IRAQ VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,791	8	5,551	+ 22,240
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	16,983	18	1,578	+ 15,405
Stroke	3	16,627	2	20,793	- 4,166
Coronary Heart Disease	4	16,299	1	36,594	- 20,295
Low Birth Weight	5	15,350	5	6,573	+ 8,777
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,571	3	10,726	- 156
Birth Trauma	7	9,856	10	4,223	+ 5,633
Liver Disease	8	7,465	16	2,127	+ 5,338
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,372	4	7,395	- 1,023
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,110	9	4,812	+ 1,298
Meningitis	11	5,399	42	372	+ 5,027
Hypertension	12	5,380	12	2,451	+ 2,929
Cervical Cancer	13	4,884	48	162	+ 4,721
Kidney Disease	14	4,739	6	6,323	- 1,584
Malnutrition	15	4,483	53	92	+ 4,391
Other Injuries	16	4,217	14	2,212	+ 2,005
Lung Disease	17	3,903	20	1,329	+ 2,574
Pertussis	18	3,740	33	636	+ 3,104
Tuberculosis	19	3,687	25	821	+ 2,865
Violence	20	2,956	7	5,658	- 2,702
Asthma	21	2,286	23	914	+ 1,372
Maternal Conditions	22	2,195	27	780	+ 1,415
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,171	13	2,429	- 258
Suicide	24	2,142	19	1,418	+ 724
Drownings	25	1,624	32	658	+ 967
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,573	46	173	+ 1,400
Prostate Cancer	27	1,535	47	171	+ 1,364
Liver Cancer	28	1,359	35	555	+ 804
Malaria	29	1,356	73	0	+ 1,356
Fires	30	1,264	29	742	+ 522
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,228	22	1,190	+ 38
Falls	32	1,225	30	709	+ 517
Breast Cancer	33	1,055	17	1,783	- 728
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	982	49	159	+ 823
Poisonings	35	939	52	95	+ 844
Endocrine Disorders	36	911	37	462	+ 449
Lymphomas	37	901	26	811	+ 90
Syphilis	38	895	50	137	+ 758
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	873	24	852	+ 21
Epilepsy	40	810	45	253	+ 557
Oral Cancer	41	723	39	410	+ 313
Skin Cancers	42	581	43	339	+ 243
Tetanus	43	556	51	111	+ 445
Parkinson's Disease	44	536	31	658	- 122
Stomach Cancer	45	526	28	771	- 245
Bladder Cancer	46	480	34	628	- 148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	476	44	283	+ 193
Skin Disease	48	431	57	49	+ 382
Drug Use	49	312	38	441	- 129
Appendicitis	50	274	64	15	+ 259
Alcohol	51	270	58	40	+ 231
Hepatitis B	52	240	56	57	+ 183
Upper Respiratory	53	197	65	6	+ 191
Encephalitis	54	194	40	378	- 184
Uterin Cancer	55	145	54	61	+ 84
Ovary Cancer	56	145	41	376	- 231
Leukemia	57	143	21	1,315	- 1,172
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	78	63	21	+ 57
Other Neoplasms	59	51	61	26	+ 26
Lung Cancers	60	48	15	2,162	- 2,114
Hepatitis C	61	46	68	1	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	62	34	60	30	+ 3
Ascariasis	63	16	67	2	+ 15
Otitis Media	64	15	70	0	+ 15
Diphtheria	65	11	66	4	+ 8
Chlamydia	66	11	69	1	+ 11
War	67	5	11	2,942	- 2,937
Dengue	68	2	77	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	69	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	62	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	37	- 37
HIV/AIDS	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	55	59	- 59
Depression	79	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	36	530	- 530
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Comoros

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.