IRAQ VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	29,220	8	5,551	+ 23,669
Malaria	2	20,150	73	0	+ 20,150
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,558	18	1,578	+ 17,980
Stroke	4	16,764	2	20,793	- 4,028
Coronary Heart Disease	5	15,454	1	36,594	- 21,140
Low Birth Weight	6	14,053	5	6,573	+ 7,480
Birth Trauma	7	11,310	10	4,223	+ 7,087
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,054	3	10,726	- 1,672
Liver Disease	9	7,006	16	2,127	+ 4,879
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,485	9	4,812	+ 1,673
HIV/AIDS	11	6,479	72	0	+ 6,479
Meningitis	12	5,631	42	372	+ 5,259
Kidney Disease	13	5,522	6	6,323	- 800
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,474	4	7,395	- 1,921
Other Injuries	15	4,387	14	2,212	+ 2,175
Endocrine Disorders	16	4,163	37	462	+ 3,701
Lung Disease	17	3,492	20	1,329	+ 2,163
Pertussis	18	3,343	33	636	+ 2,708
Hypertension	19	3,117	12	2,451	+ 666
Maternal Conditions	20	2,975	27	780	+ 2,195
Malnutrition	21	2,657	53	92	+ 2,565
Suicide	22	2,639	19	1,418	+ 1,222
Tuberculosis	23	2,631	25	821	+ 1,810
Asthma	24	2,550	23	914	+ 1,636
Prostate Cancer	25	2,483	47	171	+ 2,312
Measles	26	2,256	55	59	+ 2,197
Breast Cancer	27	2,246	17	1,783	+ 463
Violence	28	2,079	7	5,658	- 3,579
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,048	13	2,429	- 382
Cervical Cancer	30	1,914	48	162	+ 1,752
Drownings	31	1,633	32	658	+ 975
Falls	32	1,554	30	709	+ 845
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,309	22	1,190	+ 119
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,267	49	159	+ 1,108
Fires	35	1,234	29	742	+ 492
Lymphomas	36	1,107	26	811	+ 296
Epilepsy	37	1,057	45	253	+ 804
Stomach Cancer	38	1,033	28	771	+ 262
Oesophagus Cancer	39	933	46	173	+ 760
Liver Cancer	40	922	35	555	+ 367
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	891	24	852	+ 40
Poisonings	42	880	52	95	+ 785
Parkinson's Disease	43	606	31	658	- 52
Drug Use	44	565	38	441	+ 124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	564	44	283	+ 281
Leukemia	46	560	21	1,315	- 755
Schistosomiasis	47	524	59	37	+ 487
Pancreas Cancer	48	507	36	530	- 23
Oral Cancer	49	448	39	410	+ 37
Tetanus	50	447	51	111	+ 336
Syphilis	51	430	50	137	+ 293
Skin Disease	52	412	57	49	+ 362
Hepatitis B	53	409	56	57	+ 352
Skin Cancers	54	291	43	339	- 48
Uterin Cancer	55	284	54	61	+ 223
Ovary Cancer	56	245	41	376	- 130
Encephalitis	57	244	40	378	- 134
Alcohol	58	243	58	40	+ 204
Lung Cancers	59	190	15	2,162	- 1,972
Appendicitis	60	129	64	15	+ 114
Bladder Cancer	61	124	34	628	- 504
Ascariasis	62	115	67	2	+ 113
Other Neoplasms	63	56	61	26	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	64	49	65	6	+ 43
Hepatitis C	65	48	68	1	+ 47
Multiple Sclerosis	66	44	60	30	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	33	63	21	+ 12
Diphtheria	68	30	66	4	+ 26
War	69	7	11	2,942	- 2,935
Chlamydia	70	5	69	1	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	22	- 22
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	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.