IRAQ VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	33,469	2	20,793	+ 12,677
Coronary Heart Disease	2	27,073	1	36,594	- 9,520
Lung Disease	3	11,400	20	1,329	+ 10,071
Tuberculosis	4	9,274	25	821	+ 8,453
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,008	18	1,578	+ 7,430
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,381	8	5,551	+ 1,830
Diabetes Mellitus	7	7,228	4	7,395	- 166
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,242	3	10,726	- 4,484
Liver Disease	9	5,245	16	2,127	+ 3,118
Oesophagus Cancer	10	4,871	46	173	+ 4,698
Low Birth Weight	11	4,355	5	6,573	- 2,218
Oral Cancer	12	3,869	39	410	+ 3,459
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,740	13	2,429	+ 1,311
Hypertension	14	3,686	12	2,451	+ 1,235
Birth Trauma	15	3,341	10	4,223	- 882
Lung Cancers	16	3,037	15	2,162	+ 875
Kidney Disease	17	2,704	6	6,323	- 3,618
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,523	9	4,812	- 2,289
Measles	19	2,250	55	59	+ 2,191
Asthma	20	2,218	23	914	+ 1,305
Other Injuries	21	1,903	14	2,212	- 309
Drownings	22	1,770	32	658	+ 1,112
Breast Cancer	23	1,698	17	1,783	- 85
Stomach Cancer	24	1,696	28	771	+ 925
Suicide	25	1,496	19	1,418	+ 78
Cervical Cancer	26	1,280	48	162	+ 1,118
Violence	27	1,153	7	5,658	- 4,505
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,131	24	852	+ 279
Maternal Conditions	29	978	27	780	+ 198
Parkinson's Disease	30	943	31	658	+ 285
Falls	31	830	30	709	+ 121
Drug Use	32	740	38	441	+ 300
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	729	44	283	+ 446
Liver Cancer	34	720	35	555	+ 165
Lymphomas	35	665	26	811	- 146
Malnutrition	36	603	53	92	+ 512
Ovary Cancer	37	557	41	376	+ 181
Meningitis	38	525	42	372	+ 153
Pertussis	39	502	33	636	- 134
Leukemia	40	473	21	1,315	- 842
Prostate Cancer	41	415	47	171	+ 245
Inflammatory/Heart	42	370	22	1,190	- 820
Pancreas Cancer	43	353	36	530	- 177
Epilepsy	44	338	45	253	+ 85
Endocrine Disorders	45	333	37	462	- 129
Fires	46	317	29	742	- 425
Appendicitis	47	315	64	15	+ 300
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	312	49	159	+ 153
Syphilis	49	306	50	137	+ 169
Skin Disease	50	282	57	49	+ 233
Hepatitis B	51	280	56	57	+ 223
Bladder Cancer	52	247	34	628	- 381
Skin Cancers	53	213	43	339	- 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	203	63	21	+ 182
HIV/AIDS	55	140	72	0	+ 140
Poisonings	56	134	52	95	+ 39
Tetanus	57	112	51	111	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	58	101	54	61	+ 40
Encephalitis	59	93	40	378	- 286
Alcohol	60	65	58	40	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	61	61	61	26	+ 35
Hepatitis C	62	52	68	1	+ 50
War	63	50	11	2,942	- 2,892
Multiple Sclerosis	64	45	60	30	+ 14
Dengue	65	40	77	0	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	66	25	65	6	+ 19
Leishmaniasis	67	14	62	22	- 8
Malaria	68	11	73	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	69	8	67	2	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	5	69	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	3	70	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	72	1	66	4	- 3
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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.