BURUNDI VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,817	6	3,718	+ 8,100
Stroke	2	6,715	4	4,323	+ 2,392
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,464	5	4,089	- 625
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,388	16	1,383	+ 1,005
Low Birth Weight	5	2,123	8	3,171	- 1,049
Kidney Disease	6	2,042	21	1,001	+ 1,040
Violence	7	1,827	23	760	+ 1,067
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,793	1	7,810	- 6,017
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,554	12	1,788	- 234
Birth Trauma	10	1,364	7	3,183	- 1,819
War	11	950	53	96	+ 854
Hypertension	12	791	20	1,113	- 322
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	784	27	426	+ 358
Other Injuries	14	714	15	1,413	- 698
Lung Cancers	15	698	56	76	+ 622
Liver Disease	16	687	13	1,767	- 1,080
Breast Cancer	17	576	35	355	+ 220
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	510	2	6,046	- 5,537
Suicide	19	458	24	720	- 262
Lung Disease	20	429	17	1,349	- 920
Leukemia	21	425	47	135	+ 290
Inflammatory/Heart	22	384	38	311	+ 74
Asthma	23	295	22	836	- 541
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	275	37	324	- 49
Tuberculosis	25	265	10	2,385	- 2,119
Lymphomas	26	262	31	379	- 117
Maternal Conditions	27	252	18	1,332	- 1,080
Stomach Cancer	28	249	44	180	+ 69
Fires	29	240	28	425	- 186
Falls	30	229	30	385	- 156
Parkinson's Disease	31	212	52	103	+ 109
Drownings	32	212	25	598	- 385
Pertussis	33	205	32	378	- 173
Bladder Cancer	34	203	50	109	+ 94
Liver Cancer	35	179	29	389	- 210
Pancreas Cancer	36	171	58	66	+ 106
Endocrine Disorders	37	149	40	275	- 126
Drug Use	38	142	60	52	+ 90
Oral Cancer	39	132	39	285	- 152
Encephalitis	40	122	61	46	+ 76
Ovary Cancer	41	121	51	106	+ 15
Meningitis	42	120	19	1,322	- 1,202
Skin Cancers	43	109	48	121	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	91	43	181	- 90
Epilepsy	45	82	41	234	- 153
Oesophagus Cancer	46	56	26	455	- 399
Prostate Cancer	47	55	33	374	- 318
Cervical Cancer	48	52	14	1,474	- 1,422
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	51	36	340	- 289
Syphilis	50	44	59	60	- 16
Tetanus	51	36	45	178	- 142
Poisonings	52	31	34	369	- 338
Malnutrition	53	30	9	2,500	- 2,471
Uterin Cancer	54	20	57	67	- 47
Measles	55	19	63	17	+ 2
Hepatitis B	56	18	62	44	- 26
Skin Disease	57	16	54	91	- 76
Alcohol	58	13	55	76	- 63
Schistosomiasis	59	12	42	211	- 199
Multiple Sclerosis	60	10	69	5	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	61	8	67	10	- 2
Leishmaniasis	62	7	79	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	7	65	17	- 10
Appendicitis	64	5	49	109	- 104
Upper Respiratory	65	2	46	136	- 134
Diphtheria	66	1	71	2	- 1
Ascariasis	67	1	66	16	- 16
Hepatitis C	68	0	64	17	- 16
Chlamydia	69	0	70	2	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	11	1,814	- 1,814
Malaria	73	0	3	5,163	- 5,163
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

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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.