BOLIVIA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,706	1	11,051	- 345
Stroke	2	6,083	3	7,206	- 1,123
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,138	9	2,430	+ 708
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,163	5	4,927	- 2,763
Low Birth Weight	5	1,923	12	1,265	+ 658
Kidney Disease	6	1,850	4	5,879	- 4,029
Violence	7	1,655	14	1,097	+ 559
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,624	2	8,069	- 6,445
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,408	15	1,080	+ 327
Birth Trauma	10	1,235	19	984	+ 251
War	11	861	63	9	+ 852
Hypertension	12	717	10	1,927	- 1,210
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	711	8	2,479	- 1,769
Other Injuries	14	647	11	1,279	- 632
Lung Cancers	15	632	20	901	- 269
Liver Disease	16	622	6	3,987	- 3,365
Breast Cancer	17	522	29	482	+ 40
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	462	21	883	- 421
Suicide	19	415	26	715	- 300
Lung Disease	20	389	7	3,735	- 3,347
Leukemia	21	385	34	380	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	22	348	35	374	- 26
Asthma	23	267	38	258	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	249	30	407	- 158
Tuberculosis	25	240	13	1,187	- 947
Lymphomas	26	237	41	219	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	27	228	39	245	- 17
Stomach Cancer	28	225	23	785	- 560
Fires	29	217	44	181	+ 36
Falls	30	207	17	1,066	- 859
Parkinson's Disease	31	192	22	852	- 660
Drownings	32	192	31	406	- 213
Pertussis	33	186	50	121	+ 65
Bladder Cancer	34	184	59	43	+ 141
Liver Cancer	35	162	25	720	- 558
Pancreas Cancer	36	155	36	332	- 176
Endocrine Disorders	37	135	32	384	- 249
Drug Use	38	129	40	244	- 115
Oral Cancer	39	120	56	91	+ 29
Encephalitis	40	111	52	110	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	41	110	54	102	+ 8
Meningitis	42	109	49	128	- 19
Skin Cancers	43	99	43	190	- 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	83	37	292	- 209
Epilepsy	45	74	42	199	- 125
Oesophagus Cancer	46	51	48	133	- 83
Prostate Cancer	47	50	28	550	- 500
Cervical Cancer	48	47	16	1,071	- 1,024
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	47	27	678	- 632
Syphilis	50	40	53	105	- 65
Tetanus	51	32	60	31	+ 2
Poisonings	52	28	57	66	- 38
Malnutrition	53	27	18	1,031	- 1,004
Uterin Cancer	54	18	47	151	- 133
Measles	55	17	73	0	+ 17
Hepatitis B	56	17	64	6	+ 11
Skin Disease	57	14	55	101	- 86
Alcohol	58	12	33	384	- 372
Schistosomiasis	59	11	75	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	60	9	61	22	- 13
Other Neoplasms	61	8	58	43	- 36
Leishmaniasis	62	6	65	5	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	6	51	111	- 105
Appendicitis	64	4	46	156	- 152
Upper Respiratory	65	2	62	15	- 14
Diphtheria	66	1	70	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	69	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	0	67	3	- 2
Chlamydia	69	0	68	2	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	45	174	- 174
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	24	755	- 755
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	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	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Iraq

Bolivia

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.