COLOMBIA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,120	1	43,066	+ 54
Stroke	2	24,501	3	16,573	+ 7,928
Road Traffic Accidents	3	12,639	6	7,765	+ 4,874
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,714	11	5,028	+ 3,685
Low Birth Weight	5	7,745	23	2,095	+ 5,650
Kidney Disease	6	7,450	7	6,834	+ 617
Violence	7	6,667	2	19,268	- 12,601
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,541	5	10,773	- 4,233
Congenital Anomalies	9	5,670	16	2,963	+ 2,707
Birth Trauma	10	4,976	41	648	+ 4,328
War	11	3,467	49	260	+ 3,207
Hypertension	12	2,888	8	6,400	- 3,512
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	2,862	22	2,157	+ 705
Other Injuries	14	2,607	28	1,592	+ 1,014
Lung Cancers	15	2,547	10	5,250	- 2,703
Liver Disease	16	2,507	19	2,426	+ 80
Breast Cancer	17	2,101	13	3,669	- 1,568
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,860	38	747	+ 1,112
Suicide	19	1,671	26	1,965	- 294
Lung Disease	20	1,566	4	15,928	- 14,362
Leukemia	21	1,550	21	2,208	- 659
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,402	31	1,329	+ 73
Asthma	23	1,077	54	191	+ 885
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,004	12	4,371	- 3,368
Tuberculosis	25	968	32	1,272	- 304
Lymphomas	26	956	18	2,603	- 1,647
Maternal Conditions	27	919	46	394	+ 525
Stomach Cancer	28	908	9	6,112	- 5,204
Fires	29	874	56	127	+ 748
Falls	30	835	29	1,518	- 682
Parkinson's Disease	31	775	47	383	+ 392
Drownings	32	775	40	689	+ 86
Pertussis	33	749	69	18	+ 731
Bladder Cancer	34	740	42	609	+ 131
Liver Cancer	35	654	24	2,065	- 1,411
Pancreas Cancer	36	625	25	2,022	- 1,398
Endocrine Disorders	37	545	30	1,367	- 823
Drug Use	38	519	44	492	+ 28
Oral Cancer	39	483	37	807	- 324
Encephalitis	40	446	64	38	+ 408
Ovary Cancer	41	442	33	1,122	- 680
Meningitis	42	439	50	244	+ 195
Skin Cancers	43	399	35	1,028	- 629
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	333	63	38	+ 295
Epilepsy	45	298	43	597	- 300
Oesophagus Cancer	46	204	36	835	- 632
Prostate Cancer	47	201	14	3,584	- 3,383
Cervical Cancer	48	191	20	2,266	- 2,075
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	187	39	698	- 511
Syphilis	50	161	65	30	+ 131
Tetanus	51	131	71	14	+ 117
Poisonings	52	112	61	61	+ 51
Malnutrition	53	108	27	1,878	- 1,770
Uterin Cancer	54	72	45	423	- 351
Measles	55	69	78	0	+ 69
Hepatitis B	56	67	62	50	+ 16
Skin Disease	57	58	34	1,102	- 1,044
Alcohol	58	47	68	23	+ 24
Schistosomiasis	59	44	77	1	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	60	36	60	62	- 27
Other Neoplasms	61	30	15	3,205	- 3,174
Leishmaniasis	62	26	74	7	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	25	51	242	- 217
Appendicitis	64	18	52	213	- 195
Upper Respiratory	65	7	66	27	- 20
Diphtheria	66	5	80	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	2	76	5	- 3
Hepatitis C	68	2	59	65	- 63
Chlamydia	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	71	0	72	8	- 8
HIV/AIDS	72	0	17	2,683	- 2,683
Malaria	73	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	53	203	- 203
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	85	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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.