IRAQ VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	124,799	1	36,594	+ 88,205
Stroke	2	63,634	2	20,793	+ 42,842
Lung Cancers	3	28,819	15	2,162	+ 26,657
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	22,198	24	852	+ 21,346
Lung Disease	5	21,404	20	1,329	+ 20,075
Diabetes Mellitus	6	19,904	4	7,395	+ 12,509
Kidney Disease	7	14,118	6	6,323	+ 7,795
Hypertension	8	11,174	12	2,451	+ 8,723
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	10,813	13	2,429	+ 8,384
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	10,357	8	5,551	+ 4,806
Breast Cancer	11	10,328	17	1,783	+ 8,545
Falls	12	9,881	30	709	+ 9,173
Liver Disease	13	9,374	16	2,127	+ 7,247
Prostate Cancer	14	8,639	47	171	+ 8,469
Stomach Cancer	15	7,975	28	771	+ 7,204
Pancreas Cancer	16	7,648	36	530	+ 7,118
Suicide	17	6,856	19	1,418	+ 5,438
Lymphomas	18	5,642	26	811	+ 4,830
Liver Cancer	19	5,083	35	555	+ 4,528
Bladder Cancer	20	5,062	34	628	+ 4,434
Inflammatory/Heart	21	4,631	22	1,190	+ 3,441
Leukemia	22	4,414	21	1,315	+ 3,099
Other Injuries	23	4,337	14	2,212	+ 2,125
Parkinson's Disease	24	4,290	31	658	+ 3,632
Oral Cancer	25	3,426	39	410	+ 3,016
Skin Cancers	26	3,365	43	339	+ 3,026
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,328	3	10,726	- 7,398
Ovary Cancer	28	3,127	41	376	+ 2,751
Other Neoplasms	29	2,871	61	26	+ 2,845
Alcohol	30	2,219	58	40	+ 2,180
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,097	49	159	+ 1,938
Uterin Cancer	32	2,021	54	61	+ 1,960
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,919	46	173	+ 1,746
Cervical Cancer	34	1,577	48	162	+ 1,415
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,386	44	283	+ 1,103
Epilepsy	36	958	45	253	+ 705
Congenital Anomalies	37	956	9	4,812	- 3,855
Drownings	38	870	32	658	+ 212
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	831	18	1,578	- 747
Schizophrenia	40	803	84	0	+ 803
Asthma	41	747	23	914	- 167
Endocrine Disorders	42	734	37	462	+ 272
Drug Use	43	715	38	441	+ 274
Tuberculosis	44	624	25	821	- 198
Multiple Sclerosis	45	556	60	30	+ 526
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	476	63	21	+ 455
Hepatitis C	47	453	68	1	+ 452
Violence	48	452	7	5,658	- 5,206
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	434	80	0	+ 434
Fires	50	346	29	742	- 395
Hepatitis B	51	174	56	57	+ 117
Meningitis	52	165	42	372	- 208
Anemia	53	160	85	0	+ 160
Poisonings	54	160	52	95	+ 65
Birth Trauma	55	112	10	4,223	- 4,111
Low Birth Weight	56	102	5	6,573	- 6,471
Appendicitis	57	87	64	15	+ 72
Skin Disease	58	78	57	49	+ 29
HIV/AIDS	59	77	72	0	+ 77
Otitis Media	60	34	70	0	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	61	23	27	780	- 757
Iodine Deficiency	62	21	76	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	63	17	65	6	+ 11
Oral conditions	64	17	82	0	+ 17
Encephalitis	65	7	40	378	- 371
Leishmaniasis	66	5	62	22	- 17
War	67	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Tetanus	68	3	51	111	- 108
Pertussis	69	1	33	636	- 634
Malnutrition	70	1	53	92	- 90
Syphilis	71	0	50	137	- 137
Diphtheria	72	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	73	0	55	59	- 59
Chlamydia	74	0	69	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	67	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Croatia

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.