NEPAL VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,063	2	19,677	+ 7,386
Stroke	2	15,377	4	12,909	+ 2,468
Road Traffic Accidents	3	7,933	9	4,654	+ 3,278
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,469	14	2,929	+ 2,540
Low Birth Weight	5	4,861	11	3,822	+ 1,038
Kidney Disease	6	4,676	10	4,284	+ 392
Violence	7	4,184	35	704	+ 3,481
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,105	6	6,237	- 2,132
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,559	21	1,949	+ 1,610
Birth Trauma	10	3,123	15	2,676	+ 447
War	11	2,176	65	24	+ 2,152
Hypertension	12	1,812	18	2,092	- 279
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,796	19	2,022	- 225
Other Injuries	14	1,636	22	1,655	- 19
Lung Cancers	15	1,599	12	3,586	- 1,987
Liver Disease	16	1,573	5	6,383	- 4,810
Breast Cancer	17	1,319	27	1,038	+ 280
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,167	7	6,071	- 4,904
Suicide	19	1,048	16	2,571	- 1,523
Lung Disease	20	983	1	27,027	- 26,044
Leukemia	21	973	36	668	+ 305
Inflammatory/Heart	22	880	48	217	+ 663
Asthma	23	676	8	5,930	- 5,254
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	630	26	1,167	- 537
Tuberculosis	25	607	3	16,535	- 15,927
Lymphomas	26	600	32	768	- 168
Maternal Conditions	27	577	28	977	- 400
Stomach Cancer	28	570	25	1,379	- 809
Fires	29	549	50	184	+ 365
Falls	30	524	13	3,321	- 2,797
Parkinson's Disease	31	487	33	760	- 273
Drownings	32	486	23	1,505	- 1,019
Pertussis	33	470	40	453	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	34	464	44	325	+ 140
Liver Cancer	35	410	46	256	+ 154
Pancreas Cancer	36	392	41	445	- 53
Endocrine Disorders	37	342	45	257	+ 84
Drug Use	38	326	57	93	+ 232
Oral Cancer	39	303	24	1,389	- 1,085
Encephalitis	40	280	29	882	- 602
Ovary Cancer	41	278	37	585	- 307
Meningitis	42	275	43	377	- 102
Skin Cancers	43	251	42	400	- 149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	209	17	2,320	- 2,111
Epilepsy	45	187	30	874	- 687
Oesophagus Cancer	46	128	38	491	- 363
Prostate Cancer	47	126	58	85	+ 41
Cervical Cancer	48	120	20	1,969	- 1,849
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	118	49	191	- 74
Syphilis	50	101	54	134	- 33
Tetanus	51	82	53	134	- 52
Poisonings	52	70	39	474	- 403
Malnutrition	53	68	31	845	- 777
Uterin Cancer	54	45	60	56	- 11
Measles	55	44	59	60	- 17
Hepatitis B	56	42	56	117	- 75
Skin Disease	57	36	67	17	+ 19
Alcohol	58	29	52	168	- 138
Schistosomiasis	59	28	73	0	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	60	22	63	38	- 16
Other Neoplasms	61	19	61	50	- 31
Leishmaniasis	62	16	62	39	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	16	51	173	- 157
Appendicitis	64	11	47	220	- 209
Upper Respiratory	65	4	66	24	- 19
Diphtheria	66	3	71	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	69	4	- 3
Hepatitis C	68	1	64	29	- 28
Chlamydia	69	0	68	5	- 5
Otitis Media	70	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	34	737	- 737
Malaria	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	55	120	- 120
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.