KENYA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,649	9	11,972	+ 38,676
Stroke	2	28,778	4	15,895	+ 12,883
Road Traffic Accidents	3	14,846	6	14,883	- 37
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,235	14	5,651	+ 4,584
Low Birth Weight	5	9,097	11	9,562	- 465
Kidney Disease	6	8,751	16	4,464	+ 4,288
Violence	7	7,831	24	2,942	+ 4,889
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,683	1	22,571	- 14,889
Congenital Anomalies	9	6,660	12	6,115	+ 544
Birth Trauma	10	5,845	10	9,957	- 4,112
War	11	4,072	65	89	+ 3,983
Hypertension	12	3,392	17	4,418	- 1,026
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,362	31	1,827	+ 1,535
Other Injuries	14	3,062	19	4,336	- 1,274
Lung Cancers	15	2,992	47	669	+ 2,324
Liver Disease	16	2,944	7	13,405	- 10,460
Breast Cancer	17	2,468	25	2,658	- 190
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	2,184	5	15,420	- 13,236
Suicide	19	1,962	23	3,214	- 1,252
Lung Disease	20	1,840	20	4,280	- 2,441
Leukemia	21	1,820	35	1,327	+ 493
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,647	40	1,121	+ 526
Asthma	23	1,265	26	2,300	- 1,035
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,179	32	1,477	- 298
Tuberculosis	25	1,137	3	19,655	- 18,519
Lymphomas	26	1,123	29	1,931	- 808
Maternal Conditions	27	1,079	13	5,651	- 4,572
Stomach Cancer	28	1,067	28	2,010	- 943
Fires	29	1,027	36	1,316	- 290
Falls	30	981	33	1,465	- 484
Parkinson's Disease	31	911	50	470	+ 441
Drownings	32	910	39	1,200	- 290
Pertussis	33	880	42	1,014	- 134
Bladder Cancer	34	869	57	318	+ 552
Liver Cancer	35	768	34	1,351	- 583
Pancreas Cancer	36	734	46	716	+ 18
Endocrine Disorders	37	640	44	831	- 191
Drug Use	38	610	62	113	+ 496
Oral Cancer	39	568	30	1,842	- 1,274
Encephalitis	40	524	60	189	+ 335
Ovary Cancer	41	520	45	795	- 275
Meningitis	42	515	15	5,364	- 4,848
Skin Cancers	43	469	48	638	- 169
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	391	53	408	- 16
Epilepsy	45	350	43	832	- 483
Oesophagus Cancer	46	239	18	4,373	- 4,133
Prostate Cancer	47	236	37	1,292	- 1,056
Cervical Cancer	48	225	22	3,389	- 3,164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	220	41	1,089	- 869
Syphilis	50	189	52	449	- 260
Tetanus	51	154	27	2,129	- 1,975
Poisonings	52	132	38	1,269	- 1,137
Malnutrition	53	127	21	4,212	- 4,086
Uterin Cancer	54	85	56	323	- 238
Measles	55	82	63	103	- 22
Hepatitis B	56	79	49	522	- 444
Skin Disease	57	68	51	455	- 387
Alcohol	58	55	55	355	- 300
Schistosomiasis	59	51	54	370	- 318
Multiple Sclerosis	60	42	68	39	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	61	36	67	60	- 25
Leishmaniasis	62	31	59	194	- 164
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	29	66	84	- 55
Appendicitis	64	21	58	240	- 220
Upper Respiratory	65	8	64	95	- 86
Diphtheria	66	5	69	13	- 7
Ascariasis	67	2	71	9	- 7
Hepatitis C	68	2	61	152	- 151
Chlamydia	69	1	70	10	- 9
Otitis Media	70	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	2	20,885	- 20,885
Malaria	73	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.