CROATIA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,609	1	12,307	- 8,698
Stroke	2	2,050	2	6,275	- 4,225
Road Traffic Accidents	3	1,058	27	328	+ 730
Diabetes Mellitus	4	729	6	1,963	- 1,234
Low Birth Weight	5	648	56	10	+ 638
Kidney Disease	6	624	7	1,392	- 769
Violence	7	558	48	45	+ 513
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	547	10	1,021	- 474
Congenital Anomalies	9	475	37	94	+ 380
Birth Trauma	10	416	55	11	+ 405
War	11	290	67	0	+ 290
Hypertension	12	242	8	1,102	- 860
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	240	9	1,066	- 827
Other Injuries	14	218	23	428	- 210
Lung Cancers	15	213	3	2,842	- 2,629
Liver Disease	16	210	13	924	- 715
Breast Cancer	17	176	11	1,019	- 843
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	156	39	82	+ 74
Suicide	19	140	17	676	- 536
Lung Disease	20	131	5	2,111	- 1,980
Leukemia	21	130	22	435	- 306
Inflammatory/Heart	22	117	21	457	- 339
Asthma	23	90	41	74	+ 16
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	84	4	2,189	- 2,105
Tuberculosis	25	81	44	61	+ 19
Lymphomas	26	80	18	556	- 476
Maternal Conditions	27	77	61	2	+ 75
Stomach Cancer	28	76	15	786	- 710
Fires	29	73	50	34	+ 39
Falls	30	70	12	974	- 905
Parkinson's Disease	31	65	24	423	- 358
Drownings	32	65	38	86	- 21
Pertussis	33	63	69	0	+ 63
Bladder Cancer	34	62	20	499	- 437
Liver Cancer	35	55	19	501	- 447
Pancreas Cancer	36	52	16	754	- 702
Endocrine Disorders	37	46	42	72	- 27
Drug Use	38	43	43	70	- 27
Oral Cancer	39	40	25	338	- 297
Encephalitis	40	37	65	1	+ 37
Ovary Cancer	41	37	28	308	- 271
Meningitis	42	37	52	16	+ 20
Skin Cancers	43	33	26	332	- 298
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	28	35	137	- 109
Epilepsy	45	25	36	94	- 70
Oesophagus Cancer	46	17	33	189	- 172
Prostate Cancer	47	17	14	852	- 835
Cervical Cancer	48	16	34	156	- 140
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	16	31	207	- 191
Syphilis	50	14	71	0	+ 13
Tetanus	51	11	68	0	+ 11
Poisonings	52	9	54	16	- 6
Malnutrition	53	9	70	0	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	54	6	32	199	- 193
Measles	55	6	73	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	56	6	51	17	- 12
Skin Disease	57	5	58	8	- 3
Alcohol	58	4	30	219	- 215
Schistosomiasis	59	4	75	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	60	3	45	55	- 52
Other Neoplasms	61	3	29	283	- 281
Leishmaniasis	62	2	66	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	2	46	47	- 45
Appendicitis	64	1	57	9	- 7
Upper Respiratory	65	1	63	2	- 1
Diphtheria	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	83	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	47	45	- 45
Chlamydia	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	60	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	59	8	- 8
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	62	2	- 2
Dengue	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	43	- 43
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	40	79	- 79
Anemia	85	0	53	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

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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.