IRAQ VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,274	8	5,551	+ 15,724
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	15,747	18	1,578	+ 14,169
Stroke	3	13,973	2	20,793	- 6,820
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,967	1	36,594	- 23,626
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,205	3	10,726	+ 479
Birth Trauma	6	11,042	10	4,223	+ 6,820
Low Birth Weight	7	9,947	5	6,573	+ 3,374
Liver Disease	8	9,681	16	2,127	+ 7,553
Tuberculosis	9	7,616	25	821	+ 6,795
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,771	4	7,395	- 1,624
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,551	9	4,812	+ 739
Hypertension	12	4,782	12	2,451	+ 2,331
Kidney Disease	13	4,296	6	6,323	- 2,026
Meningitis	14	4,267	42	372	+ 3,894
Lung Disease	15	4,214	20	1,329	+ 2,885
Other Injuries	16	4,166	14	2,212	+ 1,954
HIV/AIDS	17	4,072	72	0	+ 4,072
Maternal Conditions	18	3,155	27	780	+ 2,375
Malnutrition	19	3,068	53	92	+ 2,977
Breast Cancer	20	3,012	17	1,783	+ 1,229
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,931	13	2,429	+ 502
Violence	22	2,867	7	5,658	- 2,791
Pertussis	23	2,448	33	636	+ 1,812
Measles	24	2,245	55	59	+ 2,186
Suicide	25	2,141	19	1,418	+ 723
Malaria	26	1,997	73	0	+ 1,997
Cervical Cancer	27	1,782	48	162	+ 1,619
Falls	28	1,601	30	709	+ 892
Asthma	29	1,592	23	914	+ 678
Leukemia	30	1,499	21	1,315	+ 184
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,333	24	852	+ 481
Poisonings	32	1,302	52	95	+ 1,207
Lymphomas	33	1,274	26	811	+ 463
Fires	34	1,155	29	742	+ 414
Drownings	35	1,112	32	658	+ 454
Ovary Cancer	36	860	41	376	+ 485
Tetanus	37	782	51	111	+ 671
Lung Cancers	38	782	15	2,162	- 1,380
Inflammatory/Heart	39	770	22	1,190	- 420
Oesophagus Cancer	40	653	46	173	+ 480
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	624	49	159	+ 465
Liver Cancer	42	614	35	555	+ 59
Syphilis	43	603	50	137	+ 466
Epilepsy	44	577	45	253	+ 324
Endocrine Disorders	45	576	37	462	+ 114
Parkinson's Disease	46	560	31	658	- 98
Stomach Cancer	47	539	28	771	- 232
Oral Cancer	48	524	39	410	+ 114
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	475	44	283	+ 193
Prostate Cancer	50	442	47	171	+ 271
Bladder Cancer	51	383	34	628	- 245
Skin Cancers	52	357	43	339	+ 19
Skin Disease	53	321	57	49	+ 272
Schistosomiasis	54	298	59	37	+ 261
Alcohol	55	266	58	40	+ 226
Hepatitis B	56	263	56	57	+ 207
Upper Respiratory	57	252	65	6	+ 246
Appendicitis	58	240	64	15	+ 225
Leishmaniasis	59	205	62	22	+ 183
Drug Use	60	182	38	441	- 259
Pancreas Cancer	61	173	36	530	- 357
Uterin Cancer	62	149	54	61	+ 88
Encephalitis	63	137	40	378	- 241
War	64	100	11	2,942	- 2,843
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	78	63	21	+ 57
Other Neoplasms	66	53	61	26	+ 27
Diphtheria	67	52	66	4	+ 48
Ascariasis	68	46	67	2	+ 44
Hepatitis C	69	41	68	1	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	70	22	60	30	- 9
Otitis Media	71	14	70	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	72	7	69	1	+ 7
Dengue	73	7	77	0	+ 7
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Ethiopia

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.