BAHRAIN VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		BAHRAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,362	1	971	+ 391
Stroke	2	774	3	288	+ 486
Road Traffic Accidents	3	399	11	85	+ 314
Diabetes Mellitus	4	275	2	745	- 470
Low Birth Weight	5	245	16	56	+ 188
Kidney Disease	6	235	4	195	+ 41
Violence	7	211	45	5	+ 206
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	207	9	104	+ 102
Congenital Anomalies	9	179	15	64	+ 115
Birth Trauma	10	157	50	4	+ 153
War	11	110	62	0	+ 109
Hypertension	12	91	22	41	+ 51
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	90	10	96	- 6
Other Injuries	14	82	17	55	+ 27
Lung Cancers	15	80	12	83	- 2
Liver Disease	16	79	5	158	- 79
Breast Cancer	17	66	14	69	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	59	35	17	+ 42
Suicide	19	53	7	145	- 93
Lung Disease	20	49	8	130	- 81
Leukemia	21	49	20	41	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	22	44	23	40	+ 4
Asthma	23	34	24	36	- 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	32	13	74	- 43
Tuberculosis	25	31	43	8	+ 22
Lymphomas	26	30	19	41	- 11
Maternal Conditions	27	29	52	4	+ 25
Stomach Cancer	28	29	27	29	+ 0
Fires	29	28	33	24	+ 4
Falls	30	26	18	47	- 21
Parkinson's Disease	31	24	30	26	- 1
Drownings	32	24	34	22	+ 2
Pertussis	33	24	60	1	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	34	23	28	27	- 3
Liver Cancer	35	21	26	30	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	36	20	25	32	- 12
Endocrine Disorders	37	17	6	154	- 136
Drug Use	38	16	38	15	+ 1
Oral Cancer	39	15	36	16	- 0
Encephalitis	40	14	54	3	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	41	14	29	26	- 12
Meningitis	42	14	48	5	+ 9
Skin Cancers	43	13	59	1	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	11	41	9	+ 1
Epilepsy	45	9	32	25	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	46	6	40	10	- 3
Prostate Cancer	47	6	37	15	- 9
Cervical Cancer	48	6	39	12	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	6	31	25	- 19
Syphilis	50	5	58	2	+ 3
Tetanus	51	4	61	0	+ 4
Poisonings	52	4	51	4	- 1
Malnutrition	53	3	49	5	- 1
Uterin Cancer	54	2	44	8	- 6
Measles	55	2	72	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	56	2	53	4	- 2
Skin Disease	57	2	21	41	- 39
Alcohol	58	1	42	9	- 7
Schistosomiasis	59	1	77	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	56	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	61	1	47	5	- 4
Leishmaniasis	62	1	75	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	55	3	- 2
Appendicitis	64	1	57	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	65	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	63	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	46	5	- 5
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHRAIN

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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.