SLOVAKIA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,838	1	10,654	- 5,816
Stroke	2	2,749	3	3,756	- 1,007
Road Traffic Accidents	3	1,418	27	331	+ 1,087
Diabetes Mellitus	4	978	16	750	+ 228
Low Birth Weight	5	869	39	97	+ 772
Kidney Disease	6	836	14	830	+ 6
Violence	7	748	42	59	+ 689
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	734	6	2,024	- 1,290
Congenital Anomalies	9	636	36	167	+ 469
Birth Trauma	10	558	52	15	+ 543
War	11	389	68	1	+ 388
Hypertension	12	324	11	1,034	- 710
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	321	2	4,482	- 4,161
Other Injuries	14	292	20	554	- 261
Lung Cancers	15	286	4	2,562	- 2,276
Liver Disease	16	281	7	1,425	- 1,144
Breast Cancer	17	236	10	1,071	- 835
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	209	47	34	+ 175
Suicide	19	187	19	660	- 472
Lung Disease	20	176	9	1,121	- 946
Leukemia	21	174	23	448	- 275
Inflammatory/Heart	22	157	25	339	- 181
Asthma	23	121	44	47	+ 74
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	113	5	2,528	- 2,416
Tuberculosis	25	109	50	26	+ 82
Lymphomas	26	107	17	736	- 628
Maternal Conditions	27	103	63	3	+ 100
Stomach Cancer	28	102	15	827	- 725
Fires	29	98	46	39	+ 59
Falls	30	94	8	1,277	- 1,184
Parkinson's Disease	31	87	29	310	- 223
Drownings	32	87	38	144	- 57
Pertussis	33	84	61	4	+ 80
Bladder Cancer	34	83	21	489	- 406
Liver Cancer	35	73	22	469	- 396
Pancreas Cancer	36	70	13	876	- 805
Endocrine Disorders	37	61	37	163	- 102
Drug Use	38	58	45	45	+ 14
Oral Cancer	39	54	18	716	- 662
Encephalitis	40	50	67	1	+ 49
Ovary Cancer	41	50	26	334	- 285
Meningitis	42	49	51	25	+ 24
Skin Cancers	43	45	24	357	- 312
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	37	41	70	- 32
Epilepsy	45	33	35	168	- 134
Oesophagus Cancer	46	23	28	314	- 291
Prostate Cancer	47	23	12	968	- 945
Cervical Cancer	48	21	32	273	- 251
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	21	31	274	- 253
Syphilis	50	18	62	3	+ 15
Tetanus	51	15	71	0	+ 15
Poisonings	52	13	48	30	- 17
Malnutrition	53	12	49	29	- 17
Uterin Cancer	54	8	30	280	- 272
Measles	55	8	72	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	56	8	56	8	- 1
Skin Disease	57	7	34	170	- 164
Alcohol	58	5	33	219	- 214
Schistosomiasis	59	5	74	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	60	4	43	55	- 51
Other Neoplasms	61	3	40	93	- 89
Leishmaniasis	62	3	78	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	3	53	15	- 12
Appendicitis	64	2	55	9	- 7
Upper Respiratory	65	1	58	6	- 5
Diphtheria	66	1	70	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	80	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	54	12	- 12
Chlamydia	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	64	2	- 2
Leprosy	71	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	65	2	- 2
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	4	- 4
Anemia	85	0	59	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

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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.