BRAZIL VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	191,347	1	165,788	+ 25,560
Stroke	2	108,723	2	123,207	- 14,484
Road Traffic Accidents	3	56,087	8	33,871	+ 22,216
Diabetes Mellitus	4	38,668	5	59,608	- 20,940
Low Birth Weight	5	34,369	33	6,881	+ 27,488
Kidney Disease	6	33,061	7	37,690	- 4,629
Violence	7	29,585	4	68,779	- 39,194
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	29,025	3	94,705	- 65,680
Congenital Anomalies	9	25,161	23	12,317	+ 12,844
Birth Trauma	10	22,081	45	3,777	+ 18,304
War	11	15,384	56	1,090	+ 14,294
Hypertension	12	12,815	11	28,822	- 16,007
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	12,702	10	30,717	- 18,015
Other Injuries	14	11,567	21	13,807	- 2,240
Lung Cancers	15	11,305	9	31,659	- 20,354
Liver Disease	16	11,123	13	21,422	- 10,299
Breast Cancer	17	9,323	14	20,759	- 11,436
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	8,252	35	5,659	+ 2,593
Suicide	19	7,413	20	14,540	- 7,127
Lung Disease	20	6,950	6	59,373	- 52,423
Leukemia	21	6,877	30	8,531	- 1,654
Inflammatory/Heart	22	6,223	18	17,508	- 11,285
Asthma	23	4,778	48	2,595	+ 2,183
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	4,453	12	23,161	- 18,708
Tuberculosis	25	4,294	40	4,895	- 601
Lymphomas	26	4,242	27	10,376	- 6,134
Maternal Conditions	27	4,077	53	1,507	+ 2,570
Stomach Cancer	28	4,030	17	17,992	- 13,962
Fires	29	3,879	58	1,028	+ 2,851
Falls	30	3,706	16	18,847	- 15,140
Parkinson's Disease	31	3,440	41	4,770	- 1,330
Drownings	32	3,440	39	4,937	- 1,498
Pertussis	33	3,324	75	30	+ 3,294
Bladder Cancer	34	3,284	36	5,306	- 2,022
Liver Cancer	35	2,901	25	11,514	- 8,613
Pancreas Cancer	36	2,772	24	11,999	- 9,227
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,417	19	16,927	- 14,510
Drug Use	38	2,304	49	2,467	- 163
Oral Cancer	39	2,145	28	9,951	- 7,806
Encephalitis	40	1,978	72	65	+ 1,914
Ovary Cancer	41	1,964	43	4,355	- 2,392
Meningitis	42	1,947	54	1,359	+ 588
Skin Cancers	43	1,771	38	5,032	- 3,260
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,479	51	2,193	- 714
Epilepsy	45	1,322	46	3,263	- 1,941
Oesophagus Cancer	46	904	26	10,466	- 9,562
Prostate Cancer	47	893	15	19,001	- 18,108
Cervical Cancer	48	848	29	9,511	- 8,662
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	831	44	4,258	- 3,427
Syphilis	50	716	68	223	+ 493
Tetanus	51	581	71	88	+ 493
Poisonings	52	498	66	317	+ 182
Malnutrition	53	479	34	6,695	- 6,217
Uterin Cancer	54	320	47	2,780	- 2,460
Measles	55	308	81	4	+ 305
Hepatitis B	56	297	59	775	- 478
Skin Disease	57	257	31	7,179	- 6,922
Alcohol	58	208	32	7,121	- 6,913
Schistosomiasis	59	195	62	593	- 399
Multiple Sclerosis	60	159	64	356	- 197
Other Neoplasms	61	134	42	4,665	- 4,531
Leishmaniasis	62	115	63	432	- 317
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	111	61	596	- 486
Appendicitis	64	79	57	1,067	- 988
Upper Respiratory	65	31	67	260	- 229
Diphtheria	66	20	79	7	+ 13
Ascariasis	67	8	78	7	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	7	52	1,955	- 1,948
Chlamydia	69	3	80	5	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	70	94	- 94
Leprosy	71	0	69	173	- 173
HIV/AIDS	72	0	22	12,558	- 12,558
Malaria	73	0	74	44	- 44
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	10	- 10
Dengue	77	0	76	14	- 14
Hookworm Disease	78	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	661	- 661
Anemia	85	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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.