IRAQ VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	119,152	1	36,594	+ 82,558
Stroke	2	119,058	2	20,793	+ 98,266
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	24,747	13	2,429	+ 22,317
Lung Cancers	4	13,901	15	2,162	+ 11,739
Lung Disease	5	11,870	20	1,329	+ 10,541
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,584	8	5,551	+ 3,033
Stomach Cancer	7	6,680	28	771	+ 5,909
Inflammatory/Heart	8	6,296	22	1,190	+ 5,106
Liver Cancer	9	5,875	35	555	+ 5,320
Hypertension	10	5,759	12	2,451	+ 3,308
Kidney Disease	11	5,398	6	6,323	- 925
Liver Disease	12	5,094	16	2,127	+ 2,966
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,992	31	658	+ 4,334
Road Traffic Accidents	14	4,565	3	10,726	- 6,161
Bladder Cancer	15	4,467	34	628	+ 3,839
Prostate Cancer	16	4,209	47	171	+ 4,038
Breast Cancer	17	3,107	17	1,783	+ 1,324
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,043	36	530	+ 2,512
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,824	4	7,395	- 4,571
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,668	24	852	+ 1,817
Asthma	21	2,609	23	914	+ 1,695
Leukemia	22	1,779	21	1,315	+ 464
Falls	23	1,693	30	709	+ 984
Suicide	24	1,693	19	1,418	+ 275
Low Birth Weight	25	1,441	5	6,573	- 5,132
Other Injuries	26	1,429	14	2,212	- 783
Violence	27	1,389	7	5,658	- 4,269
Congenital Anomalies	28	1,387	9	4,812	- 3,424
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,229	37	462	+ 767
Oral Cancer	30	1,213	39	410	+ 802
Lymphomas	31	931	26	811	+ 120
Skin Cancers	32	862	43	339	+ 523
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	770	49	159	+ 611
Oesophagus Cancer	34	698	46	173	+ 525
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	681	44	283	+ 398
Cervical Cancer	36	647	48	162	+ 485
Epilepsy	37	597	45	253	+ 344
Uterin Cancer	38	568	54	61	+ 507
Ovary Cancer	39	535	41	376	+ 159
Multiple Sclerosis	40	525	60	30	+ 494
Birth Trauma	41	438	10	4,223	- 3,785
HIV/AIDS	42	347	72	0	+ 347
Drownings	43	344	32	658	- 314
Drug Use	44	340	38	441	- 100
Fires	45	266	29	742	- 476
Encephalitis	46	265	40	378	- 113
Other Neoplasms	47	263	61	26	+ 237
Alcohol	48	249	58	40	+ 210
Meningitis	49	187	42	372	- 186
Upper Respiratory	50	165	65	6	+ 159
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	150	63	21	+ 129
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	126	18	1,578	- 1,452
Poisonings	53	121	52	95	+ 26
Tuberculosis	54	114	25	821	- 707
Skin Disease	55	81	57	49	+ 32
Appendicitis	56	72	64	15	+ 57
Tetanus	57	37	51	111	- 74
Malnutrition	58	35	53	92	- 56
Maternal Conditions	59	27	27	780	- 753
Pertussis	60	19	33	636	- 617
Leishmaniasis	61	11	62	22	- 11
Syphilis	62	11	50	137	- 126
Hepatitis B	63	7	56	57	- 50
War	64	5	11	2,942	- 2,938
Measles	65	3	55	59	- 56
Hepatitis C	66	2	68	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	2	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	0	66	4	- 4
Malaria	70	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Albania

Iraq

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.