MADAGASCAR VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,611	3	12,388	+ 13,223
Stroke	2	14,552	1	17,964	- 3,412
Road Traffic Accidents	3	7,507	7	7,880	- 373
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,175	16	3,278	+ 1,897
Low Birth Weight	5	4,600	10	5,353	- 752
Kidney Disease	6	4,425	22	2,202	+ 2,223
Violence	7	3,960	23	1,749	+ 2,211
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,885	2	14,605	- 10,720
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,368	15	3,380	- 13
Birth Trauma	10	2,955	11	5,347	- 2,392
War	11	2,059	54	155	+ 1,904
Hypertension	12	1,715	8	6,208	- 4,493
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,700	26	1,120	+ 580
Other Injuries	14	1,548	21	2,359	- 811
Lung Cancers	15	1,513	55	147	+ 1,366
Liver Disease	16	1,489	12	4,803	- 3,314
Breast Cancer	17	1,248	37	629	+ 619
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,104	5	11,085	- 9,981
Suicide	19	992	24	1,476	- 483
Lung Disease	20	930	14	3,957	- 3,027
Leukemia	21	920	45	401	+ 519
Inflammatory/Heart	22	833	28	1,046	- 214
Asthma	23	639	19	2,507	- 1,868
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	596	39	606	- 10
Tuberculosis	25	575	4	11,606	- 11,031
Lymphomas	26	568	34	675	- 107
Maternal Conditions	27	546	18	2,776	- 2,230
Stomach Cancer	28	539	47	368	+ 172
Fires	29	519	35	661	- 142
Falls	30	496	36	653	- 157
Parkinson's Disease	31	460	49	266	+ 195
Drownings	32	460	31	825	- 364
Pertussis	33	445	41	519	- 74
Bladder Cancer	34	440	48	286	+ 154
Liver Cancer	35	388	30	933	- 545
Pancreas Cancer	36	371	61	80	+ 291
Endocrine Disorders	37	323	44	463	- 139
Drug Use	38	308	62	58	+ 250
Oral Cancer	39	287	32	697	- 410
Encephalitis	40	265	60	94	+ 171
Ovary Cancer	41	263	57	135	+ 128
Meningitis	42	261	20	2,391	- 2,130
Skin Cancers	43	237	43	467	- 230
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	198	38	627	- 429
Epilepsy	45	177	46	385	- 208
Oesophagus Cancer	46	121	27	1,080	- 959
Prostate Cancer	47	119	29	996	- 876
Cervical Cancer	48	114	17	3,028	- 2,914
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	111	42	495	- 384
Syphilis	50	96	33	680	- 584
Tetanus	51	78	52	186	- 109
Poisonings	52	67	40	571	- 504
Malnutrition	53	64	13	4,236	- 4,172
Uterin Cancer	54	43	59	95	- 52
Measles	55	41	6	9,172	- 9,131
Hepatitis B	56	40	58	98	- 59
Skin Disease	57	34	51	187	- 153
Alcohol	58	28	53	161	- 133
Schistosomiasis	59	26	50	260	- 234
Multiple Sclerosis	60	21	66	18	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	61	18	65	24	- 6
Leishmaniasis	62	15	78	0	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	15	64	47	- 32
Appendicitis	64	11	56	147	- 136
Upper Respiratory	65	4	63	49	- 45
Diphtheria	66	3	71	3	- 0
Ascariasis	67	1	70	5	- 4
Hepatitis C	68	1	67	16	- 15
Chlamydia	69	0	69	7	- 6
Otitis Media	70	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	25	1,341	- 1,341
Malaria	73	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	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 MADAGASCAR

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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.