	20	2,304	24	521	+ 1,783
Asthma	21	2,130	17	1,052	+ 1,078
Meningitis	22	1,844	35	295	+ 1,549
Lung Disease	23	1,619	13	1,601	+ 18
Hypertension	24	1,594	23	707	+ 887
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,457	32	337	+ 1,120
Lymphomas	26	1,336	18	827	+ 509
Drownings	27	1,330	40	215	+ 1,115
Breast Cancer	28	1,168	10	1,953	- 785
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,115	47	97	+ 1,018
Fires	30	1,103	43	179	+ 924
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,068	14	1,551	- 483
Prostate Cancer	32	874	28	404	+ 470
Stomach Cancer	33	778	22	725	+ 53
Endocrine Disorders	34	770	26	418	+ 352
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	763	49	79	+ 684
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	754	41	197	+ 557
Poisonings	37	717	46	98	+ 619
Liver Cancer	38	709	31	366	+ 343
Epilepsy	39	707	48	92	+ 614
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	703	16	1,224	- 521
Falls	41	647	29	383	+ 264
Pertussis	42	583	37	289	+ 294
Lung Cancers	43	398	9	2,048	- 1,650
Skin Cancers	44	367	38	276	+ 91
Leukemia	45	339	19	796	- 457
Parkinson's Disease	46	314	30	367	- 53
Pancreas Cancer	47	302	27	411	- 109
Drug Use	48	296	39	249	+ 46
Oral Cancer	49	289	36	289	- 0
Uterin Cancer	50	253	44	146	+ 108
Ovary Cancer	51	241	34	328	- 87
Skin Disease	52	241	61	8	+ 233
Schistosomiasis	53	239	60	11	+ 228
Bladder Cancer	54	174	20	757	- 584
Syphilis	55	173	55	31	+ 143
Encephalitis	56	163	50	77	+ 86
Tetanus	57	142	52	57	+ 84
Appendicitis	58	92	54	36	+ 56
Upper Respiratory	59	91	66	3	+ 87
Hepatitis B	60	79	63	5	+ 74
Alcohol	61	67	53	51	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	62	52	57	21	+ 31
Measles	63	42	70	0	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	37	62	7	+ 30
War	65	36	3	7,760	- 7,724
Hepatitis C	66	20	68	1	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	67	20	59	14	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	5	71	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	4	69	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	3	67	1	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	77	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	72	3	64	5	- 2
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	5	- 5
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	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.