GUINEA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,162	6	5,665	+ 6,496
Stroke	2	6,910	5	5,777	+ 1,133
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,565	9	3,788	- 223
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,458	15	2,138	+ 320
Low Birth Weight	5	2,184	8	4,319	- 2,134
Kidney Disease	6	2,101	16	1,939	+ 162
Violence	7	1,880	26	1,128	+ 752
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,845	1	12,790	- 10,945
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,599	14	2,181	- 582
Birth Trauma	10	1,403	7	4,797	- 3,393
War	11	978	64	20	+ 958
Hypertension	12	815	21	1,348	- 534
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	807	30	579	+ 228
Other Injuries	14	735	18	1,504	- 769
Lung Cancers	15	719	50	128	+ 590
Liver Disease	16	707	12	2,550	- 1,843
Breast Cancer	17	593	38	345	+ 248
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	524	3	6,788	- 6,264
Suicide	19	471	29	892	- 421
Lung Disease	20	442	20	1,373	- 931
Leukemia	21	437	67	17	+ 420
Inflammatory/Heart	22	396	35	439	- 44
Asthma	23	304	22	1,179	- 875
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	283	53	100	+ 183
Tuberculosis	25	273	13	2,369	- 2,096
Lymphomas	26	270	48	158	+ 112
Maternal Conditions	27	259	17	1,793	- 1,534
Stomach Cancer	28	256	41	245	+ 11
Fires	29	247	36	410	- 164
Falls	30	236	33	480	- 244
Parkinson's Disease	31	219	44	212	+ 7
Drownings	32	219	31	528	- 310
Pertussis	33	211	24	1,165	- 954
Bladder Cancer	34	209	60	32	+ 177
Liver Cancer	35	184	23	1,167	- 983
Pancreas Cancer	36	176	65	19	+ 157
Endocrine Disorders	37	154	25	1,140	- 986
Drug Use	38	146	46	169	- 22
Oral Cancer	39	136	52	122	+ 15
Encephalitis	40	126	56	81	+ 45
Ovary Cancer	41	125	54	93	+ 32
Meningitis	42	124	11	2,633	- 2,509
Skin Cancers	43	113	49	152	- 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	94	42	238	- 144
Epilepsy	45	84	37	350	- 266
Oesophagus Cancer	46	57	63	20	+ 38
Prostate Cancer	47	57	32	525	- 468
Cervical Cancer	48	54	19	1,491	- 1,437
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	53	34	448	- 395
Syphilis	50	46	39	328	- 282
Tetanus	51	37	45	170	- 133
Poisonings	52	32	40	295	- 263
Malnutrition	53	30	28	1,032	- 1,002
Uterin Cancer	54	20	59	38	- 17
Measles	55	20	4	6,025	- 6,005
Hepatitis B	56	19	47	162	- 143
Skin Disease	57	16	51	127	- 111
Alcohol	58	13	55	83	- 70
Schistosomiasis	59	12	43	232	- 219
Multiple Sclerosis	60	10	66	18	- 8
Other Neoplasms	61	9	68	16	- 7
Leishmaniasis	62	7	78	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	7	70	13	- 6
Appendicitis	64	5	57	41	- 36
Upper Respiratory	65	2	69	15	- 13
Diphtheria	66	1	58	40	- 38
Ascariasis	67	1	62	22	- 22
Hepatitis C	68	0	61	22	- 22
Chlamydia	69	0	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	10	3,020	- 3,020
Malaria	73	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

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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.