MALAYSIA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,056	1	36,729	- 6,673
Stroke	2	17,078	3	21,592	- 4,514
Road Traffic Accidents	3	8,810	4	7,181	+ 1,628
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,074	9	4,107	+ 1,967
Low Birth Weight	5	5,399	29	1,020	+ 4,378
Kidney Disease	6	5,193	6	6,629	- 1,436
Violence	7	4,647	34	869	+ 3,778
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,559	2	23,477	- 18,918
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,952	24	1,403	+ 2,549
Birth Trauma	10	3,468	42	359	+ 3,110
War	11	2,417	63	11	+ 2,406
Hypertension	12	2,013	38	649	+ 1,364
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,995	10	3,996	- 2,001
Other Injuries	14	1,817	14	2,222	- 405
Lung Cancers	15	1,776	8	4,319	- 2,543
Liver Disease	16	1,747	7	5,125	- 3,378
Breast Cancer	17	1,464	12	3,071	- 1,607
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,296	20	1,773	- 476
Suicide	19	1,164	19	1,823	- 659
Lung Disease	20	1,092	5	6,633	- 5,541
Leukemia	21	1,080	23	1,412	- 332
Inflammatory/Heart	22	977	27	1,214	- 236
Asthma	23	750	30	1,013	- 263
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	699	11	3,832	- 3,133
Tuberculosis	25	674	26	1,227	- 553
Lymphomas	26	666	25	1,321	- 655
Maternal Conditions	27	640	56	167	+ 474
Stomach Cancer	28	633	21	1,441	- 809
Fires	29	609	44	336	+ 273
Falls	30	582	18	1,855	- 1,273
Parkinson's Disease	31	540	28	1,106	- 566
Drownings	32	540	36	820	- 280
Pertussis	33	522	57	80	+ 442
Bladder Cancer	34	516	39	467	+ 49
Liver Cancer	35	456	16	1,984	- 1,528
Pancreas Cancer	36	435	32	994	- 559
Endocrine Disorders	37	380	37	809	- 430
Drug Use	38	362	45	322	+ 40
Oral Cancer	39	337	17	1,865	- 1,528
Encephalitis	40	311	40	452	- 142
Ovary Cancer	41	308	35	827	- 519
Meningitis	42	306	46	301	+ 5
Skin Cancers	43	278	50	247	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	232	51	246	- 14
Epilepsy	45	208	52	226	- 18
Oesophagus Cancer	46	142	41	435	- 293
Prostate Cancer	47	140	33	903	- 763
Cervical Cancer	48	133	31	1,010	- 877
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	131	22	1,424	- 1,294
Syphilis	50	112	62	19	+ 94
Tetanus	51	91	61	21	+ 70
Poisonings	52	78	53	211	- 133
Malnutrition	53	75	49	249	- 174
Uterin Cancer	54	50	43	352	- 302
Measles	55	48	70	0	+ 48
Hepatitis B	56	47	54	206	- 159
Skin Disease	57	40	15	2,066	- 2,025
Alcohol	58	33	55	181	- 148
Schistosomiasis	59	31	75	0	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	60	25	59	30	- 5
Other Neoplasms	61	21	48	265	- 244
Leishmaniasis	62	18	77	0	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	17	60	27	- 10
Appendicitis	64	12	58	71	- 59
Upper Respiratory	65	5	65	5	+ 0
Diphtheria	66	3	69	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	1	67	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	1	64	6	- 4
Chlamydia	69	1	68	2	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	13	2,679	- 2,679
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	47	280	- 280
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	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 MALAYSIA

Iraq

Malaysia

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.