IRAQ VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,706	1	36,594	- 4,888
Stroke	2	23,563	2	20,793	+ 2,770
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	18,112	8	5,551	+ 12,561
Violence	4	13,154	7	5,658	+ 7,496
Diabetes Mellitus	5	11,400	4	7,395	+ 4,005
Lung Disease	6	11,355	20	1,329	+ 10,026
Kidney Disease	7	7,208	6	6,323	+ 885
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,478	3	10,726	- 4,249
Lung Cancers	9	6,055	15	2,162	+ 3,893
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	5,874	13	2,429	+ 3,445
Hypertension	11	5,512	12	2,451	+ 3,061
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,429	24	852	+ 3,578
Liver Disease	13	4,097	16	2,127	+ 1,970
Breast Cancer	14	3,970	17	1,783	+ 2,187
Prostate Cancer	15	3,634	47	171	+ 3,463
Falls	16	3,604	30	709	+ 2,896
Stomach Cancer	17	3,441	28	771	+ 2,670
Inflammatory/Heart	18	3,348	22	1,190	+ 2,158
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,237	37	462	+ 2,775
Suicide	20	2,781	19	1,418	+ 1,363
Other Injuries	21	2,640	14	2,212	+ 428
HIV/AIDS	22	2,402	72	0	+ 2,402
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,356	9	4,812	- 2,456
Pancreas Cancer	24	2,295	36	530	+ 1,765
Liver Cancer	25	2,202	35	555	+ 1,647
Oesophagus Cancer	26	2,001	46	173	+ 1,829
Lymphomas	27	1,984	26	811	+ 1,173
Oral Cancer	28	1,903	39	410	+ 1,493
Cervical Cancer	29	1,819	48	162	+ 1,657
Leukemia	30	1,632	21	1,315	+ 316
Skin Disease	31	1,373	57	49	+ 1,324
Alcohol	32	1,362	58	40	+ 1,322
Low Birth Weight	33	1,316	5	6,573	- 5,257
Malnutrition	34	1,280	53	92	+ 1,189
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,082	18	1,578	- 496
Bladder Cancer	36	1,015	34	628	+ 387
Chagas disease	37	965	75	0	+ 965
Skin Cancers	38	962	43	339	+ 624
Drownings	39	944	32	658	+ 286
Tuberculosis	40	936	25	821	+ 115
Parkinson's Disease	41	912	31	658	+ 254
Other Neoplasms	42	892	61	26	+ 866
Ovary Cancer	43	833	41	376	+ 457
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	814	49	159	+ 655
Birth Trauma	45	722	10	4,223	- 3,501
Epilepsy	46	624	45	253	+ 371
Uterin Cancer	47	532	54	61	+ 471
Asthma	48	496	23	914	- 417
Drug Use	49	472	38	441	+ 31
Anemia	50	462	85	0	+ 462
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	419	44	283	+ 137
Hepatitis C	52	374	68	1	+ 373
Maternal Conditions	53	288	27	780	- 492
Meningitis	54	260	42	372	- 112
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	210	80	0	+ 210
War	56	208	11	2,942	- 2,734
Appendicitis	57	204	64	15	+ 189
Fires	58	197	29	742	- 545
Hepatitis B	59	148	56	57	+ 91
Schizophrenia	60	126	84	0	+ 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	114	63	21	+ 93
Schistosomiasis	62	113	59	37	+ 76
Leishmaniasis	63	83	62	22	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	64	68	60	30	+ 38
Osteoarthritis	65	63	81	0	+ 63
Poisonings	66	61	52	95	- 35
Upper Respiratory	67	50	65	6	+ 44
Syphilis	68	43	50	137	- 94
Leprosy	69	33	71	0	+ 33
Otitis Media	70	18	70	0	+ 18
Tetanus	71	17	51	111	- 94
Encephalitis	72	12	40	378	- 366
Oral conditions	73	12	82	0	+ 12
Malaria	74	8	73	0	+ 8
Pertussis	75	6	33	636	- 630
Dengue	76	3	77	0	+ 3
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	76	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	78	1	67	2	- 0
Diphtheria	79	1	66	4	- 3
Chlamydia	80	1	69	1	+ 0
Measles	81	1	55	59	- 58
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.