IRAQ VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	71,999	4	7,395	+ 64,605
Coronary Heart Disease	2	65,505	1	36,594	+ 28,911
Stroke	3	25,768	2	20,793	+ 4,975
Kidney Disease	4	12,246	6	6,323	+ 5,923
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	10,103	8	5,551	+ 4,553
Asthma	6	9,987	23	914	+ 9,074
Hypertension	7	7,520	12	2,451	+ 5,069
Breast Cancer	8	7,184	17	1,783	+ 5,401
Lung Disease	9	6,220	20	1,329	+ 4,891
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,723	9	4,812	+ 912
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,319	3	10,726	- 5,407
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	4,261	18	1,578	+ 2,683
Cervical Cancer	13	3,819	48	162	+ 3,657
Low Birth Weight	14	3,800	5	6,573	- 2,773
Liver Disease	15	3,613	16	2,127	+ 1,486
Suicide	16	3,526	19	1,418	+ 2,109
Other Injuries	17	3,397	14	2,212	+ 1,185
Liver Cancer	18	3,011	35	555	+ 2,456
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,781	13	2,429	+ 352
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	2,741	44	283	+ 2,458
Drownings	21	2,632	32	658	+ 1,974
Lung Cancers	22	2,113	15	2,162	- 49
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,002	22	1,190	+ 812
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,999	24	852	+ 1,147
Prostate Cancer	25	1,792	47	171	+ 1,621
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,783	31	658	+ 1,125
Tuberculosis	27	1,732	25	821	+ 911
Birth Trauma	28	1,608	10	4,223	- 2,614
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,489	49	159	+ 1,330
Leukemia	30	1,369	21	1,315	+ 53
HIV/AIDS	31	1,327	72	0	+ 1,327
Ovary Cancer	32	1,285	41	376	+ 909
Fires	33	1,224	29	742	+ 482
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,220	37	462	+ 758
Lymphomas	35	1,205	26	811	+ 394
Falls	36	1,182	30	709	+ 473
Stomach Cancer	37	1,033	28	771	+ 263
Pancreas Cancer	38	920	36	530	+ 390
Uterin Cancer	39	883	54	61	+ 822
Violence	40	860	7	5,658	- 4,798
Skin Disease	41	846	57	49	+ 797
Oesophagus Cancer	42	786	46	173	+ 613
Meningitis	43	759	42	372	+ 387
Epilepsy	44	722	45	253	+ 469
Malnutrition	45	634	53	92	+ 542
Oral Cancer	46	553	39	410	+ 143
Syphilis	47	490	50	137	+ 353
Pertussis	48	434	33	636	- 201
Maternal Conditions	49	381	27	780	- 399
Bladder Cancer	50	361	34	628	- 267
Encephalitis	51	324	40	378	- 55
Drug Use	52	172	38	441	- 269
Other Neoplasms	53	146	61	26	+ 120
Appendicitis	54	123	64	15	+ 108
Dengue	55	116	77	0	+ 116
Poisonings	56	99	52	95	+ 4
Alcohol	57	77	58	40	+ 37
Tetanus	58	61	51	111	- 50
Hepatitis B	59	47	56	57	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	60	36	60	30	+ 5
Skin Cancers	61	28	43	339	- 310
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	15	63	21	- 6
Measles	63	11	55	59	- 48
Chlamydia	64	9	69	1	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	6	68	1	+ 5
War	66	5	11	2,942	- 2,938
Ascariasis	67	3	67	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	2	66	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	69	1	65	6	- 5
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	37	- 37
Malaria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Fiji

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.