SWAZILAND VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	990	5	755	+ 235
Stroke	2	562	4	800	- 238
Road Traffic Accidents	3	290	7	384	- 94
Diabetes Mellitus	4	200	3	892	- 692
Low Birth Weight	5	178	14	233	- 55
Kidney Disease	6	171	8	381	- 210
Violence	7	153	16	212	- 59
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	150	2	921	- 771
Congenital Anomalies	9	130	19	160	- 30
Birth Trauma	10	114	18	166	- 52
War	11	80	71	0	+ 79
Hypertension	12	66	10	292	- 226
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	66	27	77	- 11
Other Injuries	14	60	17	190	- 130
Lung Cancers	15	58	46	17	+ 42
Liver Disease	16	58	11	274	- 216
Breast Cancer	17	48	35	37	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	43	6	517	- 474
Suicide	19	38	9	338	- 299
Lung Disease	20	36	12	264	- 229
Leukemia	21	36	47	16	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	22	32	24	94	- 62
Asthma	23	25	20	150	- 125
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	23	43	19	+ 4
Tuberculosis	25	22	13	256	- 234
Lymphomas	26	22	36	31	- 9
Maternal Conditions	27	21	21	116	- 95
Stomach Cancer	28	21	53	7	+ 14
Fires	29	20	26	84	- 64
Falls	30	19	32	41	- 22
Parkinson's Disease	31	18	41	24	- 6
Drownings	32	18	25	87	- 69
Pertussis	33	17	33	39	- 22
Bladder Cancer	34	17	55	6	+ 11
Liver Cancer	35	15	37	29	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	36	14	56	6	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	37	12	28	74	- 62
Drug Use	38	12	38	27	- 15
Oral Cancer	39	11	51	10	+ 1
Encephalitis	40	10	59	5	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	41	10	52	10	+ 0
Meningitis	42	10	23	97	- 87
Skin Cancers	43	9	42	20	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	8	39	26	- 19
Epilepsy	45	7	30	46	- 39
Oesophagus Cancer	46	5	44	18	- 14
Prostate Cancer	47	5	31	45	- 40
Cervical Cancer	48	4	15	215	- 211
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	4	29	51	- 47
Syphilis	50	4	45	17	- 14
Tetanus	51	3	62	4	- 1
Poisonings	52	3	34	37	- 35
Malnutrition	53	2	22	106	- 103
Uterin Cancer	54	2	50	11	- 10
Measles	55	2	64	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	2	57	6	- 4
Skin Disease	57	1	40	25	- 24
Alcohol	58	1	48	16	- 15
Schistosomiasis	59	1	49	13	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	63	1	- 1
Other Neoplasms	61	1	61	4	- 3
Leishmaniasis	62	1	77	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	58	5	- 4
Appendicitis	64	0	54	7	- 6
Upper Respiratory	65	0	60	4	- 4
Diphtheria	66	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	66	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	1	2,314	- 2,314
Malaria	73	0	67	0	- 0
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	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	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	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

Iraq

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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.