BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,303	1	9,201	- 5,898
Stroke	2	1,877	2	7,871	- 5,994
Road Traffic Accidents	3	968	16	446	+ 522
Diabetes Mellitus	4	668	3	2,406	- 1,738
Low Birth Weight	5	593	41	48	+ 545
Kidney Disease	6	571	9	689	- 118
Violence	7	511	40	49	+ 462
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	501	17	440	+ 61
Congenital Anomalies	9	434	35	69	+ 366
Birth Trauma	10	381	49	14	+ 367
War	11	266	62	0	+ 265
Hypertension	12	221	11	546	- 325
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	219	6	1,144	- 924
Other Injuries	14	200	26	157	+ 43
Lung Cancers	15	195	4	2,076	- 1,881
Liver Disease	16	192	10	613	- 421
Breast Cancer	17	161	13	528	- 367
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	142	54	8	+ 134
Suicide	19	128	19	361	- 233
Lung Disease	20	120	5	1,163	- 1,043
Leukemia	21	119	23	186	- 67
Inflammatory/Heart	22	107	8	874	- 767
Asthma	23	82	37	60	+ 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	77	7	998	- 921
Tuberculosis	25	74	32	93	- 19
Lymphomas	26	73	24	184	- 111
Maternal Conditions	27	70	58	2	+ 68
Stomach Cancer	28	70	12	532	- 463
Fires	29	67	38	54	+ 13
Falls	30	64	21	267	- 203
Parkinson's Disease	31	59	20	341	- 281
Drownings	32	59	42	48	+ 12
Pertussis	33	57	59	2	+ 55
Bladder Cancer	34	57	22	232	- 176
Liver Cancer	35	50	14	480	- 430
Pancreas Cancer	36	48	15	463	- 415
Endocrine Disorders	37	42	39	53	- 12
Drug Use	38	40	44	25	+ 14
Oral Cancer	39	37	27	146	- 109
Encephalitis	40	34	51	13	+ 21
Ovary Cancer	41	34	25	182	- 148
Meningitis	42	34	53	10	+ 24
Skin Cancers	43	31	28	133	- 103
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	26	43	36	- 11
Epilepsy	45	23	36	60	- 37
Oesophagus Cancer	46	16	31	110	- 94
Prostate Cancer	47	15	18	413	- 397
Cervical Cancer	48	15	29	132	- 118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	14	30	121	- 107
Syphilis	50	12	61	1	+ 12
Tetanus	51	10	60	1	+ 9
Poisonings	52	9	50	13	- 5
Malnutrition	53	8	57	2	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	54	6	33	92	- 86
Measles	55	5	55	5	+ 0
Hepatitis B	56	5	56	3	+ 2
Skin Disease	57	4	47	21	- 16
Alcohol	58	4	34	90	- 86
Schistosomiasis	59	3	77	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	60	3	46	22	- 19
Other Neoplasms	61	2	45	23	- 20
Leishmaniasis	62	2	64	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	2	48	19	- 17
Appendicitis	64	1	52	11	- 9
Upper Respiratory	65	1	63	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	69	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Iraq

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.