IRAQ VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	43,081	72	0	+ 43,081
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,387	8	5,551	+ 15,836
Malaria	3	15,643	73	0	+ 15,643
Low Birth Weight	4	10,706	5	6,573	+ 4,134
Birth Trauma	5	10,331	10	4,223	+ 6,108
Stroke	6	10,243	2	20,793	- 10,549
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,816	1	36,594	- 26,778
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,635	3	10,726	- 2,091
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	8,175	18	1,578	+ 6,597
Tuberculosis	10	7,519	25	821	+ 6,698
Diabetes Mellitus	11	7,011	4	7,395	- 384
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,842	9	4,812	+ 1,030
Liver Disease	13	4,670	16	2,127	+ 2,543
Kidney Disease	14	4,649	6	6,323	- 1,674
Measles	15	4,242	55	59	+ 4,183
Hypertension	16	3,869	12	2,451	+ 1,419
Maternal Conditions	17	3,250	27	780	+ 2,470
Syphilis	18	3,137	50	137	+ 3,000
Meningitis	19	2,977	42	372	+ 2,605
Lung Disease	20	2,823	20	1,329	+ 1,494
Pertussis	21	2,555	33	636	+ 1,919
Suicide	22	2,511	19	1,418	+ 1,093
Other Injuries	23	2,463	14	2,212	+ 251
Breast Cancer	24	1,975	17	1,783	+ 192
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,713	37	462	+ 1,251
Asthma	26	1,528	23	914	+ 614
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,478	22	1,190	+ 288
Cervical Cancer	28	1,314	48	162	+ 1,152
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,300	13	2,429	- 1,129
Drug Use	30	1,179	38	441	+ 738
Malnutrition	31	1,127	53	92	+ 1,035
Falls	32	1,070	30	709	+ 361
Violence	33	1,048	7	5,658	- 4,610
Liver Cancer	34	1,008	35	555	+ 453
Prostate Cancer	35	1,003	47	171	+ 833
Drownings	36	925	32	658	+ 267
Oral Cancer	37	809	39	410	+ 398
Epilepsy	38	757	45	253	+ 504
Fires	39	707	29	742	- 35
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	670	24	852	- 181
Lung Cancers	41	626	15	2,162	- 1,535
Tetanus	42	546	51	111	+ 435
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	513	49	159	+ 354
Poisonings	44	493	52	95	+ 398
Lymphomas	45	454	26	811	- 358
Parkinson's Disease	46	413	31	658	- 245
Trypanosomiasis	47	386	74	0	+ 386
Skin Cancers	48	379	43	339	+ 40
Stomach Cancer	49	365	28	771	- 405
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	333	44	283	+ 50
Skin Disease	51	305	57	49	+ 255
Ovary Cancer	52	300	41	376	- 75
Alcohol	53	279	58	40	+ 239
Oesophagus Cancer	54	277	46	173	+ 105
Pancreas Cancer	55	267	36	530	- 264
Bladder Cancer	56	199	34	628	- 429
Encephalitis	57	182	40	378	- 197
Uterin Cancer	58	180	54	61	+ 119
Appendicitis	59	130	64	15	+ 115
Schistosomiasis	60	100	59	37	+ 63
Leukemia	61	88	21	1,315	- 1,227
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	86	63	21	+ 65
Other Neoplasms	63	73	61	26	+ 48
Diphtheria	64	73	66	4	+ 69
Hepatitis B	65	71	56	57	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	66	39	65	6	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	67	34	60	30	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	10	69	1	+ 10
Hepatitis C	69	7	68	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	6	67	2	+ 5
War	71	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Otitis Media	72	3	70	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	22	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Equ. Guinea

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.