POLAND VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,789	1	117,700	- 71,911
Stroke	2	13,132	2	32,693	- 19,561
War	3	12,599	66	4	+ 12,595
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,803	4	19,998	- 15,195
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,140	22	3,555	+ 586
Kidney Disease	6	3,781	20	4,065	- 284
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	3,500	37	839	+ 2,661
Congenital Anomalies	8	3,373	36	916	+ 2,456
Lung Cancers	9	3,325	3	25,781	- 22,456
Breast Cancer	10	3,170	9	7,967	- 4,796
Liver Disease	11	2,792	10	7,912	- 5,120
Low Birth Weight	12	2,682	42	579	+ 2,103
Lung Disease	13	2,600	6	13,677	- 11,077
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,518	21	3,701	- 1,184
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,490	8	8,947	- 6,457
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,987	5	14,610	- 12,624
Asthma	17	1,708	43	540	+ 1,168
Lymphomas	18	1,343	19	4,141	- 2,799
Leukemia	19	1,292	24	3,456	- 2,163
Bladder Cancer	20	1,230	17	4,700	- 3,471
Birth Trauma	21	1,209	57	52	+ 1,157
Stomach Cancer	22	1,176	12	5,910	- 4,734
Hypertension	23	1,149	15	4,937	- 3,788
Other Injuries	24	846	28	2,527	- 1,680
Violence	25	721	49	294	+ 427
Endocrine Disorders	26	678	38	831	- 152
Pancreas Cancer	27	667	13	5,430	- 4,762
Prostate Cancer	28	656	11	6,489	- 5,833
Falls	29	622	16	4,712	- 4,090
Parkinson's Disease	30	596	34	1,500	- 904
Liver Cancer	31	595	29	2,290	- 1,695
Inflammatory/Heart	32	548	23	3,495	- 2,947
Suicide	33	540	18	4,282	- 3,742
Ovary Cancer	34	532	27	2,929	- 2,397
Meningitis	35	479	53	171	+ 308
Oral Cancer	36	469	25	3,377	- 2,907
Pertussis	37	469	71	0	+ 469
Skin Cancers	38	449	31	2,155	- 1,706
Drug Use	39	405	48	321	+ 84
Drownings	40	349	39	636	- 287
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	321	40	612	- 291
Cervical Cancer	42	306	32	1,907	- 1,601
Fires	43	290	45	474	- 184
Uterin Cancer	44	236	30	2,163	- 1,926
Maternal Conditions	45	170	63	10	+ 161
Poisonings	46	159	51	205	- 46
Oesophagus Cancer	47	158	33	1,803	- 1,645
Epilepsy	48	150	35	1,145	- 995
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	128	26	3,091	- 2,963
Encephalitis	50	125	64	6	+ 119
Malnutrition	51	118	50	291	- 173
Tetanus	52	93	67	2	+ 92
Alcohol	53	82	14	5,238	- 5,156
Appendicitis	54	59	55	69	- 9
Syphilis	55	50	69	0	+ 49
Tuberculosis	56	38	41	597	- 559
Other Neoplasms	57	34	7	9,256	- 9,222
HIV/AIDS	58	24	54	115	- 91
Multiple Sclerosis	59	23	44	502	- 479
Schistosomiasis	60	18	76	0	+ 18
Skin Disease	61	13	46	469	- 456
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	11	47	369	- 358
Hepatitis B	63	8	56	52	- 44
Diphtheria	64	8	70	0	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	65	8	75	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	5	60	19	- 14
Ascariasis	67	2	82	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	68	1	52	188	- 187
Chlamydia	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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.