IRAQ VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	53,199	2	20,793	+ 32,407
Coronary Heart Disease	2	49,497	1	36,594	+ 12,903
Diabetes Mellitus	3	35,973	4	7,395	+ 28,578
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	30,607	8	5,551	+ 25,056
Prostate Cancer	5	22,836	47	171	+ 22,665
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,913	24	852	+ 15,061
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	15,785	13	2,429	+ 13,356
Breast Cancer	8	13,154	17	1,783	+ 11,371
Endocrine Disorders	9	12,914	37	462	+ 12,452
Kidney Disease	10	12,768	6	6,323	+ 6,445
Other Injuries	11	10,863	14	2,212	+ 8,651
Lung Disease	12	10,216	20	1,329	+ 8,886
Hypertension	13	9,959	12	2,451	+ 7,509
Skin Disease	14	8,636	57	49	+ 8,586
Lymphomas	15	7,023	26	811	+ 6,212
Lung Cancers	16	5,904	15	2,162	+ 3,742
Inflammatory/Heart	17	5,397	22	1,190	+ 4,207
Pancreas Cancer	18	5,360	36	530	+ 4,829
Violence	19	4,475	7	5,658	- 1,183
Leukemia	20	4,024	21	1,315	+ 2,709
HIV/AIDS	21	3,895	72	0	+ 3,895
Stomach Cancer	22	3,833	28	771	+ 3,063
Cervical Cancer	23	3,811	48	162	+ 3,649
Other Neoplasms	24	3,574	61	26	+ 3,548
Road Traffic Accidents	25	3,247	3	10,726	- 7,480
Liver Disease	26	3,160	16	2,127	+ 1,033
Uterin Cancer	27	2,931	54	61	+ 2,870
Oral Cancer	28	2,472	39	410	+ 2,062
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,470	9	4,812	- 2,342
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	2,397	80	0	+ 2,397
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,266	31	658	+ 1,608
Ovary Cancer	32	2,148	41	376	+ 1,772
Liver Cancer	33	1,991	35	555	+ 1,436
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,962	49	159	+ 1,803
Asthma	35	1,797	23	914	+ 883
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,593	46	173	+ 1,420
Anemia	37	1,541	85	0	+ 1,541
Epilepsy	38	1,301	45	253	+ 1,048
Bladder Cancer	39	1,297	34	628	+ 669
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	945	18	1,578	- 633
Falls	41	914	30	709	+ 205
Low Birth Weight	42	730	5	6,573	- 5,843
Birth Trauma	43	720	10	4,223	- 3,503
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	643	63	21	+ 622
Meningitis	45	597	42	372	+ 225
Alcohol	46	560	58	40	+ 520
Skin Cancers	47	545	43	339	+ 206
Poisonings	48	285	52	95	+ 190
Malnutrition	49	273	53	92	+ 182
Osteoarthritis	50	271	81	0	+ 271
Suicide	51	245	19	1,418	- 1,172
Hepatitis B	52	224	56	57	+ 167
Drug Use	53	205	38	441	- 236
Dengue	54	188	77	0	+ 188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	162	44	283	- 120
Maternal Conditions	56	159	27	780	- 620
Drownings	57	153	32	658	- 505
Upper Respiratory	58	144	65	6	+ 138
Schizophrenia	59	142	84	0	+ 142
Tuberculosis	60	140	25	821	- 681
Multiple Sclerosis	61	104	60	30	+ 74
Fires	62	78	29	742	- 664
Oral conditions	63	77	82	0	+ 77
Syphilis	64	54	50	137	- 83
Appendicitis	65	45	64	15	+ 30
War	66	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Pertussis	67	0	33	636	- 636
Measles	68	0	55	59	- 59
Diphtheria	69	0	66	4	- 4
Tetanus	70	0	51	111	- 111
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	67	2	- 2
Malaria	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	69	1	- 1
Encephalitis	82	0	40	378	- 378
Hepatitis C	83	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Barbados

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.