SERBIA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,784	1	21,776	- 15,992
Stroke	2	3,287	2	16,241	- 12,954
Road Traffic Accidents	3	1,696	24	655	+ 1,040
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,169	7	3,611	- 2,442
Low Birth Weight	5	1,039	38	187	+ 852
Kidney Disease	6	999	5	4,169	- 3,169
Violence	7	894	45	108	+ 787
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	877	11	1,832	- 955
Congenital Anomalies	9	761	40	162	+ 599
Birth Trauma	10	668	52	45	+ 622
War	11	465	71	1	+ 464
Hypertension	12	387	12	1,621	- 1,233
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	384	9	2,876	- 2,492
Other Injuries	14	350	30	406	- 57
Lung Cancers	15	342	4	6,539	- 6,197
Liver Disease	16	336	19	887	- 551
Breast Cancer	17	282	10	2,284	- 2,003
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	249	39	167	+ 82
Suicide	19	224	16	996	- 772
Lung Disease	20	210	6	3,853	- 3,643
Leukemia	21	208	22	710	- 503
Inflammatory/Heart	22	188	3	15,274	- 15,086
Asthma	23	144	31	390	- 245
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	135	8	3,429	- 3,295
Tuberculosis	25	130	46	100	+ 29
Lymphomas	26	128	20	831	- 703
Maternal Conditions	27	123	59	12	+ 111
Stomach Cancer	28	122	15	1,203	- 1,081
Fires	29	117	50	64	+ 53
Falls	30	112	33	362	- 250
Parkinson's Disease	31	104	21	804	- 700
Drownings	32	104	48	73	+ 31
Pertussis	33	100	63	6	+ 94
Bladder Cancer	34	99	18	893	- 794
Liver Cancer	35	88	17	918	- 830
Pancreas Cancer	36	84	13	1,402	- 1,318
Endocrine Disorders	37	73	36	309	- 236
Drug Use	38	70	49	72	- 2
Oral Cancer	39	65	23	680	- 616
Encephalitis	40	60	66	2	+ 58
Ovary Cancer	41	59	29	555	- 496
Meningitis	42	59	54	35	+ 23
Skin Cancers	43	54	26	638	- 585
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	45	47	78	- 33
Epilepsy	45	40	37	223	- 183
Oesophagus Cancer	46	27	35	332	- 304
Prostate Cancer	47	27	14	1,317	- 1,290
Cervical Cancer	48	26	25	638	- 613
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	25	28	594	- 569
Syphilis	50	22	67	2	+ 20
Tetanus	51	18	65	2	+ 15
Poisonings	52	15	57	23	- 8
Malnutrition	53	14	61	10	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	54	10	32	369	- 359
Measles	55	9	72	1	+ 9
Hepatitis B	56	9	53	36	- 27
Skin Disease	57	8	43	113	- 105
Alcohol	58	6	34	341	- 335
Schistosomiasis	59	6	78	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	60	5	42	146	- 142
Other Neoplasms	61	4	27	601	- 597
Leishmaniasis	62	3	74	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	3	55	34	- 31
Appendicitis	64	2	58	16	- 14
Upper Respiratory	65	1	64	3	- 2
Diphtheria	66	1	75	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	60	12	- 12
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	56	25	- 25
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	51	- 51
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	7	- 7
Oral conditions	82	0	69	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	44	109	- 109
Anemia	85	0	41	152	- 152
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

Iraq

Serbia

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.