PHILIPPINES VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	102,849	1	129,955	- 27,106
Stroke	2	58,438	3	74,167	- 15,728
Road Traffic Accidents	3	30,147	10	13,017	+ 17,130
Diabetes Mellitus	4	20,784	7	32,260	- 11,476
Low Birth Weight	5	18,473	14	10,141	+ 8,332
Kidney Disease	6	17,770	4	39,380	- 21,610
Violence	7	15,902	9	14,835	+ 1,067
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	15,601	2	93,807	- 78,206
Congenital Anomalies	9	13,524	17	8,051	+ 5,473
Birth Trauma	10	11,869	18	7,960	+ 3,909
War	11	8,269	49	817	+ 7,452
Hypertension	12	6,888	5	34,500	- 27,612
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	6,827	39	2,010	+ 4,817
Other Injuries	14	6,217	31	3,536	+ 2,681
Lung Cancers	15	6,076	13	10,296	- 4,219
Liver Disease	16	5,979	20	7,076	- 1,098
Breast Cancer	17	5,011	15	9,802	- 4,791
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	4,435	22	6,189	- 1,753
Suicide	19	3,985	35	2,325	+ 1,659
Lung Disease	20	3,735	6	32,559	- 28,824
Leukemia	21	3,696	29	3,596	+ 100
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,345	30	3,545	- 200
Asthma	23	2,568	11	11,404	- 8,836
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,394	16	8,063	- 5,669
Tuberculosis	25	2,308	8	27,061	- 24,753
Lymphomas	26	2,280	36	2,279	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	27	2,191	38	2,042	+ 150
Stomach Cancer	28	2,166	41	1,868	+ 298
Fires	29	2,085	54	600	+ 1,485
Falls	30	1,992	28	3,861	- 1,869
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,849	55	594	+ 1,255
Drownings	32	1,849	27	3,881	- 2,032
Pertussis	33	1,787	43	1,760	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	34	1,765	58	569	+ 1,196
Liver Cancer	35	1,559	19	7,663	- 6,104
Pancreas Cancer	36	1,490	37	2,121	- 631
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,299	12	10,464	- 9,165
Drug Use	38	1,238	52	695	+ 544
Oral Cancer	39	1,153	34	2,916	- 1,763
Encephalitis	40	1,063	67	185	+ 879
Ovary Cancer	41	1,055	40	1,994	- 938
Meningitis	42	1,046	47	1,041	+ 5
Skin Cancers	43	952	61	368	+ 584
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	795	42	1,807	- 1,012
Epilepsy	45	710	45	1,120	- 409
Oesophagus Cancer	46	486	53	672	- 186
Prostate Cancer	47	480	26	4,149	- 3,670
Cervical Cancer	48	456	33	3,076	- 2,619
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	447	21	6,865	- 6,418
Syphilis	50	385	44	1,157	- 772
Tetanus	51	312	59	521	- 209
Poisonings	52	268	65	226	+ 42
Malnutrition	53	257	24	4,311	- 4,054
Uterin Cancer	54	172	50	761	- 589
Measles	55	166	48	894	- 728
Hepatitis B	56	160	56	590	- 430
Skin Disease	57	138	25	4,229	- 4,091
Alcohol	58	112	60	401	- 289
Schistosomiasis	59	105	64	233	- 128
Multiple Sclerosis	60	85	72	31	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	61	72	23	5,146	- 5,074
Leishmaniasis	62	62	82	0	+ 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	60	62	323	- 263
Appendicitis	64	42	63	276	- 233
Upper Respiratory	65	17	70	39	- 22
Diphtheria	66	11	75	14	- 3
Ascariasis	67	4	76	13	- 9
Hepatitis C	68	4	81	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	78	4	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	74	23	- 23
Leprosy	71	0	71	37	- 37
HIV/AIDS	72	0	66	204	- 204
Malaria	73	0	69	94	- 94
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	4	- 4
Dengue	77	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Hookworm Disease	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	752	- 752
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	570	- 570
Oral conditions	82	0	73	28	- 28
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	68	127	- 127
Anemia	85	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Iraq

Philippines

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.