SOLOMON ISL. VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	632	1	975	- 343
Stroke	2	359	2	670	- 311
Road Traffic Accidents	3	185	8	111	+ 75
Diabetes Mellitus	4	128	4	322	- 194
Low Birth Weight	5	114	14	65	+ 49
Kidney Disease	6	109	15	64	+ 46
Violence	7	98	30	26	+ 72
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	96	3	371	- 275
Congenital Anomalies	9	83	16	63	+ 20
Birth Trauma	10	73	21	51	+ 22
War	11	51	65	0	+ 51
Hypertension	12	42	13	76	- 34
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	42	28	32	+ 10
Other Injuries	14	38	17	60	- 22
Lung Cancers	15	37	27	33	+ 4
Liver Disease	16	37	10	89	- 52
Breast Cancer	17	31	26	34	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	27	5	218	- 191
Suicide	19	24	9	98	- 74
Lung Disease	20	23	6	209	- 186
Leukemia	21	23	35	20	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	22	21	37	17	+ 3
Asthma	23	16	12	78	- 63
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	15	31	23	- 8
Tuberculosis	25	14	23	45	- 31
Lymphomas	26	14	42	13	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	27	13	22	46	- 32
Stomach Cancer	28	13	44	12	+ 2
Fires	29	13	40	14	- 1
Falls	30	12	20	55	- 42
Parkinson's Disease	31	11	34	21	- 10
Drownings	32	11	11	80	- 69
Pertussis	33	11	50	7	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	34	11	52	4	+ 7
Liver Cancer	35	10	18	60	- 50
Pancreas Cancer	36	9	51	4	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	37	8	39	15	- 7
Drug Use	38	8	58	1	+ 7
Oral Cancer	39	7	49	8	- 0
Encephalitis	40	7	54	2	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	41	6	33	21	- 15
Meningitis	42	6	43	13	- 6
Skin Cancers	43	6	69	0	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	5	19	59	- 54
Epilepsy	45	4	45	11	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	46	3	57	1	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	47	3	41	13	- 10
Cervical Cancer	48	3	25	41	- 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	3	32	22	- 19
Syphilis	50	2	29	28	- 26
Tetanus	51	2	59	1	+ 1
Poisonings	52	2	38	15	- 14
Malnutrition	53	2	36	19	- 17
Uterin Cancer	54	1	47	9	- 8
Measles	55	1	75	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	53	3	- 2
Skin Disease	57	1	46	10	- 9
Alcohol	58	1	48	9	- 8
Schistosomiasis	59	1	77	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	61	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	61	0	56	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	62	0	76	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	0	60	0	- 0
Appendicitis	64	0	55	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	63	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	62	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	7	146	- 146
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	24	41	- 41
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	70	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	71	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Iraq

Solomon Isl.

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.