IRAQ VS CAMBODIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMBODIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	32,326	2	20,793	+ 11,533
Coronary Heart Disease	2	25,320	1	36,594	- 11,274
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	21,689	8	5,551	+ 16,138
Liver Disease	4	20,020	16	2,127	+ 17,892
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,291	4	7,395	+ 896
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,950	3	10,726	- 2,777
Lung Disease	7	7,538	20	1,329	+ 6,209
Tuberculosis	8	7,067	25	821	+ 6,246
Liver Cancer	9	6,690	35	555	+ 6,135
Hypertension	10	5,805	12	2,451	+ 3,354
Diarrhoeal diseases	11	5,298	18	1,578	+ 3,720
Falls	12	5,218	30	709	+ 4,509
Kidney Disease	13	5,213	6	6,323	- 1,110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	14	4,781	49	159	+ 4,622
Low Birth Weight	15	4,504	5	6,573	- 2,069
Lung Cancers	16	4,022	15	2,162	+ 1,861
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	3,359	13	2,429	+ 930
Birth Trauma	18	3,332	10	4,223	- 891
HIV/AIDS	19	3,305	72	0	+ 3,305
Congenital Anomalies	20	3,179	9	4,812	- 1,633
Asthma	21	3,047	23	914	+ 2,133
Drownings	22	2,745	32	658	+ 2,087
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	2,232	24	852	+ 1,380
Breast Cancer	24	2,112	17	1,783	+ 329
Suicide	25	1,972	19	1,418	+ 555
Other Injuries	26	1,947	14	2,212	- 265
Cervical Cancer	27	1,796	48	162	+ 1,634
Oral Cancer	28	1,599	39	410	+ 1,189
Leukemia	29	1,356	21	1,315	+ 41
Maternal Conditions	30	1,195	27	780	+ 415
Lymphomas	31	1,165	26	811	+ 354
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,075	22	1,190	- 115
Malnutrition	33	1,054	53	92	+ 963
Stomach Cancer	34	961	28	771	+ 190
Endocrine Disorders	35	946	37	462	+ 484
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	925	44	283	+ 642
Parkinson's Disease	37	911	31	658	+ 253
Violence	38	855	7	5,658	- 4,803
Oesophagus Cancer	39	732	46	173	+ 559
Ovary Cancer	40	614	41	376	+ 238
Pertussis	41	569	33	636	- 66
Fires	42	553	29	742	- 189
Skin Disease	43	520	57	49	+ 471
Skin Cancers	44	412	43	339	+ 73
Bladder Cancer	45	406	34	628	- 222
Encephalitis	46	339	40	378	- 40
Hepatitis B	47	337	56	57	+ 280
Pancreas Cancer	48	332	36	530	- 198
Alcohol	49	327	58	40	+ 287
Prostate Cancer	50	315	47	171	+ 144
Epilepsy	51	294	45	253	+ 41
Tetanus	52	270	51	111	+ 159
Malaria	53	252	73	0	+ 252
Meningitis	54	243	42	372	- 129
Uterin Cancer	55	233	54	61	+ 172
Poisonings	56	190	52	95	+ 95
Appendicitis	57	181	64	15	+ 166
Drug Use	58	157	38	441	- 283
Dengue	59	143	77	0	+ 143
Measles	60	143	55	59	+ 84
Hepatitis C	61	116	68	1	+ 115
Other Neoplasms	62	82	61	26	+ 56
Schistosomiasis	63	64	59	37	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	55	63	21	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	65	44	60	30	+ 14
Syphilis	66	42	50	137	- 95
Upper Respiratory	67	32	65	6	+ 26
War	68	18	11	2,942	- 2,925
Ascariasis	69	12	67	2	+ 11
Chlamydia	70	2	69	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	2	66	4	- 2
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	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
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	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.