BANGLADESH VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	146,692	2	108,528	+ 38,164
Stroke	2	83,350	1	134,166	- 50,817
Road Traffic Accidents	3	42,998	8	25,023	+ 17,975
Diabetes Mellitus	4	29,644	7	28,976	+ 667
Low Birth Weight	5	26,348	11	17,457	+ 8,891
Kidney Disease	6	25,346	17	10,841	+ 14,504
Violence	7	22,681	27	4,623	+ 18,058
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	22,251	6	29,586	- 7,335
Congenital Anomalies	9	19,289	18	10,113	+ 9,176
Birth Trauma	10	16,928	15	13,392	+ 3,536
War	11	11,794	63	202	+ 11,592
Hypertension	12	9,824	14	14,776	- 4,951
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	9,738	13	14,993	- 5,255
Other Injuries	14	8,867	21	7,629	+ 1,238
Lung Cancers	15	8,666	16	12,174	- 3,508
Liver Disease	16	8,527	9	21,024	- 12,497
Breast Cancer	17	7,147	23	6,808	+ 339
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	6,326	5	36,111	- 29,785
Suicide	19	5,683	25	5,998	- 315
Lung Disease	20	5,328	3	45,699	- 40,371
Leukemia	21	5,272	40	1,895	+ 3,377
Inflammatory/Heart	22	4,771	42	1,485	+ 3,286
Asthma	23	3,663	20	8,893	- 5,230
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	3,414	28	4,534	- 1,120
Tuberculosis	25	3,292	4	37,175	- 33,883
Lymphomas	26	3,252	35	2,667	+ 585
Maternal Conditions	27	3,125	29	3,920	- 794
Stomach Cancer	28	3,089	24	6,799	- 3,709
Fires	29	2,974	46	1,271	+ 1,703
Falls	30	2,841	31	3,328	- 486
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,637	30	3,782	- 1,144
Drownings	32	2,637	22	7,094	- 4,457
Pertussis	33	2,548	39	2,011	+ 537
Bladder Cancer	34	2,517	52	991	+ 1,527
Liver Cancer	35	2,224	34	2,884	- 660
Pancreas Cancer	36	2,125	43	1,414	+ 711
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,853	45	1,335	+ 518
Drug Use	38	1,766	32	2,967	- 1,201
Oral Cancer	39	1,645	12	15,511	- 13,866
Encephalitis	40	1,517	59	371	+ 1,146
Ovary Cancer	41	1,505	37	2,231	- 726
Meningitis	42	1,492	38	2,105	- 613
Skin Cancers	43	1,358	53	853	+ 505
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,134	33	2,922	- 1,788
Epilepsy	45	1,013	44	1,353	- 340
Oesophagus Cancer	46	693	10	19,525	- 18,832
Prostate Cancer	47	684	41	1,664	- 980
Cervical Cancer	48	650	26	5,132	- 4,481
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	637	48	1,251	- 614
Syphilis	50	549	49	1,227	- 678
Tetanus	51	445	57	450	- 5
Poisonings	52	382	56	539	- 157
Malnutrition	53	367	36	2,418	- 2,051
Uterin Cancer	54	245	58	405	- 160
Measles	55	236	19	9,021	- 8,785
Hepatitis B	56	228	51	1,121	- 893
Skin Disease	57	197	50	1,131	- 934
Alcohol	58	159	60	262	- 103
Schistosomiasis	59	149	74	0	+ 149
Multiple Sclerosis	60	122	64	179	- 58
Other Neoplasms	61	103	61	243	- 141
Leishmaniasis	62	89	67	56	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	85	54	815	- 730
Appendicitis	64	61	47	1,262	- 1,201
Upper Respiratory	65	24	66	100	- 76
Diphtheria	66	15	72	5	+ 10
Ascariasis	67	6	69	31	- 25
Hepatitis C	68	5	62	207	- 202
Chlamydia	69	2	70	21	- 19
Otitis Media	70	0	71	14	- 14
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	55	563	- 563
Malaria	73	0	68	45	- 45
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	65	161	- 161
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Iraq

Bangladesh

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.