IRAQ VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,958	8	5,551	+ 33,407
Tuberculosis	2	35,029	25	821	+ 34,208
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	34,881	18	1,578	+ 33,303
HIV/AIDS	4	27,946	72	0	+ 27,946
Stroke	5	24,455	2	20,793	+ 3,662
Malaria	6	24,422	73	0	+ 24,422
Coronary Heart Disease	7	21,596	1	36,594	- 14,998
Low Birth Weight	8	16,591	5	6,573	+ 10,018
Birth Trauma	9	16,321	10	4,223	+ 12,098
Road Traffic Accidents	10	13,329	3	10,726	+ 2,603
Measles	11	12,102	55	59	+ 12,043
Hypertension	12	9,325	12	2,451	+ 6,875
Maternal Conditions	13	8,746	27	780	+ 7,966
Liver Disease	14	8,589	16	2,127	+ 6,462
Diabetes Mellitus	15	8,499	4	7,395	+ 1,104
Meningitis	16	7,557	42	372	+ 7,184
Violence	17	7,511	7	5,658	+ 1,853
Lung Disease	18	7,120	20	1,329	+ 5,791
Congenital Anomalies	19	5,776	9	4,812	+ 964
Asthma	20	5,666	23	914	+ 4,752
Kidney Disease	21	5,289	6	6,323	- 1,034
Malnutrition	22	5,144	53	92	+ 5,052
Other Injuries	23	4,621	14	2,212	+ 2,409
Suicide	24	4,356	19	1,418	+ 2,938
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,150	37	462	+ 2,688
Breast Cancer	26	2,563	17	1,783	+ 780
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,362	49	159	+ 2,203
War	28	2,335	11	2,942	- 607
Tetanus	29	2,087	51	111	+ 1,976
Inflammatory/Heart	30	2,010	22	1,190	+ 820
Pertussis	31	1,975	33	636	+ 1,339
Cervical Cancer	32	1,713	48	162	+ 1,551
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,518	13	2,429	- 911
Drownings	34	1,506	32	658	+ 848
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,444	44	283	+ 1,161
Falls	36	1,350	30	709	+ 641
Schistosomiasis	37	1,260	59	37	+ 1,223
Prostate Cancer	38	1,164	47	171	+ 994
Fires	39	1,056	29	742	+ 314
Poisonings	40	998	52	95	+ 903
Syphilis	41	894	50	137	+ 757
Lymphomas	42	886	26	811	+ 75
Epilepsy	43	885	45	253	+ 632
Liver Cancer	44	869	35	555	+ 314
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	867	24	852	+ 16
Oral Cancer	46	678	39	410	+ 268
Leukemia	47	656	21	1,315	- 659
Parkinson's Disease	48	501	31	658	- 157
Stomach Cancer	49	488	28	771	- 283
Ovary Cancer	50	477	41	376	+ 101
Appendicitis	51	460	64	15	+ 445
Alcohol	52	460	58	40	+ 420
Oesophagus Cancer	53	359	46	173	+ 186
Skin Disease	54	359	57	49	+ 309
Lung Cancers	55	349	15	2,162	- 1,813
Leishmaniasis	56	339	62	22	+ 317
Drug Use	57	326	38	441	- 114
Skin Cancers	58	319	43	339	- 20
Trypanosomiasis	59	295	74	0	+ 295
Pancreas Cancer	60	272	36	530	- 258
Hepatitis B	61	246	56	57	+ 189
Encephalitis	62	208	40	378	- 170
Upper Respiratory	63	182	65	6	+ 176
Bladder Cancer	64	173	34	628	- 455
Uterin Cancer	65	146	54	61	+ 84
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	112	63	21	+ 91
Diphtheria	67	79	66	4	+ 75
Otitis Media	68	46	70	0	+ 46
Hepatitis C	69	42	68	1	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	70	36	61	26	+ 10
Ascariasis	71	36	67	2	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	72	28	60	30	- 2
Chlamydia	73	14	69	1	+ 13
Dengue	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Central Africa

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.