IRAQ VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,742	1	36,594	+ 34,148
Stroke	2	54,181	2	20,793	+ 33,388
Diabetes Mellitus	3	30,666	4	7,395	+ 23,271
Hypertension	4	16,958	12	2,451	+ 14,507
Suicide	5	16,712	19	1,418	+ 15,294
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,979	8	5,551	+ 10,428
HIV/AIDS	7	13,577	72	0	+ 13,577
Kidney Disease	8	12,367	6	6,323	+ 6,044
Liver Disease	9	10,431	16	2,127	+ 8,303
Violence	10	10,257	7	5,658	+ 4,599
Road Traffic Accidents	11	9,265	3	10,726	- 1,461
Endocrine Disorders	12	9,243	37	462	+ 8,781
Lung Disease	13	9,220	20	1,329	+ 7,891
Other Injuries	14	8,860	14	2,212	+ 6,648
Drownings	15	7,674	32	658	+ 7,017
Tuberculosis	16	7,258	25	821	+ 6,437
Prostate Cancer	17	6,533	47	171	+ 6,362
Anemia	18	5,242	85	0	+ 5,242
Breast Cancer	19	5,080	17	1,783	+ 3,297
Inflammatory/Heart	20	4,862	22	1,190	+ 3,672
Cervical Cancer	21	4,843	48	162	+ 4,680
Low Birth Weight	22	4,730	5	6,573	- 1,842
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,640	9	4,812	- 1,171
Birth Trauma	24	3,413	10	4,223	- 810
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	3,104	24	852	+ 2,252
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,878	49	159	+ 2,719
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,517	18	1,578	+ 939
Other Neoplasms	28	2,128	61	26	+ 2,102
Lung Cancers	29	2,000	15	2,162	- 162
Malnutrition	30	1,978	53	92	+ 1,886
Stomach Cancer	31	1,800	28	771	+ 1,029
Lymphomas	32	1,706	26	811	+ 894
Malaria	33	1,590	73	0	+ 1,590
Liver Cancer	34	1,531	35	555	+ 976
Maternal Conditions	35	1,493	27	780	+ 713
Asthma	36	1,350	23	914	+ 437
Epilepsy	37	1,250	45	253	+ 997
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	1,210	13	2,429	- 1,219
Leukemia	39	1,124	21	1,315	- 191
Oral Cancer	40	1,062	39	410	+ 652
Fires	41	1,030	29	742	+ 288
Pancreas Cancer	42	1,007	36	530	+ 476
Ovary Cancer	43	939	41	376	+ 564
Meningitis	44	922	42	372	+ 550
Drug Use	45	829	38	441	+ 388
Uterin Cancer	46	688	54	61	+ 627
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	682	44	283	+ 400
Falls	48	589	30	709	- 120
Parkinson's Disease	49	478	31	658	- 180
Bladder Cancer	50	420	34	628	- 208
Oesophagus Cancer	51	414	46	173	+ 241
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	411	80	0	+ 411
Encephalitis	53	373	40	378	- 6
Appendicitis	54	317	64	15	+ 302
Skin Cancers	55	256	43	339	- 83
Skin Disease	56	169	57	49	+ 120
Alcohol	57	164	58	40	+ 125
Osteoarthritis	58	160	81	0	+ 160
Hepatitis B	59	106	56	57	+ 49
Dengue	60	97	77	0	+ 97
Multiple Sclerosis	61	66	60	30	+ 35
Schizophrenia	62	54	84	0	+ 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	53	63	21	+ 32
War	64	32	11	2,942	- 2,910
Poisonings	65	31	52	95	- 65
Upper Respiratory	66	27	65	6	+ 21
Oral conditions	67	22	82	0	+ 22
Leprosy	68	19	71	0	+ 19
Hepatitis C	69	14	68	1	+ 13
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	14	86	0	+ 14
Syphilis	71	12	50	137	- 125
Tetanus	72	11	51	111	- 100
Pertussis	73	3	33	636	- 632
Ascariasis	74	1	67	2	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	66	4	- 4
Otitis Media	76	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	55	59	- 59
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	84	0	59	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Guyana

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.