IRAQ VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,419	1	36,594	- 3,175
Lung Disease	2	24,951	20	1,329	+ 23,621
Stroke	3	17,139	2	20,793	- 3,653
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,425	8	5,551	+ 2,874
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,058	18	1,578	+ 6,480
Liver Disease	6	7,876	16	2,127	+ 5,749
Diabetes Mellitus	7	7,800	4	7,395	+ 405
Kidney Disease	8	7,071	6	6,323	+ 748
Tuberculosis	9	6,554	25	821	+ 5,733
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,874	3	10,726	- 4,852
Stomach Cancer	11	5,620	28	771	+ 4,849
Falls	12	5,277	30	709	+ 4,569
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	4,973	13	2,429	+ 2,544
Low Birth Weight	14	3,769	5	6,573	- 2,803
Asthma	15	3,699	23	914	+ 2,785
Hypertension	16	3,641	12	2,451	+ 1,190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,215	44	283	+ 2,933
HIV/AIDS	18	2,759	72	0	+ 2,759
Birth Trauma	19	2,439	10	4,223	- 1,784
Congenital Anomalies	20	2,391	9	4,812	- 2,420
Lung Cancers	21	2,095	15	2,162	- 67
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,082	46	173	+ 1,909
Oral Cancer	23	2,048	39	410	+ 1,638
Other Injuries	24	2,028	14	2,212	- 184
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,837	49	159	+ 1,678
Suicide	26	1,672	19	1,418	+ 254
Liver Cancer	27	1,661	35	555	+ 1,107
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,494	31	658	+ 836
Cervical Cancer	29	1,450	48	162	+ 1,288
Encephalitis	30	1,333	40	378	+ 955
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,150	24	852	+ 298
Drownings	32	966	32	658	+ 308
Pancreas Cancer	33	949	36	530	+ 419
Leukemia	34	883	21	1,315	- 432
Violence	35	872	7	5,658	- 4,786
Meningitis	36	819	42	372	+ 447
Ovary Cancer	37	678	41	376	+ 302
Epilepsy	38	657	45	253	+ 404
Endocrine Disorders	39	522	37	462	+ 59
Syphilis	40	505	50	137	+ 369
Skin Cancers	41	439	43	339	+ 101
Maternal Conditions	42	435	27	780	- 344
Breast Cancer	43	377	17	1,783	- 1,406
Fires	44	374	29	742	- 367
Inflammatory/Heart	45	365	22	1,190	- 826
Skin Disease	46	346	57	49	+ 297
Drug Use	47	326	38	441	- 114
Bladder Cancer	48	309	34	628	- 319
Alcohol	49	284	58	40	+ 245
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	253	63	21	+ 232
Appendicitis	51	239	64	15	+ 224
Lymphomas	52	230	26	811	- 581
Hepatitis B	53	193	56	57	+ 136
Malnutrition	54	165	53	92	+ 73
Prostate Cancer	55	161	47	171	- 10
Dengue	56	158	77	0	+ 158
Other Neoplasms	57	102	61	26	+ 77
Measles	58	98	55	59	+ 39
Poisonings	59	90	52	95	- 5
Tetanus	60	66	51	111	- 45
Upper Respiratory	61	49	65	6	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	62	48	60	30	+ 17
Pertussis	63	45	33	636	- 591
Hepatitis C	64	44	68	1	+ 43
Leishmaniasis	65	44	62	22	+ 22
Ascariasis	66	8	67	2	+ 7
Chlamydia	67	5	69	1	+ 4
War	68	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Otitis Media	69	2	70	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	66	4	- 3
Uterin Cancer	71	0	54	61	- 61
Anemia	72	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	76	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.