BULGARIA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,898	1	36,513	- 30,615
Stroke	2	3,351	2	21,347	- 17,996
Road Traffic Accidents	3	1,729	17	647	+ 1,082
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,192	11	1,344	- 152
Low Birth Weight	5	1,059	37	116	+ 943
Kidney Disease	6	1,019	7	1,855	- 836
Violence	7	912	41	84	+ 827
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	895	9	1,396	- 501
Congenital Anomalies	9	776	32	160	+ 616
Birth Trauma	10	681	47	40	+ 641
War	11	474	64	3	+ 471
Hypertension	12	395	3	5,916	- 5,521
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	392	33	147	+ 244
Other Injuries	14	357	21	437	- 81
Lung Cancers	15	348	5	3,288	- 2,939
Liver Disease	16	343	8	1,804	- 1,461
Breast Cancer	17	287	10	1,358	- 1,070
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	254	51	27	+ 228
Suicide	19	228	15	681	- 453
Lung Disease	20	214	4	3,993	- 3,779
Leukemia	21	212	20	460	- 248
Inflammatory/Heart	22	192	24	409	- 218
Asthma	23	147	50	28	+ 119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	137	6	2,591	- 2,454
Tuberculosis	25	132	38	104	+ 29
Lymphomas	26	131	19	499	- 369
Maternal Conditions	27	126	59	6	+ 120
Stomach Cancer	28	124	12	1,175	- 1,050
Fires	29	120	36	124	- 4
Falls	30	114	26	381	- 267
Parkinson's Disease	31	106	29	284	- 178
Drownings	32	106	35	129	- 23
Pertussis	33	102	72	0	+ 102
Bladder Cancer	34	101	18	637	- 536
Liver Cancer	35	89	16	664	- 574
Pancreas Cancer	36	85	13	1,063	- 977
Endocrine Disorders	37	74	34	146	- 72
Drug Use	38	71	42	76	- 5
Oral Cancer	39	66	25	408	- 341
Encephalitis	40	61	63	3	+ 58
Ovary Cancer	41	61	23	420	- 360
Meningitis	42	60	49	31	+ 29
Skin Cancers	43	55	28	328	- 274
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	46	43	56	- 11
Epilepsy	45	41	39	93	- 53
Oesophagus Cancer	46	28	31	195	- 167
Prostate Cancer	47	28	14	1,016	- 988
Cervical Cancer	48	26	22	422	- 396
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	26	30	276	- 251
Syphilis	50	22	66	2	+ 20
Tetanus	51	18	69	0	+ 18
Poisonings	52	15	48	38	- 22
Malnutrition	53	15	67	1	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	54	10	27	369	- 360
Measles	55	9	70	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	56	9	53	22	- 13
Skin Disease	57	8	44	53	- 45
Alcohol	58	6	46	44	- 38
Schistosomiasis	59	6	83	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	60	5	45	52	- 47
Other Neoplasms	61	4	40	93	- 89
Leishmaniasis	62	4	71	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	3	60	5	- 1
Appendicitis	64	2	57	7	- 4
Upper Respiratory	65	1	61	4	- 3
Diphtheria	66	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	56	10	- 9
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	54	20	- 20
Malaria	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	62	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	55	15	- 15
Anemia	85	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

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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.