NORWAY VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,791	1	5,321	- 530
Stroke	2	2,722	4	2,475	+ 247
Road Traffic Accidents	3	1,404	42	114	+ 1,290
Diabetes Mellitus	4	968	16	560	+ 409
Low Birth Weight	5	861	52	23	+ 837
Kidney Disease	6	828	14	611	+ 217
Violence	7	741	50	32	+ 709
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	727	6	1,797	- 1,070
Congenital Anomalies	9	630	34	136	+ 494
Birth Trauma	10	553	54	17	+ 535
War	11	385	68	1	+ 385
Hypertension	12	321	28	230	+ 91
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	318	2	4,464	- 4,146
Other Injuries	14	290	15	583	- 293
Lung Cancers	15	283	5	2,320	- 2,037
Liver Disease	16	279	30	214	+ 65
Breast Cancer	17	233	11	698	- 465
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	207	37	128	+ 79
Suicide	19	186	13	633	- 448
Lung Disease	20	174	3	2,723	- 2,549
Leukemia	21	172	21	354	- 182
Inflammatory/Heart	22	156	29	221	- 65
Asthma	23	120	43	85	+ 35
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	112	7	1,787	- 1,675
Tuberculosis	25	108	56	15	+ 93
Lymphomas	26	106	12	646	- 539
Maternal Conditions	27	102	66	1	+ 101
Stomach Cancer	28	101	22	343	- 242
Fires	29	97	48	45	+ 53
Falls	30	93	9	777	- 685
Parkinson's Disease	31	86	17	554	- 468
Drownings	32	86	45	65	+ 21
Pertussis	33	83	64	1	+ 82
Bladder Cancer	34	82	20	356	- 274
Liver Cancer	35	73	26	259	- 187
Pancreas Cancer	36	69	10	770	- 701
Endocrine Disorders	37	61	19	359	- 298
Drug Use	38	58	25	264	- 206
Oral Cancer	39	54	32	168	- 114
Encephalitis	40	50	70	0	+ 49
Ovary Cancer	41	49	24	309	- 260
Meningitis	42	49	58	14	+ 35
Skin Cancers	43	44	18	407	- 363
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	37	46	61	- 24
Epilepsy	45	33	40	119	- 86
Oesophagus Cancer	46	23	27	248	- 225
Prostate Cancer	47	22	8	1,172	- 1,150
Cervical Cancer	48	21	39	125	- 104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	21	33	160	- 139
Syphilis	50	18	67	1	+ 17
Tetanus	51	15	69	0	+ 14
Poisonings	52	12	57	14	- 2
Malnutrition	53	12	35	135	- 123
Uterin Cancer	54	8	36	134	- 126
Measles	55	8	72	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	56	7	63	3	+ 4
Skin Disease	57	6	38	128	- 121
Alcohol	58	5	31	205	- 199
Schistosomiasis	59	5	83	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	60	4	41	119	- 115
Other Neoplasms	61	3	23	324	- 321
Leishmaniasis	62	3	81	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	3	47	60	- 58
Appendicitis	64	2	59	12	- 10
Upper Respiratory	65	1	60	12	- 11
Diphtheria	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	76	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	55	17	- 17
Chlamydia	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	61	10	- 10
Malaria	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	27	- 27
Oral conditions	82	0	62	9	- 9
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	53	23	- 23
Anemia	85	0	44	75	- 75
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

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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.