RWANDA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,846	4	3,605	+ 8,241
Stroke	2	6,731	2	5,060	+ 1,671
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,472	3	3,718	- 246
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,394	11	1,858	+ 535
Low Birth Weight	5	2,128	9	2,193	- 65
Kidney Disease	6	2,047	15	1,206	+ 841
Violence	7	1,832	29	548	+ 1,284
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,797	1	5,280	- 3,483
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,558	12	1,777	- 220
Birth Trauma	10	1,367	10	1,888	- 521
War	11	952	69	3	+ 950
Hypertension	12	793	14	1,357	- 564
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	786	25	657	+ 129
Other Injuries	14	716	17	944	- 228
Lung Cancers	15	700	39	234	+ 466
Liver Disease	16	689	8	2,548	- 1,859
Breast Cancer	17	577	27	600	- 23
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	511	6	3,121	- 2,610
Suicide	19	459	24	704	- 245
Lung Disease	20	430	13	1,555	- 1,124
Leukemia	21	426	35	317	+ 109
Inflammatory/Heart	22	385	34	347	+ 38
Asthma	23	296	22	717	- 421
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	276	28	591	- 315
Tuberculosis	25	266	26	625	- 359
Lymphomas	26	263	30	450	- 187
Maternal Conditions	27	252	21	722	- 470
Stomach Cancer	28	249	20	780	- 531
Fires	29	240	38	270	- 30
Falls	30	229	31	412	- 183
Parkinson's Disease	31	213	47	146	+ 67
Drownings	32	213	36	285	- 72
Pertussis	33	206	42	218	- 12
Bladder Cancer	34	203	62	35	+ 168
Liver Cancer	35	180	23	706	- 527
Pancreas Cancer	36	172	43	214	- 42
Endocrine Disorders	37	150	41	219	- 70
Drug Use	38	143	60	45	+ 98
Oral Cancer	39	133	37	272	- 139
Encephalitis	40	122	61	39	+ 84
Ovary Cancer	41	122	53	92	+ 29
Meningitis	42	121	19	847	- 727
Skin Cancers	43	110	50	113	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	92	48	136	- 44
Epilepsy	45	82	45	191	- 109
Oesophagus Cancer	46	56	44	213	- 157
Prostate Cancer	47	55	32	396	- 341
Cervical Cancer	48	53	18	941	- 888
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	51	33	362	- 311
Syphilis	50	44	46	173	- 128
Tetanus	51	36	58	53	- 17
Poisonings	52	31	40	220	- 189
Malnutrition	53	30	16	1,168	- 1,138
Uterin Cancer	54	20	56	58	- 38
Measles	55	19	59	51	- 32
Hepatitis B	56	18	55	68	- 50
Skin Disease	57	16	52	103	- 87
Alcohol	58	13	49	125	- 113
Schistosomiasis	59	12	51	111	- 99
Multiple Sclerosis	60	10	66	7	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	61	8	64	16	- 8
Leishmaniasis	62	7	77	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	7	63	23	- 16
Appendicitis	64	5	54	70	- 65
Upper Respiratory	65	2	57	58	- 56
Diphtheria	66	1	71	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	1	67	5	- 4
Hepatitis C	68	0	65	12	- 12
Chlamydia	69	0	70	2	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	68	4	- 4
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	7	2,826	- 2,826
Malaria	73	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	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	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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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.