FIJI VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	827	2	1,481	- 654
Stroke	2	470	3	583	- 113
Road Traffic Accidents	3	243	11	120	+ 122
Diabetes Mellitus	4	167	1	1,628	- 1,461
Low Birth Weight	5	149	14	86	+ 63
Kidney Disease	6	143	4	277	- 134
Violence	7	128	40	19	+ 108
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	126	5	228	- 103
Congenital Anomalies	9	109	10	129	- 21
Birth Trauma	10	95	28	36	+ 59
War	11	67	66	0	+ 66
Hypertension	12	55	7	170	- 115
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	55	19	63	- 8
Other Injuries	14	50	17	77	- 27
Lung Cancers	15	49	22	48	+ 1
Liver Disease	16	48	15	82	- 34
Breast Cancer	17	40	8	162	- 122
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	36	12	96	- 61
Suicide	19	32	16	80	- 48
Lung Disease	20	30	9	141	- 111
Leukemia	21	30	30	31	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	22	27	23	45	- 18
Asthma	23	21	6	226	- 205
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	19	24	45	- 26
Tuberculosis	25	19	27	39	- 21
Lymphomas	26	18	35	27	- 9
Maternal Conditions	27	18	49	9	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	28	17	37	23	- 6
Fires	29	17	33	28	- 11
Falls	30	16	36	27	- 11
Parkinson's Disease	31	15	26	40	- 25
Drownings	32	15	21	60	- 45
Pertussis	33	14	48	10	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	34	14	50	8	+ 6
Liver Cancer	35	13	18	68	- 56
Pancreas Cancer	36	12	38	21	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	37	10	34	28	- 17
Drug Use	38	10	52	4	+ 6
Oral Cancer	39	9	46	13	- 3
Encephalitis	40	9	51	7	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	41	8	32	29	- 21
Meningitis	42	8	43	17	- 9
Skin Cancers	43	8	61	1	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	6	20	62	- 56
Epilepsy	45	6	44	16	- 11
Oesophagus Cancer	46	4	42	18	- 14
Prostate Cancer	47	4	25	41	- 37
Cervical Cancer	48	4	13	86	- 83
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	4	29	34	- 30
Syphilis	50	3	47	11	- 8
Tetanus	51	3	58	1	+ 1
Poisonings	52	2	56	2	- 0
Malnutrition	53	2	45	14	- 12
Uterin Cancer	54	1	39	20	- 19
Measles	55	1	63	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	59	1	+ 0
Skin Disease	57	1	41	19	- 18
Alcohol	58	1	57	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	59	1	74	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	60	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	61	1	53	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	62	0	73	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	0	62	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	64	0	54	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	67	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	31	30	- 30
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	55	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

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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.