IRAQ VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,460	1	36,594	+ 6,866
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	33,595	13	2,429	+ 31,166
Lung Cancers	3	22,712	15	2,162	+ 20,550
Lung Disease	4	15,417	20	1,329	+ 14,088
Stroke	5	15,359	2	20,793	- 5,434
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,469	24	852	+ 9,617
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,061	8	5,551	+ 2,511
Breast Cancer	8	6,411	17	1,783	+ 4,628
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,202	4	7,395	- 1,193
Lymphomas	10	5,582	26	811	+ 4,771
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,486	36	530	+ 4,956
Falls	12	5,238	30	709	+ 4,530
Prostate Cancer	13	5,110	47	171	+ 4,940
Kidney Disease	14	4,966	6	6,323	- 1,357
Suicide	15	4,791	19	1,418	+ 3,373
Drug Use	16	3,999	38	441	+ 3,558
Liver Disease	17	3,931	16	2,127	+ 1,803
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,644	31	658	+ 2,986
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,507	37	462	+ 3,044
Liver Cancer	20	3,377	35	555	+ 2,822
Leukemia	21	3,361	21	1,315	+ 2,046
Hypertension	22	2,780	12	2,451	+ 329
Bladder Cancer	23	2,734	34	628	+ 2,106
Other Injuries	24	2,595	14	2,212	+ 383
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,419	46	173	+ 2,246
Stomach Cancer	26	2,362	28	771	+ 1,591
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,234	22	1,190	+ 1,044
Road Traffic Accidents	28	2,167	3	10,726	- 8,559
Ovary Cancer	29	2,063	41	376	+ 1,688
Skin Cancers	30	1,905	43	339	+ 1,566
Other Neoplasms	31	1,821	61	26	+ 1,795
Oral Cancer	32	1,727	39	410	+ 1,317
Alcohol	33	1,617	58	40	+ 1,578
Uterin Cancer	34	1,283	54	61	+ 1,222
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,173	9	4,812	- 3,639
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	912	18	1,578	- 667
Multiple Sclerosis	37	751	60	30	+ 721
Skin Disease	38	737	57	49	+ 687
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	690	44	283	+ 407
Violence	40	656	7	5,658	- 5,002
Cervical Cancer	41	627	48	162	+ 465
Low Birth Weight	42	600	5	6,573	- 5,972
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	480	49	159	+ 321
Epilepsy	44	417	45	253	+ 164
Hepatitis C	45	394	68	1	+ 392
Anemia	46	372	85	0	+ 372
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	350	63	21	+ 329
Drownings	48	307	32	658	- 351
Asthma	49	284	23	914	- 629
Birth Trauma	50	209	10	4,223	- 4,014
Malnutrition	51	209	53	92	+ 117
Fires	52	209	29	742	- 533
HIV/AIDS	53	177	72	0	+ 177
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	155	80	0	+ 155
Osteoarthritis	55	150	81	0	+ 150
Poisonings	56	132	52	95	+ 36
Schizophrenia	57	129	84	0	+ 129
Tuberculosis	58	106	25	821	- 716
Meningitis	59	74	42	372	- 298
Hepatitis B	60	71	56	57	+ 15
Oral conditions	61	55	82	0	+ 55
Appendicitis	62	54	64	15	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	63	51	65	6	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	64	49	27	780	- 731
War	65	23	11	2,942	- 2,919
Otitis Media	66	8	70	0	+ 8
Syphilis	67	6	50	137	- 131
Encephalitis	68	3	40	378	- 375
Pertussis	69	1	33	636	- 635
Chagas disease	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	51	111	- 111
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	74	0	55	59	- 59
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	37	- 37
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	2	- 2
Chlamydia	83	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	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.