IRAQ VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,091	1	36,594	- 12,503
Stroke	2	21,941	2	20,793	+ 1,149
Kidney Disease	3	9,165	6	6,323	+ 2,842
Lung Disease	4	9,160	20	1,329	+ 7,831
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	9,019	13	2,429	+ 6,589
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,838	8	5,551	+ 3,287
Hypertension	7	8,605	12	2,451	+ 6,155
Stomach Cancer	8	8,186	28	771	+ 7,415
Lung Cancers	9	7,784	15	2,162	+ 5,622
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,162	4	7,395	- 233
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	6,814	24	852	+ 5,963
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,373	3	10,726	- 4,353
Liver Disease	13	5,969	16	2,127	+ 3,842
Prostate Cancer	14	5,491	47	171	+ 5,320
Suicide	15	3,834	19	1,418	+ 2,416
Breast Cancer	16	3,807	17	1,783	+ 2,024
Pancreas Cancer	17	3,533	36	530	+ 3,003
Lymphomas	18	3,142	26	811	+ 2,331
Liver Cancer	19	3,087	35	555	+ 2,532
Other Neoplasms	20	3,061	61	26	+ 3,036
Other Injuries	21	2,954	14	2,212	+ 742
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,900	37	462	+ 2,438
Falls	23	2,039	30	709	+ 1,330
Leukemia	24	1,982	21	1,315	+ 667
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,934	9	4,812	- 2,878
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,781	31	658	+ 1,123
Cervical Cancer	27	1,758	48	162	+ 1,595
Skin Disease	28	1,721	57	49	+ 1,672
Violence	29	1,677	7	5,658	- 3,981
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,628	46	173	+ 1,455
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,599	22	1,190	+ 409
Bladder Cancer	32	1,446	34	628	+ 818
HIV/AIDS	33	1,216	72	0	+ 1,216
Skin Cancers	34	1,185	43	339	+ 846
Ovary Cancer	35	1,160	41	376	+ 784
Low Birth Weight	36	986	5	6,573	- 5,587
Malnutrition	37	947	53	92	+ 856
Tuberculosis	38	925	25	821	+ 104
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	754	18	1,578	- 824
Oral Cancer	40	692	39	410	+ 282
Fires	41	666	29	742	- 76
Asthma	42	664	23	914	- 249
Epilepsy	43	664	45	253	+ 411
Drownings	44	638	32	658	- 20
Uterin Cancer	45	619	54	61	+ 558
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	503	49	159	+ 344
Alcohol	47	467	58	40	+ 427
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	421	63	21	+ 399
Anemia	49	405	85	0	+ 405
Drug Use	50	335	38	441	- 105
Osteoarthritis	51	296	81	0	+ 296
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	235	44	283	- 47
Meningitis	53	214	42	372	- 158
Birth Trauma	54	197	10	4,223	- 4,026
Chagas disease	55	177	75	0	+ 177
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	165	80	0	+ 165
Poisonings	57	154	52	95	+ 59
Schizophrenia	58	85	84	0	+ 85
Appendicitis	59	83	64	15	+ 68
Hepatitis B	60	67	56	57	+ 11
Hepatitis C	61	60	68	1	+ 59
Multiple Sclerosis	62	60	60	30	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	63	53	27	780	- 726
War	64	31	11	2,942	- 2,911
Oral conditions	65	12	82	0	+ 12
Syphilis	66	11	50	137	- 126
Upper Respiratory	67	10	65	6	+ 4
Pertussis	68	6	33	636	- 630
Tetanus	69	4	51	111	- 107
Encephalitis	70	4	40	378	- 374
Otitis Media	71	4	70	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	72	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	75	0	55	59	- 59
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	81	0	62	22	- 22
Malaria	82	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	59	37	- 37
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.