QATAR VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,219	1	1,082	+ 1,137
Stroke	2	1,261	3	255	+ 1,006
Road Traffic Accidents	3	650	4	206	+ 445
Diabetes Mellitus	4	448	2	459	- 10
Low Birth Weight	5	399	20	45	+ 354
Kidney Disease	6	383	6	179	+ 204
Violence	7	343	34	14	+ 329
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	337	10	108	+ 229
Congenital Anomalies	9	292	14	70	+ 222
Birth Trauma	10	256	38	13	+ 244
War	11	178	61	0	+ 178
Hypertension	12	149	28	26	+ 122
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	147	12	75	+ 72
Other Injuries	14	134	9	115	+ 19
Lung Cancers	15	131	13	73	+ 58
Liver Disease	16	129	5	202	- 73
Breast Cancer	17	108	17	53	+ 55
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	96	41	10	+ 86
Suicide	19	86	7	165	- 79
Lung Disease	20	81	15	68	+ 12
Leukemia	21	80	16	57	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	22	72	25	32	+ 40
Asthma	23	55	40	10	+ 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	52	11	83	- 31
Tuberculosis	25	50	44	8	+ 42
Lymphomas	26	49	18	48	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	27	47	52	3	+ 45
Stomach Cancer	28	47	23	42	+ 5
Fires	29	45	22	42	+ 3
Falls	30	43	8	129	- 86
Parkinson's Disease	31	40	26	28	+ 12
Drownings	32	40	19	45	- 5
Pertussis	33	39	54	2	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	34	38	27	27	+ 11
Liver Cancer	35	34	21	44	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	36	32	30	25	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	37	28	24	39	- 11
Drug Use	38	27	39	12	+ 15
Oral Cancer	39	25	29	25	- 0
Encephalitis	40	23	50	5	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	41	23	32	17	+ 6
Meningitis	42	23	47	7	+ 16
Skin Cancers	43	21	43	8	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	17	45	8	+ 9
Epilepsy	45	15	35	13	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	46	10	37	13	- 2
Prostate Cancer	47	10	31	18	- 7
Cervical Cancer	48	10	36	13	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	10	46	7	+ 2
Syphilis	50	8	53	2	+ 6
Tetanus	51	7	60	0	+ 6
Poisonings	52	6	42	9	- 3
Malnutrition	53	6	58	1	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	54	4	49	6	- 3
Measles	55	4	67	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	56	3	56	2	+ 2
Skin Disease	57	3	33	16	- 13
Alcohol	58	2	48	7	- 5
Schistosomiasis	59	2	78	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	60	2	55	2	- 0
Other Neoplasms	61	2	51	3	- 1
Leishmaniasis	62	1	77	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	59	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	64	1	57	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	63	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	62	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	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 QATAR

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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.