ETHIOPIA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	103,086	4	36,530	+ 66,556
Stroke	2	58,573	3	39,362	+ 19,212
Road Traffic Accidents	3	30,216	5	31,564	- 1,348
Diabetes Mellitus	4	20,832	10	16,258	+ 4,574
Low Birth Weight	5	18,516	7	28,020	- 9,505
Kidney Disease	6	17,811	13	12,103	+ 5,708
Violence	7	15,939	22	8,076	+ 7,863
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	15,637	1	59,931	- 44,294
Congenital Anomalies	9	13,555	11	15,638	- 2,082
Birth Trauma	10	11,896	6	31,107	- 19,211
War	11	8,288	64	281	+ 8,008
Hypertension	12	6,904	12	13,470	- 6,566
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	6,843	21	8,258	- 1,414
Other Injuries	14	6,231	16	11,735	- 5,503
Lung Cancers	15	6,090	38	2,202	+ 3,888
Liver Disease	16	5,992	8	27,270	- 21,278
Breast Cancer	17	5,023	20	8,485	- 3,463
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	4,446	2	44,361	- 39,915
Suicide	19	3,994	25	6,030	- 2,036
Lung Disease	20	3,744	15	11,870	- 8,126
Leukemia	21	3,705	30	4,222	- 518
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,353	39	2,168	+ 1,184
Asthma	23	2,574	29	4,484	- 1,910
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,399	31	3,755	- 1,355
Tuberculosis	25	2,313	9	21,455	- 19,142
Lymphomas	26	2,285	33	3,590	- 1,304
Maternal Conditions	27	2,196	18	8,887	- 6,690
Stomach Cancer	28	2,171	47	1,519	+ 652
Fires	29	2,090	34	3,255	- 1,165
Falls	30	1,997	28	4,510	- 2,513
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,853	46	1,578	+ 276
Drownings	32	1,853	35	3,133	- 1,280
Pertussis	33	1,791	23	6,896	- 5,105
Bladder Cancer	34	1,769	51	1,080	+ 689
Liver Cancer	35	1,563	42	1,730	- 167
Pancreas Cancer	36	1,493	61	488	+ 1,006
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,302	45	1,623	- 321
Drug Use	38	1,241	60	513	+ 728
Oral Cancer	39	1,156	48	1,477	- 321
Encephalitis	40	1,066	63	386	+ 680
Ovary Cancer	41	1,058	36	2,424	- 1,366
Meningitis	42	1,049	14	12,019	- 10,970
Skin Cancers	43	954	52	1,006	- 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	797	49	1,339	- 543
Epilepsy	45	712	44	1,625	- 913
Oesophagus Cancer	46	487	40	1,839	- 1,352
Prostate Cancer	47	481	50	1,244	- 763
Cervical Cancer	48	457	27	5,019	- 4,562
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	448	41	1,758	- 1,310
Syphilis	50	386	43	1,699	- 1,314
Tetanus	51	313	37	2,203	- 1,890
Poisonings	52	268	32	3,668	- 3,400
Malnutrition	53	258	19	8,643	- 8,385
Uterin Cancer	54	172	62	421	- 249
Measles	55	166	24	6,324	- 6,158
Hepatitis B	56	160	56	742	- 582
Skin Disease	57	139	53	904	- 765
Alcohol	58	112	55	750	- 638
Schistosomiasis	59	105	54	839	- 735
Multiple Sclerosis	60	85	70	61	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	61	72	66	148	- 76
Leishmaniasis	62	62	59	579	- 516
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	60	65	221	- 161
Appendicitis	64	43	58	677	- 635
Upper Respiratory	65	17	57	709	- 692
Diphtheria	66	11	67	146	- 135
Ascariasis	67	5	68	130	- 125
Hepatitis C	68	4	69	115	- 111
Chlamydia	69	2	72	21	- 19
Otitis Media	70	0	71	39	- 39
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	17	11,471	- 11,471
Malaria	73	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	20	- 20
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.