SYRIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,560	1	28,203	- 4,643
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,018	14	1,551	+ 12,468
Stroke	3	10,997	2	8,088	+ 2,909
Lung Cancers	4	8,663	9	2,048	+ 6,615
Lung Disease	5	8,392	13	1,601	+ 6,791
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,911	16	1,224	+ 5,688
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,254	4	2,958	+ 1,296
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,554	15	1,534	+ 2,020
Prostate Cancer	9	3,416	28	404	+ 3,012
Breast Cancer	10	3,407	10	1,953	+ 1,454
Falls	11	2,898	29	383	+ 2,515
Skin Cancers	12	2,828	38	276	+ 2,551
Lymphomas	13	2,812	18	827	+ 1,985
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,510	27	411	+ 2,099
Suicide	15	2,443	33	333	+ 2,111
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,118	5	2,550	- 433
Kidney Disease	17	1,998	6	2,329	- 331
Leukemia	18	1,808	19	796	+ 1,012
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,632	30	367	+ 1,265
Hypertension	20	1,511	23	707	+ 804
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,501	26	418	+ 1,083
Stomach Cancer	22	1,493	22	725	+ 768
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,447	32	337	+ 1,110
Liver Cancer	24	1,331	31	366	+ 965
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,290	47	97	+ 1,193
Bladder Cancer	26	1,234	20	757	+ 476
Other Neoplasms	27	1,133	57	21	+ 1,111
Other Injuries	28	1,008	24	521	+ 487
Ovary Cancer	29	956	34	328	+ 629
Congenital Anomalies	30	812	8	2,077	- 1,266
Oral Cancer	31	757	36	289	+ 468
Liver Disease	32	729	11	1,720	- 991
Uterin Cancer	33	668	44	146	+ 523
Skin Disease	34	545	61	8	+ 537
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	521	41	197	+ 323
Asthma	36	419	17	1,052	- 633
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	374	7	2,156	- 1,782
Low Birth Weight	38	363	12	1,652	- 1,289
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	325	49	79	+ 246
Drug Use	40	320	39	249	+ 70
Cervical Cancer	41	281	42	188	+ 93
Violence	42	265	25	444	- 179
Epilepsy	43	254	48	92	+ 162
Drownings	44	251	40	215	+ 36
Alcohol	45	238	53	51	+ 187
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	217	62	7	+ 211
Multiple Sclerosis	47	201	59	14	+ 186
Hepatitis C	48	137	68	1	+ 136
Osteoarthritis	49	111	84	0	+ 111
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	102	85	0	+ 102
Anemia	51	81	83	0	+ 81
Tuberculosis	52	79	56	23	+ 56
Fires	53	78	43	179	- 101
Birth Trauma	54	67	21	744	- 677
Malnutrition	55	65	51	73	- 8
Hepatitis B	56	64	63	5	+ 59
HIV/AIDS	57	48	58	15	+ 33
Poisonings	58	43	46	98	- 55
Meningitis	59	42	35	295	- 253
Schizophrenia	60	37	81	0	+ 37
Oral conditions	61	36	86	0	+ 36
Appendicitis	62	27	54	36	- 9
Maternal Conditions	63	22	45	105	- 83
Upper Respiratory	64	17	66	3	+ 14
Pertussis	65	3	37	289	- 285
Encephalitis	66	3	50	77	- 74
Otitis Media	67	3	71	0	+ 3
War	68	3	3	7,760	- 7,758
Tetanus	69	2	52	57	- 56
Syphilis	70	2	55	31	- 29
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	60	11	- 11
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	65	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	64	5	- 5
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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.