PAKISTAN VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	219,445	1	240,720	- 21,275
Stroke	2	124,687	2	141,432	- 16,745
Road Traffic Accidents	3	64,323	12	28,170	+ 36,153
Diabetes Mellitus	4	44,346	7	63,852	- 19,507
Low Birth Weight	5	39,415	4	93,373	- 53,958
Kidney Disease	6	37,916	9	56,796	- 18,880
Violence	7	33,930	23	12,925	+ 21,005
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	33,287	6	83,483	- 50,197
Congenital Anomalies	9	28,855	14	26,320	+ 2,536
Birth Trauma	10	25,324	8	59,559	- 34,235
War	11	17,643	62	597	+ 17,046
Hypertension	12	14,697	16	22,917	- 8,221
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	14,567	22	15,216	- 649
Other Injuries	14	13,265	13	27,010	- 13,745
Lung Cancers	15	12,964	26	9,688	+ 3,277
Liver Disease	16	12,756	10	54,835	- 42,079
Breast Cancer	17	10,692	20	18,009	- 7,317
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	9,464	3	104,383	- 94,919
Suicide	19	8,502	18	19,331	- 10,829
Lung Disease	20	7,970	5	86,968	- 78,998
Leukemia	21	7,887	39	5,254	+ 2,633
Inflammatory/Heart	22	7,137	52	2,318	+ 4,819
Asthma	23	5,479	17	20,750	- 15,271
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	5,107	38	5,279	- 171
Tuberculosis	25	4,925	11	42,103	- 37,179
Lymphomas	26	4,865	31	7,020	- 2,155
Maternal Conditions	27	4,676	24	12,392	- 7,717
Stomach Cancer	28	4,622	43	4,044	+ 577
Fires	29	4,448	42	4,305	+ 143
Falls	30	4,251	28	8,642	- 4,392
Parkinson's Disease	31	3,945	35	6,145	- 2,200
Drownings	32	3,945	37	5,376	- 1,431
Pertussis	33	3,812	34	6,358	- 2,546
Bladder Cancer	34	3,766	48	2,727	+ 1,039
Liver Cancer	35	3,327	41	4,427	- 1,099
Pancreas Cancer	36	3,179	60	1,069	+ 2,110
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,772	25	11,439	- 8,668
Drug Use	38	2,642	61	829	+ 1,813
Oral Cancer	39	2,460	21	17,181	- 14,721
Encephalitis	40	2,269	33	6,651	- 4,382
Ovary Cancer	41	2,252	46	3,533	- 1,281
Meningitis	42	2,233	19	18,025	- 15,793
Skin Cancers	43	2,031	54	1,539	+ 492
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,696	15	26,017	- 24,321
Epilepsy	45	1,516	40	4,873	- 3,358
Oesophagus Cancer	46	1,037	29	7,866	- 6,829
Prostate Cancer	47	1,024	45	3,559	- 2,536
Cervical Cancer	48	973	44	4,009	- 3,036
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	953	36	5,450	- 4,497
Syphilis	50	821	57	1,289	- 468
Tetanus	51	666	30	7,541	- 6,875
Poisonings	52	571	47	3,364	- 2,793
Malnutrition	53	549	27	8,852	- 8,303
Uterin Cancer	54	367	59	1,191	- 824
Measles	55	353	49	2,579	- 2,226
Hepatitis B	56	340	53	2,267	- 1,926
Skin Disease	57	295	67	132	+ 163
Alcohol	58	238	50	2,520	- 2,282
Schistosomiasis	59	223	74	0	+ 223
Multiple Sclerosis	60	182	65	411	- 230
Other Neoplasms	61	154	64	412	- 258
Leishmaniasis	62	132	72	4	+ 128
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	127	56	1,388	- 1,261
Appendicitis	64	91	51	2,472	- 2,381
Upper Respiratory	65	36	66	288	- 253
Diphtheria	66	23	69	68	- 45
Ascariasis	67	10	68	75	- 65
Hepatitis C	68	8	58	1,227	- 1,219
Chlamydia	69	4	70	44	- 40
Otitis Media	70	0	71	28	- 28
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	32	6,797	- 6,797
Malaria	73	0	63	587	- 587
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	55	1,429	- 1,429
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

Iraq

Pakistan

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.