IRAQ VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,435	1	36,594	- 17,159
Violence	2	14,754	7	5,658	+ 9,096
Diabetes Mellitus	3	14,229	4	7,395	+ 6,835
Stroke	4	12,838	2	20,793	- 7,955
HIV/AIDS	5	12,060	72	0	+ 12,060
Kidney Disease	6	10,359	6	6,323	+ 4,036
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,769	8	5,551	+ 4,218
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,911	3	10,726	- 1,815
Liver Disease	9	5,831	16	2,127	+ 3,704
Prostate Cancer	10	4,791	47	171	+ 4,620
Lung Disease	11	4,648	20	1,329	+ 3,319
Hypertension	12	4,632	12	2,451	+ 2,181
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	4,531	13	2,429	+ 2,102
Other Injuries	14	3,596	14	2,212	+ 1,384
Lung Cancers	15	3,086	15	2,162	+ 924
Suicide	16	2,792	19	1,418	+ 1,375
Cervical Cancer	17	2,783	48	162	+ 2,621
Drownings	18	2,411	32	658	+ 1,753
Liver Cancer	19	2,409	35	555	+ 1,855
Stomach Cancer	20	2,345	28	771	+ 1,575
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,332	9	4,812	- 2,480
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,278	37	462	+ 1,816
Breast Cancer	23	2,192	17	1,783	+ 409
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,025	24	852	+ 1,174
Low Birth Weight	25	1,997	5	6,573	- 4,575
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,825	22	1,190	+ 635
Falls	27	1,302	30	709	+ 593
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,113	31	658	+ 455
Malnutrition	29	992	53	92	+ 900
Alcohol	30	982	58	40	+ 942
Pancreas Cancer	31	946	36	530	+ 416
Birth Trauma	32	933	10	4,223	- 3,289
Tuberculosis	33	890	25	821	+ 69
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	877	18	1,578	- 702
Asthma	35	778	23	914	- 136
Epilepsy	36	776	45	253	+ 523
Skin Disease	37	554	57	49	+ 505
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	523	49	159	+ 364
Leukemia	39	403	21	1,315	- 912
Fires	40	368	29	742	- 373
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	345	44	283	+ 62
Maternal Conditions	42	234	27	780	- 546
Oesophagus Cancer	43	223	46	173	+ 50
Appendicitis	44	147	64	15	+ 132
Poisonings	45	145	52	95	+ 50
Meningitis	46	142	42	372	- 230
Drug Use	47	141	38	441	- 300
Encephalitis	48	139	40	378	- 239
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	112	63	21	+ 91
Lymphomas	50	111	26	811	- 700
Uterin Cancer	51	111	54	61	+ 50
Ovary Cancer	52	96	41	376	- 280
Other Neoplasms	53	94	61	26	+ 68
Multiple Sclerosis	54	43	60	30	+ 13
Dengue	55	21	77	0	+ 21
Hepatitis B	56	20	56	57	- 37
Chagas disease	57	19	75	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	58	13	65	6	+ 7
Tetanus	59	11	51	111	- 100
War	60	11	11	2,942	- 2,931
Hepatitis C	61	4	68	1	+ 3
Syphilis	62	4	50	137	- 133
Pertussis	63	3	33	636	- 633
Ascariasis	64	3	67	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	65	2	69	1	+ 2
Skin Cancers	66	0	43	339	- 338
Oral Cancer	67	0	39	410	- 410
Diphtheria	68	0	66	4	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	55	59	- 59
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	37	- 37
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	81	0	34	628	- 628
Schizophrenia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.