BELARUS VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,262	1	53,186	- 44,924
Stroke	2	4,694	2	16,393	- 11,699
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,422	19	722	+ 1,700
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,670	30	373	+ 1,297
Low Birth Weight	5	1,484	47	64	+ 1,420
Kidney Disease	6	1,428	26	480	+ 948
Violence	7	1,277	38	255	+ 1,022
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,253	15	1,086	+ 167
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,086	41	202	+ 884
Birth Trauma	10	953	52	25	+ 928
War	11	664	59	3	+ 661
Hypertension	12	553	31	367	+ 186
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	548	3	3,530	- 2,982
Other Injuries	14	499	14	1,099	- 599
Lung Cancers	15	488	4	2,950	- 2,462
Liver Disease	16	480	8	2,078	- 1,598
Breast Cancer	17	403	12	1,230	- 828
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	356	57	13	+ 344
Suicide	19	320	9	2,004	- 1,684
Lung Disease	20	300	7	2,208	- 1,908
Leukemia	21	297	23	554	- 257
Inflammatory/Heart	22	269	11	1,361	- 1,092
Asthma	23	206	44	122	+ 85
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	192	5	2,886	- 2,694
Tuberculosis	25	185	37	269	- 83
Lymphomas	26	183	20	672	- 488
Maternal Conditions	27	176	60	2	+ 174
Stomach Cancer	28	174	10	1,690	- 1,516
Fires	29	167	22	620	- 453
Falls	30	160	16	952	- 792
Parkinson's Disease	31	149	21	621	- 473
Drownings	32	149	24	543	- 395
Pertussis	33	144	65	0	+ 144
Bladder Cancer	34	142	35	295	- 154
Liver Cancer	35	125	32	363	- 238
Pancreas Cancer	36	120	13	1,171	- 1,051
Endocrine Disorders	37	104	43	141	- 37
Drug Use	38	99	29	389	- 289
Oral Cancer	39	93	18	901	- 808
Encephalitis	40	85	46	93	- 8
Ovary Cancer	41	85	27	429	- 344
Meningitis	42	84	50	36	+ 48
Skin Cancers	43	76	36	272	- 195
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	64	39	239	- 175
Epilepsy	45	57	45	116	- 59
Oesophagus Cancer	46	39	25	493	- 454
Prostate Cancer	47	39	17	936	- 897
Cervical Cancer	48	37	34	303	- 267
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	36	40	235	- 199
Syphilis	50	31	63	1	+ 30
Tetanus	51	25	64	0	+ 25
Poisonings	52	22	33	311	- 290
Malnutrition	53	21	53	22	- 1
Uterin Cancer	54	14	28	391	- 377
Measles	55	13	68	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	56	13	56	14	- 1
Skin Disease	57	11	51	31	- 20
Alcohol	58	9	6	2,761	- 2,752
Schistosomiasis	59	8	74	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	60	7	49	42	- 35
Other Neoplasms	61	6	48	52	- 46
Leishmaniasis	62	5	78	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	5	55	15	- 10
Appendicitis	64	3	54	20	- 17
Upper Respiratory	65	1	58	5	- 4
Diphtheria	66	1	67	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	62	1	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	42	167	- 167
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Iraq

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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.