SYRIA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,547	1	28,203	- 7,656
Violence	2	13,847	25	444	+ 13,403
Stroke	3	9,266	2	8,088	+ 1,177
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,535	15	1,534	+ 7,001
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,498	5	2,550	+ 5,948
HIV/AIDS	6	5,720	58	15	+ 5,705
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,489	4	2,958	+ 2,531
Kidney Disease	8	4,530	6	2,329	+ 2,201
Hypertension	9	3,967	23	707	+ 3,260
Lung Disease	10	3,933	13	1,601	+ 2,331
Lung Cancers	11	2,978	9	2,048	+ 930
Low Birth Weight	12	2,358	12	1,652	+ 706
Prostate Cancer	13	2,175	28	404	+ 1,771
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,173	8	2,077	+ 96
Breast Cancer	15	1,957	10	1,953	+ 5
Liver Disease	16	1,787	11	1,720	+ 67
Stomach Cancer	17	1,661	22	725	+ 936
Other Neoplasms	18	1,655	57	21	+ 1,634
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	1,556	16	1,224	+ 332
Cervical Cancer	20	1,517	42	188	+ 1,329
Other Injuries	21	1,293	24	521	+ 772
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,038	7	2,156	- 1,118
Lymphomas	23	953	18	827	+ 126
Birth Trauma	24	830	21	744	+ 86
Pancreas Cancer	25	826	27	411	+ 415
Liver Cancer	26	786	31	366	+ 420
Leukemia	27	769	19	796	- 27
Falls	28	661	29	383	+ 278
Chagas disease	29	631	78	0	+ 631
Endocrine Disorders	30	580	26	418	+ 162
Tuberculosis	31	571	56	23	+ 548
Malnutrition	32	480	51	73	+ 408
Inflammatory/Heart	33	457	32	337	+ 120
Suicide	34	447	33	333	+ 114
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	437	14	1,551	- 1,114
Ovary Cancer	36	430	34	328	+ 102
Skin Cancers	37	422	38	276	+ 146
Oral Cancer	38	416	36	289	+ 126
Maternal Conditions	39	322	45	105	+ 218
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	319	49	79	+ 240
Epilepsy	41	314	48	92	+ 221
Malaria	42	307	79	0	+ 307
Drownings	43	297	40	215	+ 82
Oesophagus Cancer	44	282	47	97	+ 185
Bladder Cancer	45	278	20	757	- 479
Asthma	46	238	17	1,052	- 815
Uterin Cancer	47	236	44	146	+ 91
Parkinson's Disease	48	192	30	367	- 175
Meningitis	49	191	35	295	- 103
Drug Use	50	172	39	249	- 77
War	51	141	3	7,760	- 7,619
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	137	62	7	+ 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	115	85	0	+ 115
Fires	54	110	43	179	- 68
Anemia	55	96	83	0	+ 96
Appendicitis	56	75	54	36	+ 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	61	41	197	- 136
Poisonings	58	52	46	98	- 46
Dengue	59	50	72	0	+ 50
Multiple Sclerosis	60	39	59	14	+ 25
Encephalitis	61	28	50	77	- 49
Alcohol	62	26	53	51	- 24
Hepatitis B	63	23	63	5	+ 18
Pertussis	64	20	37	289	- 269
Hepatitis C	65	16	68	1	+ 15
Skin Disease	66	13	61	8	+ 6
Syphilis	67	12	55	31	- 19
Tetanus	68	6	52	57	- 52
Schizophrenia	69	4	81	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	4	67	1	+ 3
Leprosy	71	3	75	0	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	72	2	84	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	73	2	65	5	- 3
Upper Respiratory	74	1	66	3	- 2
Otitis Media	75	1	71	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	76	1	60	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	64	5	- 5
Measles	79	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.