IRAQ VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	84,998	72	0	+ 84,998
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	28,739	8	5,551	+ 23,188
Coronary Heart Disease	3	28,026	1	36,594	- 8,568
Stroke	4	27,273	2	20,793	+ 6,480
Diabetes Mellitus	5	21,854	4	7,395	+ 14,459
Tuberculosis	6	11,141	25	821	+ 10,320
Road Traffic Accidents	7	10,449	3	10,726	- 278
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	9,052	18	1,578	+ 7,474
Kidney Disease	9	8,696	6	6,323	+ 2,373
Lung Disease	10	8,271	20	1,329	+ 6,942
Hypertension	11	8,085	12	2,451	+ 5,634
Liver Disease	12	7,877	16	2,127	+ 5,750
Low Birth Weight	13	7,676	5	6,573	+ 1,103
Violence	14	6,684	7	5,658	+ 1,026
Suicide	15	6,351	19	1,418	+ 4,933
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,933	9	4,812	+ 121
Birth Trauma	17	4,490	10	4,223	+ 267
Asthma	18	3,987	23	914	+ 3,073
Other Injuries	19	3,716	14	2,212	+ 1,503
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,039	22	1,190	+ 1,849
Malnutrition	21	2,936	53	92	+ 2,845
Cervical Cancer	22	2,816	48	162	+ 2,654
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,811	13	2,429	+ 382
Maternal Conditions	24	2,022	27	780	+ 1,242
Meningitis	25	1,861	42	372	+ 1,489
Fires	26	1,860	29	742	+ 1,119
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,763	37	462	+ 1,301
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,763	46	173	+ 1,590
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,547	49	159	+ 1,388
Drownings	30	1,418	32	658	+ 760
Lymphomas	31	1,319	26	811	+ 508
Oral Cancer	32	1,203	39	410	+ 792
Breast Cancer	33	1,174	17	1,783	- 609
Falls	34	1,057	30	709	+ 349
Liver Cancer	35	983	35	555	+ 428
Epilepsy	36	964	45	253	+ 711
Skin Cancers	37	892	43	339	+ 553
Parkinson's Disease	38	811	31	658	+ 153
Lung Cancers	39	780	15	2,162	- 1,382
Pertussis	40	766	33	636	+ 130
Prostate Cancer	41	764	47	171	+ 594
Poisonings	42	726	52	95	+ 631
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	636	44	283	+ 354
Syphilis	44	626	50	137	+ 489
Alcohol	45	527	58	40	+ 487
Skin Disease	46	514	57	49	+ 464
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	474	24	852	- 378
Drug Use	48	441	38	441	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	49	332	41	376	- 44
Pancreas Cancer	50	277	36	530	- 253
Leukemia	51	224	21	1,315	- 1,091
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	182	63	21	+ 160
Stomach Cancer	53	176	28	771	- 595
Schistosomiasis	54	172	59	37	+ 135
Other Neoplasms	55	162	61	26	+ 136
Uterin Cancer	56	161	54	61	+ 100
Appendicitis	57	130	64	15	+ 115
Upper Respiratory	58	127	65	6	+ 121
Encephalitis	59	120	40	378	- 259
Bladder Cancer	60	110	34	628	- 518
Tetanus	61	107	51	111	- 4
Hepatitis B	62	99	56	57	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	63	52	60	30	+ 22
Malaria	64	12	73	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	65	9	69	1	+ 8
Hepatitis C	66	9	68	1	+ 7
Ascariasis	67	8	67	2	+ 6
Measles	68	6	55	59	- 53
War	69	6	11	2,942	- 2,936
Diphtheria	70	5	66	4	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	4	70	0	+ 4
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	22	- 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

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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.