IRAQ VS ARGENTINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARGENTINA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,669	1	36,594	+ 7,075
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	36,703	8	5,551	+ 31,152
Lung Disease	3	20,806	20	1,329	+ 19,477
Stroke	4	20,487	2	20,793	- 306
Kidney Disease	5	12,168	6	6,323	+ 5,845
Lung Cancers	6	8,967	15	2,162	+ 6,805
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,997	24	852	+ 7,146
Breast Cancer	8	6,324	17	1,783	+ 4,542
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,123	4	7,395	- 1,272
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,639	3	10,726	- 5,087
Hypertension	11	5,193	12	2,451	+ 2,742
Other Injuries	12	5,052	14	2,212	+ 2,840
Inflammatory/Heart	13	4,921	22	1,190	+ 3,731
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,125	36	530	+ 3,595
Prostate Cancer	15	4,036	47	171	+ 3,866
Liver Disease	16	3,608	16	2,127	+ 1,481
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,571	37	462	+ 3,108
Suicide	18	3,355	19	1,418	+ 1,938
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,347	13	2,429	+ 917
Stomach Cancer	20	3,155	28	771	+ 2,385
Other Neoplasms	21	2,887	61	26	+ 2,862
Skin Disease	22	2,839	57	49	+ 2,790
Violence	23	2,428	7	5,658	- 3,230
Lymphomas	24	2,425	26	811	+ 1,614
Cervical Cancer	25	2,221	48	162	+ 2,058
Congenital Anomalies	26	2,166	9	4,812	- 2,645
Leukemia	27	1,960	21	1,315	+ 645
Low Birth Weight	28	1,955	5	6,573	- 4,618
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,840	46	173	+ 1,667
Liver Cancer	30	1,831	35	555	+ 1,276
Bladder Cancer	31	1,500	34	628	+ 872
HIV/AIDS	32	1,326	72	0	+ 1,326
Ovary Cancer	33	1,170	41	376	+ 795
Skin Cancers	34	961	43	339	+ 622
Oral Cancer	35	961	39	410	+ 550
Parkinson's Disease	36	864	31	658	+ 206
Uterin Cancer	37	845	54	61	+ 784
Malnutrition	38	832	53	92	+ 741
Drug Use	39	739	38	441	+ 299
Anemia	40	619	85	0	+ 619
Tuberculosis	41	587	25	821	- 235
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	518	18	1,578	- 1,060
Falls	43	453	30	709	- 255
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	437	49	159	+ 278
Chagas disease	45	404	75	0	+ 404
Alcohol	46	395	58	40	+ 356
Asthma	47	361	23	914	- 553
Drownings	48	340	32	658	- 317
Birth Trauma	49	334	10	4,223	- 3,888
Epilepsy	50	298	45	253	+ 45
Meningitis	51	283	42	372	- 89
Fires	52	251	29	742	- 491
Maternal Conditions	53	250	27	780	- 530
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	218	63	21	+ 197
Poisonings	55	173	52	95	+ 78
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	125	44	283	- 158
Hepatitis C	57	101	68	1	+ 100
Multiple Sclerosis	58	91	60	30	+ 60
Osteoarthritis	59	66	81	0	+ 66
Appendicitis	60	63	64	15	+ 48
Schizophrenia	61	53	84	0	+ 53
Hepatitis B	62	50	56	57	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	63	43	80	0	+ 43
Encephalitis	64	15	40	378	- 363
Syphilis	65	13	50	137	- 124
Oral conditions	66	12	82	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	67	11	65	6	+ 5
Pertussis	68	9	33	636	- 626
Leprosy	69	5	71	0	+ 5
War	70	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Tetanus	71	3	51	111	- 108
Leishmaniasis	72	2	62	22	- 20
Otitis Media	73	2	70	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	76	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	77	0	67	2	- 2
Diphtheria	78	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	79	0	55	59	- 59
Dengue	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	59	37	- 37
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

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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.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.