MOLDOVA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,130	1	14,292	- 11,162
Stroke	2	1,778	2	5,878	- 4,099
Road Traffic Accidents	3	917	20	293	+ 624
Diabetes Mellitus	4	633	16	407	+ 226
Low Birth Weight	5	562	39	90	+ 472
Kidney Disease	6	541	18	307	+ 234
Violence	7	484	31	167	+ 317
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	475	6	1,042	- 567
Congenital Anomalies	9	412	27	190	+ 221
Birth Trauma	10	361	47	37	+ 324
War	11	252	67	1	+ 251
Hypertension	12	210	4	2,287	- 2,077
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	208	32	163	+ 45
Other Injuries	14	189	8	772	- 583
Lung Cancers	15	185	5	1,131	- 946
Liver Disease	16	182	3	2,869	- 2,687
Breast Cancer	17	153	11	592	- 439
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	135	59	4	+ 131
Suicide	19	121	10	593	- 472
Lung Disease	20	114	9	752	- 638
Leukemia	21	112	34	140	- 28
Inflammatory/Heart	22	102	14	476	- 374
Asthma	23	78	48	26	+ 52
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	73	7	1,030	- 957
Tuberculosis	25	70	26	197	- 126
Lymphomas	26	69	22	230	- 161
Maternal Conditions	27	67	54	7	+ 60
Stomach Cancer	28	66	12	518	- 452
Fires	29	63	40	70	- 7
Falls	30	61	33	149	- 89
Parkinson's Disease	31	56	55	6	+ 50
Drownings	32	56	30	179	- 123
Pertussis	33	54	70	0	+ 54
Bladder Cancer	34	54	29	181	- 128
Liver Cancer	35	47	13	514	- 467
Pancreas Cancer	36	45	15	427	- 382
Endocrine Disorders	37	40	46	40	- 1
Drug Use	38	38	43	59	- 21
Oral Cancer	39	35	17	375	- 340
Encephalitis	40	32	60	3	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	41	32	35	123	- 91
Meningitis	42	32	49	17	+ 15
Skin Cancers	43	29	36	121	- 92
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	24	41	68	- 44
Epilepsy	45	22	44	46	- 24
Oesophagus Cancer	46	15	38	105	- 90
Prostate Cancer	47	15	19	295	- 281
Cervical Cancer	48	14	25	212	- 199
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	14	24	219	- 205
Syphilis	50	12	68	0	+ 11
Tetanus	51	9	72	0	+ 9
Poisonings	52	8	23	220	- 212
Malnutrition	53	8	64	1	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	54	5	37	108	- 102
Measles	55	5	69	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	56	5	58	4	+ 1
Skin Disease	57	4	45	45	- 40
Alcohol	58	3	21	233	- 230
Schistosomiasis	59	3	80	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	60	3	52	9	- 7
Other Neoplasms	61	2	42	65	- 63
Leishmaniasis	62	2	82	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	2	57	5	- 4
Appendicitis	64	1	51	10	- 9
Upper Respiratory	65	1	62	2	- 2
Diphtheria	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	63	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	61	2	- 2
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	28	189	- 189
Malaria	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	6	- 6
Oral conditions	82	0	53	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	65	1	- 1
Anemia	85	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

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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.