IRAQ VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,140	1	36,594	- 1,454
Stroke	2	29,901	2	20,793	+ 9,108
Diabetes Mellitus	3	22,619	4	7,395	+ 15,224
Hypertension	4	10,726	12	2,451	+ 8,275
Prostate Cancer	5	10,605	47	171	+ 10,434
Breast Cancer	6	10,583	17	1,783	+ 8,800
Kidney Disease	7	10,307	6	6,323	+ 3,985
Endocrine Disorders	8	9,852	37	462	+ 9,390
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	9,588	8	5,551	+ 4,037
Other Injuries	10	8,267	14	2,212	+ 6,055
Lung Disease	11	6,939	20	1,329	+ 5,610
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	6,369	24	852	+ 5,518
Skin Disease	13	3,644	57	49	+ 3,595
Cervical Cancer	14	3,605	48	162	+ 3,443
Stomach Cancer	15	2,921	28	771	+ 2,151
Lung Cancers	16	2,726	15	2,162	+ 564
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,716	13	2,429	+ 286
HIV/AIDS	18	2,500	72	0	+ 2,500
Lymphomas	19	2,475	26	811	+ 1,663
Uterin Cancer	20	2,362	54	61	+ 2,301
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,307	22	1,190	+ 1,117
Anemia	22	2,119	85	0	+ 2,119
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,079	36	530	+ 1,549
Leukemia	24	1,975	21	1,315	+ 660
Liver Cancer	25	1,856	35	555	+ 1,301
Congenital Anomalies	26	1,746	9	4,812	- 3,066
Epilepsy	27	1,447	45	253	+ 1,195
Liver Disease	28	1,436	16	2,127	- 691
Alcohol	29	1,411	58	40	+ 1,371
Ovary Cancer	30	1,364	41	376	+ 989
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	1,324	80	0	+ 1,324
Other Neoplasms	32	1,224	61	26	+ 1,199
Oral Cancer	33	1,045	39	410	+ 634
Violence	34	963	7	5,658	- 4,695
Drownings	35	961	32	658	+ 303
Asthma	36	787	23	914	- 126
Low Birth Weight	37	691	5	6,573	- 5,882
Malnutrition	38	545	53	92	+ 453
Appendicitis	39	527	64	15	+ 512
Drug Use	40	509	38	441	+ 68
Bladder Cancer	41	456	34	628	- 172
Parkinson's Disease	42	415	31	658	- 243
Skin Cancers	43	414	43	339	+ 75
Birth Trauma	44	395	10	4,223	- 3,828
Schizophrenia	45	379	84	0	+ 379
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	340	18	1,578	- 1,238
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	336	49	159	+ 177
Poisonings	48	294	52	95	+ 198
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	244	44	283	- 39
Tuberculosis	50	222	25	821	- 599
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	182	63	21	+ 161
Maternal Conditions	52	178	27	780	- 602
Meningitis	53	168	42	372	- 204
Suicide	54	156	19	1,418	- 1,262
Otitis Media	55	120	70	0	+ 120
Multiple Sclerosis	56	110	60	30	+ 80
Fires	57	71	29	742	- 671
Oesophagus Cancer	58	46	46	173	- 127
War	59	8	11	2,942	- 2,934
Syphilis	60	1	50	137	- 136
Chlamydia	61	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	62	0	66	4	- 4
Tetanus	63	0	51	111	- 111
Pertussis	64	0	33	636	- 636
Measles	65	0	55	59	- 59
Ascariasis	66	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	67	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	76	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	65	6	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	40	378	- 378
Hepatitis B	74	0	56	57	- 57
Hepatitis C	75	0	68	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	59	37	- 37
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	3	10,726	- 10,726
Falls	82	0	30	709	- 709
Oral conditions	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Antigua/Bar.

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.