NIGERIA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	205,865	7	61,374	+ 144,492
Stroke	2	116,972	8	57,744	+ 59,228
Road Traffic Accidents	3	60,342	12	41,693	+ 18,649
Diabetes Mellitus	4	41,602	18	22,497	+ 19,105
Low Birth Weight	5	36,976	6	95,959	- 58,982
Kidney Disease	6	35,570	20	18,189	+ 17,381
Violence	7	31,830	19	18,407	+ 13,423
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	31,227	1	207,281	- 176,054
Congenital Anomalies	9	27,070	9	49,696	- 22,627
Birth Trauma	10	23,757	5	100,186	- 76,429
War	11	16,552	45	3,245	+ 13,307
Hypertension	12	13,787	24	10,692	+ 3,096
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	13,666	31	6,786	+ 6,880
Other Injuries	14	12,444	17	22,696	- 10,252
Lung Cancers	15	12,162	57	1,295	+ 10,867
Liver Disease	16	11,967	13	38,326	- 26,359
Breast Cancer	17	10,030	23	11,884	- 1,854
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	8,878	2	144,724	- 135,846
Suicide	19	7,976	30	7,019	+ 957
Lung Disease	20	7,477	22	12,569	- 5,092
Leukemia	21	7,399	47	2,257	+ 5,142
Inflammatory/Heart	22	6,695	42	4,826	+ 1,869
Asthma	23	5,140	27	8,192	- 3,052
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	4,791	43	4,152	+ 639
Tuberculosis	25	4,620	3	127,335	- 122,716
Lymphomas	26	4,564	40	5,202	- 637
Maternal Conditions	27	4,386	15	23,540	- 19,154
Stomach Cancer	28	4,336	50	2,129	+ 2,207
Fires	29	4,173	29	7,132	- 2,958
Falls	30	3,988	28	7,528	- 3,541
Parkinson's Disease	31	3,701	46	2,473	+ 1,228
Drownings	32	3,701	32	6,584	- 2,884
Pertussis	33	3,576	16	23,282	- 19,706
Bladder Cancer	34	3,533	63	670	+ 2,863
Liver Cancer	35	3,121	39	5,289	- 2,167
Pancreas Cancer	36	2,983	51	1,975	+ 1,008
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,600	21	15,799	- 13,198
Drug Use	38	2,479	34	6,273	- 3,794
Oral Cancer	39	2,308	48	2,238	+ 70
Encephalitis	40	2,129	59	937	+ 1,192
Ovary Cancer	41	2,113	49	2,133	- 20
Meningitis	42	2,094	11	43,651	- 41,557
Skin Cancers	43	1,906	53	1,933	- 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,591	52	1,946	- 355
Epilepsy	45	1,422	41	5,001	- 3,579
Oesophagus Cancer	46	972	64	560	+ 412
Prostate Cancer	47	960	35	5,914	- 4,954
Cervical Cancer	48	913	25	10,574	- 9,661
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	894	37	5,846	- 4,951
Syphilis	50	770	38	5,449	- 4,679
Tetanus	51	625	26	8,355	- 7,730
Poisonings	52	536	33	6,570	- 6,034
Malnutrition	53	515	36	5,896	- 5,381
Uterin Cancer	54	344	62	679	- 335
Measles	55	332	14	29,439	- 29,107
Hepatitis B	56	319	55	1,488	- 1,169
Skin Disease	57	277	56	1,468	- 1,192
Alcohol	58	223	58	1,031	- 808
Schistosomiasis	59	209	54	1,508	- 1,299
Multiple Sclerosis	60	171	68	179	- 8
Other Neoplasms	61	144	66	290	- 146
Leishmaniasis	62	124	70	23	+ 101
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	119	69	165	- 45
Appendicitis	64	85	60	760	- 675
Upper Respiratory	65	34	67	259	- 225
Diphtheria	66	22	44	3,800	- 3,778
Ascariasis	67	9	61	685	- 676
Hepatitis C	68	7	65	304	- 296
Chlamydia	69	3	71	14	- 10
Otitis Media	70	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	10	44,124	- 44,124
Malaria	73	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	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	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

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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.