NICARAGUA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,806	1	5,843	- 37
Stroke	2	3,299	3	2,225	+ 1,074
Road Traffic Accidents	3	1,702	8	1,109	+ 593
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,173	4	2,068	- 894
Low Birth Weight	5	1,043	13	490	+ 553
Kidney Disease	6	1,003	2	3,533	- 2,530
Violence	7	898	10	619	+ 279
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	881	7	1,152	- 271
Congenital Anomalies	9	763	11	571	+ 193
Birth Trauma	10	670	25	198	+ 472
War	11	467	70	1	+ 466
Hypertension	12	389	9	1,103	- 714
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	385	33	149	+ 236
Other Injuries	14	351	17	358	- 7
Lung Cancers	15	343	23	274	+ 69
Liver Disease	16	338	6	1,203	- 866
Breast Cancer	17	283	20	283	- 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	250	36	122	+ 128
Suicide	19	225	19	285	- 60
Lung Disease	20	211	5	1,570	- 1,359
Leukemia	21	209	24	227	- 18
Inflammatory/Heart	22	189	34	139	+ 49
Asthma	23	145	38	105	+ 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	135	18	315	- 180
Tuberculosis	25	130	37	115	+ 16
Lymphomas	26	129	29	164	- 35
Maternal Conditions	27	124	39	88	+ 36
Stomach Cancer	28	122	14	478	- 355
Fires	29	118	57	16	+ 101
Falls	30	112	22	276	- 164
Parkinson's Disease	31	104	42	67	+ 38
Drownings	32	104	32	157	- 53
Pertussis	33	101	67	3	+ 98
Bladder Cancer	34	100	52	28	+ 72
Liver Cancer	35	88	12	509	- 421
Pancreas Cancer	36	84	27	178	- 94
Endocrine Disorders	37	73	28	164	- 90
Drug Use	38	70	46	50	+ 20
Oral Cancer	39	65	43	64	+ 1
Encephalitis	40	60	58	10	+ 50
Ovary Cancer	41	60	44	61	- 2
Meningitis	42	59	51	29	+ 30
Skin Cancers	43	54	45	59	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	45	54	20	+ 25
Epilepsy	45	40	41	74	- 34
Oesophagus Cancer	46	27	47	42	- 14
Prostate Cancer	47	27	15	386	- 359
Cervical Cancer	48	26	16	374	- 348
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	25	40	85	- 60
Syphilis	50	22	60	9	+ 12
Tetanus	51	18	79	0	+ 18
Poisonings	52	15	55	18	- 2
Malnutrition	53	15	30	163	- 149
Uterin Cancer	54	10	48	39	- 29
Measles	55	9	78	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	56	9	62	5	+ 4
Skin Disease	57	8	31	162	- 154
Alcohol	58	6	21	279	- 272
Schistosomiasis	59	6	84	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	60	5	61	7	- 2
Other Neoplasms	61	4	26	192	- 188
Leishmaniasis	62	4	76	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	3	50	31	- 27
Appendicitis	64	2	49	32	- 29
Upper Respiratory	65	1	72	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	66	1	77	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	69	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	72	0	35	139	- 139
Malaria	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	64	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	66	3	- 3
Anemia	85	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Iraq

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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.