BENIN VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,780	5	5,397	+ 7,383
Stroke	2	7,262	4	5,855	+ 1,407
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,746	8	3,162	+ 584
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,583	14	1,912	+ 671
Low Birth Weight	5	2,295	6	4,908	- 2,612
Kidney Disease	6	2,208	13	1,929	+ 279
Violence	7	1,976	28	726	+ 1,250
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,939	1	10,205	- 8,266
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,680	10	2,265	- 584
Birth Trauma	10	1,475	7	3,950	- 2,475
War	11	1,028	69	2	+ 1,025
Hypertension	12	856	19	1,088	- 233
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	848	29	715	+ 133
Other Injuries	14	773	15	1,532	- 760
Lung Cancers	15	755	59	66	+ 689
Liver Disease	16	743	9	2,447	- 1,704
Breast Cancer	17	623	27	784	- 162
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	551	3	6,830	- 6,279
Suicide	19	495	22	922	- 427
Lung Disease	20	464	17	1,220	- 755
Leukemia	21	459	46	196	+ 264
Inflammatory/Heart	22	416	33	457	- 42
Asthma	23	319	24	891	- 572
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	297	41	311	- 14
Tuberculosis	25	287	23	919	- 632
Lymphomas	26	283	36	387	- 103
Maternal Conditions	27	272	20	1,039	- 767
Stomach Cancer	28	269	38	361	- 92
Fires	29	259	35	431	- 172
Falls	30	248	32	543	- 295
Parkinson's Disease	31	230	43	212	+ 18
Drownings	32	230	31	570	- 340
Pertussis	33	222	18	1,168	- 946
Bladder Cancer	34	219	61	43	+ 176
Liver Cancer	35	194	40	322	- 128
Pancreas Cancer	36	185	48	177	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	37	161	16	1,454	- 1,292
Drug Use	38	154	44	197	- 43
Oral Cancer	39	143	49	156	- 13
Encephalitis	40	132	57	85	+ 47
Ovary Cancer	41	131	56	86	+ 45
Meningitis	42	130	12	1,967	- 1,837
Skin Cancers	43	118	54	102	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	99	45	197	- 98
Epilepsy	45	88	37	369	- 281
Oesophagus Cancer	46	60	39	326	- 266
Prostate Cancer	47	60	25	867	- 807
Cervical Cancer	48	57	30	669	- 612
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	56	34	442	- 387
Syphilis	50	48	51	150	- 102
Tetanus	51	39	50	156	- 117
Poisonings	52	33	42	307	- 274
Malnutrition	53	32	21	928	- 896
Uterin Cancer	54	21	55	99	- 78
Measles	55	21	26	788	- 767
Hepatitis B	56	20	53	143	- 123
Skin Disease	57	17	52	144	- 127
Alcohol	58	14	58	85	- 71
Schistosomiasis	59	13	47	183	- 170
Multiple Sclerosis	60	11	66	16	- 5
Other Neoplasms	61	9	63	20	- 11
Leishmaniasis	62	8	79	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	7	67	11	- 4
Appendicitis	64	5	60	45	- 40
Upper Respiratory	65	2	64	17	- 15
Diphtheria	66	1	68	10	- 9
Ascariasis	67	1	62	40	- 40
Hepatitis C	68	0	65	17	- 16
Chlamydia	69	0	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	11	2,263	- 2,263
Malaria	73	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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 BENIN

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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.