IRAQ VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,226	1	36,594	- 2,368
Stroke	2	22,951	2	20,793	+ 2,158
Hypertension	3	20,256	12	2,451	+ 17,805
Diabetes Mellitus	4	15,732	4	7,395	+ 8,337
Violence	5	15,208	7	5,658	+ 9,550
HIV/AIDS	6	13,752	72	0	+ 13,752
Kidney Disease	7	12,268	6	6,323	+ 5,946
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,995	8	5,551	+ 4,444
Breast Cancer	9	7,056	17	1,783	+ 5,273
Other Injuries	10	6,864	14	2,212	+ 4,652
Liver Disease	11	6,860	16	2,127	+ 4,733
Prostate Cancer	12	6,702	47	171	+ 6,532
Endocrine Disorders	13	6,318	37	462	+ 5,856
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	5,472	13	2,429	+ 3,042
Inflammatory/Heart	15	4,806	22	1,190	+ 3,615
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,338	24	852	+ 3,486
Lung Disease	17	3,403	20	1,329	+ 2,074
Road Traffic Accidents	18	3,090	3	10,726	- 7,636
Lung Cancers	19	2,998	15	2,162	+ 836
Skin Disease	20	2,715	57	49	+ 2,666
Drownings	21	2,660	32	658	+ 2,003
Lymphomas	22	2,549	26	811	+ 1,737
Cervical Cancer	23	2,104	48	162	+ 1,942
Alcohol	24	2,057	58	40	+ 2,017
Stomach Cancer	25	1,816	28	771	+ 1,045
Falls	26	1,802	30	709	+ 1,093
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,723	31	658	+ 1,065
Low Birth Weight	28	1,688	5	6,573	- 4,884
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,624	9	4,812	- 3,187
Uterin Cancer	30	1,431	54	61	+ 1,370
Suicide	31	1,410	19	1,418	- 8
Liver Cancer	32	1,210	35	555	+ 655
Fires	33	1,065	29	742	+ 324
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,063	49	159	+ 904
Leukemia	35	1,034	21	1,315	- 281
Ovary Cancer	36	1,022	41	376	+ 646
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,000	36	530	+ 470
Oesophagus Cancer	38	892	46	173	+ 719
Asthma	39	874	23	914	- 40
Epilepsy	40	799	45	253	+ 546
Maternal Conditions	41	656	27	780	- 123
Birth Trauma	42	635	10	4,223	- 3,588
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	530	18	1,578	- 1,048
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	446	44	283	+ 163
Malnutrition	45	435	53	92	+ 343
Oral Cancer	46	355	39	410	- 55
Other Neoplasms	47	336	61	26	+ 310
Drug Use	48	256	38	441	- 185
Meningitis	49	253	42	372	- 119
Bladder Cancer	50	216	34	628	- 412
Encephalitis	51	188	40	378	- 190
Appendicitis	52	184	64	15	+ 169
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	159	63	21	+ 138
Multiple Sclerosis	54	154	60	30	+ 124
Skin Cancers	55	84	43	339	- 255
Poisonings	56	67	52	95	- 28
War	57	67	11	2,942	- 2,875
Tuberculosis	58	37	25	821	- 784
Dengue	59	26	77	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	60	22	56	57	- 35
Upper Respiratory	61	20	65	6	+ 14
Tetanus	62	8	51	111	- 103
Syphilis	63	8	50	137	- 129
Chlamydia	64	6	69	1	+ 6
Hepatitis C	65	2	68	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	70	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	67	2	- 1
Pertussis	68	0	33	636	- 636
Measles	69	0	55	59	- 59
Diphtheria	70	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	37	- 37
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	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.