HAITI VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,221	1	13,208	- 2,987
Stroke	2	5,807	2	11,779	- 5,972
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,996	13	2,115	+ 881
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,065	4	5,026	- 2,960
Low Birth Weight	5	1,836	9	2,516	- 680
Kidney Disease	6	1,766	6	2,701	- 935
Violence	7	1,580	12	2,330	- 749
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,550	3	7,064	- 5,513
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,344	15	1,819	- 475
Birth Trauma	10	1,179	14	2,100	- 921
War	11	822	66	5	+ 816
Hypertension	12	685	7	2,632	- 1,947
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	678	23	955	- 276
Other Injuries	14	618	16	1,499	- 881
Lung Cancers	15	604	36	492	+ 112
Liver Disease	16	594	10	2,425	- 1,831
Breast Cancer	17	498	30	705	- 207
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	441	8	2,540	- 2,099
Suicide	19	396	21	1,085	- 689
Lung Disease	20	371	11	2,334	- 1,963
Leukemia	21	367	43	300	+ 67
Inflammatory/Heart	22	332	25	941	- 609
Asthma	23	255	20	1,107	- 852
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	238	32	680	- 442
Tuberculosis	25	229	22	1,007	- 778
Lymphomas	26	227	47	235	- 9
Maternal Conditions	27	218	18	1,349	- 1,131
Stomach Cancer	28	215	26	863	- 648
Fires	29	207	37	470	- 263
Falls	30	198	35	549	- 351
Parkinson's Disease	31	184	42	329	- 146
Drownings	32	184	19	1,306	- 1,123
Pertussis	33	178	38	446	- 269
Bladder Cancer	34	175	55	92	+ 83
Liver Cancer	35	155	33	662	- 507
Pancreas Cancer	36	148	44	268	- 120
Endocrine Disorders	37	129	24	951	- 822
Drug Use	38	123	52	140	- 17
Oral Cancer	39	115	45	261	- 146
Encephalitis	40	106	54	118	- 12
Ovary Cancer	41	105	51	153	- 49
Meningitis	42	104	28	780	- 676
Skin Cancers	43	95	56	56	+ 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	79	27	814	- 735
Epilepsy	45	71	41	409	- 338
Oesophagus Cancer	46	48	49	155	- 107
Prostate Cancer	47	48	17	1,356	- 1,309
Cervical Cancer	48	45	34	573	- 527
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	44	31	704	- 660
Syphilis	50	38	46	251	- 213
Tetanus	51	31	53	119	- 88
Poisonings	52	27	50	154	- 128
Malnutrition	53	26	29	717	- 691
Uterin Cancer	54	17	57	42	- 25
Measles	55	16	74	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	56	16	62	26	- 10
Skin Disease	57	14	40	425	- 411
Alcohol	58	11	39	428	- 416
Schistosomiasis	59	10	76	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	60	8	61	28	- 20
Other Neoplasms	61	7	60	31	- 23
Leishmaniasis	62	6	79	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	6	58	37	- 31
Appendicitis	64	4	48	172	- 167
Upper Respiratory	65	2	63	19	- 17
Diphtheria	66	1	69	3	- 2
Ascariasis	67	0	67	5	- 5
Hepatitis C	68	0	65	7	- 7
Chlamydia	69	0	68	5	- 4
Otitis Media	70	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	5	2,706	- 2,706
Malaria	73	0	59	36	- 36
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	64	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	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	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HAITI

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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.