CHILE VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,230	1	10,685	+ 5,545
Stroke	2	9,222	2	9,731	- 509
Road Traffic Accidents	3	4,757	12	2,826	+ 1,931
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,280	10	3,177	+ 103
Low Birth Weight	5	2,915	36	437	+ 2,478
Kidney Disease	6	2,804	3	4,065	- 1,261
Violence	7	2,509	29	744	+ 1,766
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,462	6	3,920	- 1,458
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,134	25	858	+ 1,276
Birth Trauma	10	1,873	54	87	+ 1,786
War	11	1,305	64	14	+ 1,291
Hypertension	12	1,087	7	3,817	- 2,730
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,077	5	4,000	- 2,922
Other Injuries	14	981	21	1,310	- 329
Lung Cancers	15	959	9	3,452	- 2,494
Liver Disease	16	943	13	2,647	- 1,704
Breast Cancer	17	791	16	1,689	- 898
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	700	39	334	+ 366
Suicide	19	629	15	1,700	- 1,072
Lung Disease	20	589	4	4,062	- 3,473
Leukemia	21	583	24	879	- 296
Inflammatory/Heart	22	528	31	709	- 181
Asthma	23	405	42	295	+ 111
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	378	11	3,022	- 2,645
Tuberculosis	25	364	38	410	- 46
Lymphomas	26	360	18	1,394	- 1,034
Maternal Conditions	27	346	63	24	+ 322
Stomach Cancer	28	342	8	3,631	- 3,289
Fires	29	329	41	295	+ 34
Falls	30	314	23	904	- 590
Parkinson's Disease	31	292	26	790	- 498
Drownings	32	292	44	283	+ 9
Pertussis	33	282	68	3	+ 279
Bladder Cancer	34	279	32	641	- 363
Liver Cancer	35	246	19	1,369	- 1,123
Pancreas Cancer	36	235	17	1,567	- 1,332
Endocrine Disorders	37	205	22	1,286	- 1,081
Drug Use	38	195	50	149	+ 47
Oral Cancer	39	182	40	307	- 125
Encephalitis	40	168	70	2	+ 166
Ovary Cancer	41	167	35	514	- 348
Meningitis	42	165	53	95	+ 70
Skin Cancers	43	150	34	526	- 375
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	125	52	104	+ 21
Epilepsy	45	112	43	294	- 182
Oesophagus Cancer	46	77	30	722	- 645
Prostate Cancer	47	76	14	2,435	- 2,359
Cervical Cancer	48	72	27	780	- 708
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	71	46	223	- 153
Syphilis	50	61	66	5	+ 56
Tetanus	51	49	69	2	+ 47
Poisonings	52	42	57	68	- 26
Malnutrition	53	41	37	420	- 380
Uterin Cancer	54	27	45	275	- 248
Measles	55	26	75	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	56	25	60	30	- 5
Skin Disease	57	22	28	763	- 742
Alcohol	58	18	47	207	- 189
Schistosomiasis	59	16	84	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	60	13	62	27	- 13
Other Neoplasms	61	11	20	1,358	- 1,346
Leishmaniasis	62	10	81	0	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	9	48	187	- 177
Appendicitis	64	7	59	37	- 30
Upper Respiratory	65	3	67	4	- 2
Diphtheria	66	2	74	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	1	61	27	- 26
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	33	539	- 539
Malaria	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	55	79	- 79
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	73	- 73
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	131	- 131
Oral conditions	82	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	58	38	- 38
Anemia	85	0	49	180	- 180
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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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.