IRAQ VS DJIBOUTI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DJIBOUTI		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,070	1	36,594	- 7,524
Stroke	2	28,747	2	20,793	+ 7,954
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	28,367	8	5,551	+ 22,816
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	15,416	18	1,578	+ 13,838
HIV/AIDS	5	14,733	72	0	+ 14,733
Liver Disease	6	12,463	16	2,127	+ 10,335
Diabetes Mellitus	7	12,023	4	7,395	+ 4,628
Low Birth Weight	8	10,632	5	6,573	+ 4,060
Tuberculosis	9	10,266	25	821	+ 9,445
Other Injuries	10	9,842	14	2,212	+ 7,629
Road Traffic Accidents	11	9,677	3	10,726	- 1,050
Hypertension	12	8,920	12	2,451	+ 6,470
Kidney Disease	13	7,880	6	6,323	+ 1,557
Malnutrition	14	7,170	53	92	+ 7,078
Birth Trauma	15	7,026	10	4,223	+ 2,803
Lung Disease	16	5,085	20	1,329	+ 3,756
Meningitis	17	4,936	42	372	+ 4,564
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,779	9	4,812	- 33
Suicide	19	3,969	19	1,418	+ 2,551
Breast Cancer	20	3,843	17	1,783	+ 2,060
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,816	13	2,429	+ 1,387
Asthma	22	2,872	23	914	+ 1,958
Malaria	23	2,792	73	0	+ 2,792
Violence	24	2,710	7	5,658	- 2,948
Pertussis	25	2,096	33	636	+ 1,460
Falls	26	1,923	30	709	+ 1,214
Leukemia	27	1,918	21	1,315	+ 603
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,910	22	1,190	+ 720
Cervical Cancer	29	1,701	48	162	+ 1,539
Lymphomas	30	1,698	26	811	+ 887
Maternal Conditions	31	1,696	27	780	+ 916
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,591	24	852	+ 739
Fires	33	1,383	29	742	+ 641
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,354	49	159	+ 1,195
Drownings	35	1,203	32	658	+ 545
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,139	46	173	+ 966
Epilepsy	37	1,095	45	253	+ 842
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,058	37	462	+ 595
Poisonings	39	1,045	52	95	+ 950
Ovary Cancer	40	983	41	376	+ 608
Parkinson's Disease	41	959	31	658	+ 301
Lung Cancers	42	845	15	2,162	- 1,317
Liver Cancer	43	800	35	555	+ 245
Prostate Cancer	44	724	47	171	+ 553
Oral Cancer	45	703	39	410	+ 293
Tetanus	46	697	51	111	+ 586
Bladder Cancer	47	652	34	628	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	625	44	283	+ 342
Alcohol	49	619	58	40	+ 579
Stomach Cancer	50	598	28	771	- 172
Leishmaniasis	51	590	62	22	+ 568
Syphilis	52	543	50	137	+ 406
Skin Cancers	53	514	43	339	+ 176
Drug Use	54	513	38	441	+ 72
Skin Disease	55	510	57	49	+ 460
Hepatitis B	56	357	56	57	+ 300
Appendicitis	57	239	64	15	+ 224
Pancreas Cancer	58	236	36	530	- 294
Encephalitis	59	215	40	378	- 164
Uterin Cancer	60	177	54	61	+ 116
Upper Respiratory	61	163	65	6	+ 157
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	139	63	21	+ 118
War	63	114	11	2,942	- 2,828
Schistosomiasis	64	106	59	37	+ 69
Other Neoplasms	65	101	61	26	+ 75
Measles	66	86	55	59	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	67	65	60	30	+ 34
Hepatitis C	68	62	68	1	+ 60
Diphtheria	69	34	66	4	+ 31
Chlamydia	70	19	69	1	+ 18
Ascariasis	71	17	67	2	+ 16
Otitis Media	72	14	70	0	+ 14
Dengue	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	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
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	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.