CYPRUS VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		CYPRUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,148	1	1,120	+ 29
Stroke	2	652	2	462	+ 190
Road Traffic Accidents	3	337	18	69	+ 268
Diabetes Mellitus	4	232	5	332	- 100
Low Birth Weight	5	206	47	6	+ 200
Kidney Disease	6	198	7	213	- 14
Violence	7	178	40	15	+ 162
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	174	15	98	+ 77
Congenital Anomalies	9	151	38	18	+ 133
Birth Trauma	10	133	53	2	+ 130
War	11	92	68	0	+ 92
Hypertension	12	77	11	127	- 50
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	76	3	400	- 324
Other Injuries	14	69	10	136	- 66
Lung Cancers	15	68	6	319	- 251
Liver Disease	16	67	26	50	+ 16
Breast Cancer	17	56	9	155	- 99
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	50	22	56	- 7
Suicide	19	44	29	44	+ 1
Lung Disease	20	42	4	355	- 314
Leukemia	21	41	17	83	- 41
Inflammatory/Heart	22	37	24	51	- 14
Asthma	23	29	35	24	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	27	8	167	- 140
Tuberculosis	25	26	52	4	+ 22
Lymphomas	26	25	16	97	- 72
Maternal Conditions	27	24	63	1	+ 24
Stomach Cancer	28	24	21	63	- 39
Fires	29	23	50	5	+ 19
Falls	30	22	25	51	- 28
Parkinson's Disease	31	21	28	44	- 23
Drownings	32	21	33	33	- 13
Pertussis	33	20	70	0	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	34	20	19	67	- 47
Liver Cancer	35	17	20	64	- 47
Pancreas Cancer	36	17	14	104	- 88
Endocrine Disorders	37	15	12	126	- 111
Drug Use	38	14	41	13	+ 0
Oral Cancer	39	13	36	21	- 8
Encephalitis	40	12	69	0	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	41	12	27	45	- 33
Meningitis	42	12	55	2	+ 10
Skin Cancers	43	11	31	39	- 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	9	32	35	- 26
Epilepsy	45	8	44	10	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	46	5	43	10	- 5
Prostate Cancer	47	5	13	118	- 112
Cervical Cancer	48	5	37	18	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	5	42	11	- 6
Syphilis	50	4	62	1	+ 4
Tetanus	51	3	71	0	+ 3
Poisonings	52	3	51	4	- 1
Malnutrition	53	3	56	2	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	54	2	34	27	- 26
Measles	55	2	72	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	56	2	54	2	- 0
Skin Disease	57	2	30	44	- 42
Alcohol	58	1	49	5	- 4
Schistosomiasis	59	1	80	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	46	9	- 8
Other Neoplasms	61	1	23	53	- 53
Leishmaniasis	62	1	67	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	45	10	- 9
Appendicitis	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	59	1	- 1
Diphtheria	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	77	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	58	2	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	82	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	1	- 1
Oral conditions	82	0	61	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	2	- 2
Anemia	85	0	39	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CYPRUS

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.