IRAQ VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	106,068	1	36,594	+ 69,474
Hypertension	2	95,189	12	2,451	+ 92,738
Stroke	3	39,340	2	20,793	+ 18,548
Lung Cancers	4	23,167	15	2,162	+ 21,005
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	18,575	24	852	+ 17,723
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,294	8	5,551	+ 6,744
Liver Disease	7	11,579	16	2,127	+ 9,452
Prostate Cancer	8	10,522	47	171	+ 10,351
Stomach Cancer	9	10,216	28	771	+ 9,445
Pancreas Cancer	10	9,462	36	530	+ 8,932
Breast Cancer	11	9,163	17	1,783	+ 7,380
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	8,088	13	2,429	+ 5,659
Lung Disease	13	8,063	20	1,329	+ 6,734
Inflammatory/Heart	14	7,650	22	1,190	+ 6,460
Lymphomas	15	7,505	26	811	+ 6,693
Suicide	16	6,959	19	1,418	+ 5,541
Kidney Disease	17	6,220	6	6,323	- 103
Alcohol	18	5,231	58	40	+ 5,191
Diabetes Mellitus	19	5,149	4	7,395	- 2,246
Other Injuries	20	4,979	14	2,212	+ 2,767
Bladder Cancer	21	4,434	34	628	+ 3,806
Leukemia	22	4,428	21	1,315	+ 3,113
Other Neoplasms	23	4,348	61	26	+ 4,322
Falls	24	4,180	30	709	+ 3,471
Oral Cancer	25	3,893	39	410	+ 3,482
Liver Cancer	26	3,780	35	555	+ 3,225
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,472	46	173	+ 3,300
Ovary Cancer	28	3,074	41	376	+ 2,699
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,889	31	658	+ 2,231
Skin Cancers	30	2,780	43	339	+ 2,442
Drug Use	31	2,644	38	441	+ 2,203
Cervical Cancer	32	2,382	48	162	+ 2,219
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,324	37	462	+ 1,862
Uterin Cancer	34	2,119	54	61	+ 2,058
Road Traffic Accidents	35	2,086	3	10,726	- 8,640
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,939	49	159	+ 1,780
Epilepsy	37	1,569	45	253	+ 1,316
Fires	38	1,442	29	742	+ 700
HIV/AIDS	39	1,420	72	0	+ 1,420
Drownings	40	1,056	32	658	+ 399
Skin Disease	41	1,005	57	49	+ 956
Violence	42	1,005	7	5,658	- 4,653
Congenital Anomalies	43	883	9	4,812	- 3,929
Asthma	44	849	23	914	- 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	759	44	283	+ 477
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	607	63	21	+ 586
Tuberculosis	47	580	25	821	- 241
Multiple Sclerosis	48	573	60	30	+ 543
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	428	80	0	+ 428
Osteoarthritis	50	358	81	0	+ 358
Anemia	51	323	85	0	+ 323
Poisonings	52	293	52	95	+ 198
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	291	18	1,578	- 1,287
Meningitis	54	261	42	372	- 111
Low Birth Weight	55	239	5	6,573	- 6,334
Schizophrenia	56	215	84	0	+ 215
Birth Trauma	57	177	10	4,223	- 4,046
Hepatitis C	58	143	68	1	+ 141
Appendicitis	59	71	64	15	+ 56
Oral conditions	60	71	82	0	+ 71
Maternal Conditions	61	41	27	780	- 739
Syphilis	62	35	50	137	- 102
Encephalitis	63	7	40	378	- 371
War	64	5	11	2,942	- 2,938
Hepatitis B	65	0	56	57	- 57
Upper Respiratory	66	0	65	6	- 6
Otitis Media	67	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	62	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	37	- 37
Malaria	73	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	1	- 1
Malnutrition	79	0	53	92	- 92
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	51	111	- 111
Diphtheria	82	0	66	4	- 4
Pertussis	83	0	33	636	- 636
Measles	84	0	55	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Estonia

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.