TANZANIA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,662	9	13,215	+ 45,448
Stroke	2	33,332	7	16,894	+ 16,438
Road Traffic Accidents	3	17,195	5	18,054	- 859
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,855	15	6,247	+ 5,608
Low Birth Weight	5	10,537	10	12,173	- 1,636
Kidney Disease	6	10,136	19	4,547	+ 5,589
Violence	7	9,070	18	4,713	+ 4,357
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,898	2	26,028	- 17,130
Congenital Anomalies	9	7,714	11	9,791	- 2,077
Birth Trauma	10	6,770	8	15,086	- 8,316
War	11	4,716	67	30	+ 4,687
Hypertension	12	3,929	17	5,209	- 1,280
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,894	27	2,048	+ 1,846
Other Injuries	14	3,546	20	4,270	- 724
Lung Cancers	15	3,466	61	159	+ 3,307
Liver Disease	16	3,410	13	6,586	- 3,176
Breast Cancer	17	2,858	37	1,285	+ 1,573
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	2,530	6	17,587	- 15,057
Suicide	19	2,273	24	2,474	- 202
Lung Disease	20	2,131	22	3,051	- 921
Leukemia	21	2,108	47	416	+ 1,692
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,908	38	1,227	+ 680
Asthma	23	1,465	30	1,700	- 235
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,365	33	1,567	- 202
Tuberculosis	25	1,316	4	20,269	- 18,953
Lymphomas	26	1,301	41	805	+ 495
Maternal Conditions	27	1,250	12	6,835	- 5,585
Stomach Cancer	28	1,235	39	1,190	+ 45
Fires	29	1,189	35	1,424	- 235
Falls	30	1,136	34	1,533	- 397
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,055	45	513	+ 541
Drownings	32	1,054	32	1,642	- 587
Pertussis	33	1,019	23	2,774	- 1,755
Bladder Cancer	34	1,007	44	667	+ 340
Liver Cancer	35	889	36	1,413	- 524
Pancreas Cancer	36	850	62	158	+ 692
Endocrine Disorders	37	741	29	1,778	- 1,037
Drug Use	38	706	48	404	+ 302
Oral Cancer	39	658	31	1,646	- 988
Encephalitis	40	607	59	199	+ 408
Ovary Cancer	41	602	53	337	+ 265
Meningitis	42	597	21	3,188	- 2,591
Skin Cancers	43	543	42	744	- 201
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	453	50	401	+ 53
Epilepsy	45	405	43	707	- 302
Oesophagus Cancer	46	277	25	2,247	- 1,970
Prostate Cancer	47	274	28	1,819	- 1,546
Cervical Cancer	48	260	14	6,424	- 6,163
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	255	46	462	- 207
Syphilis	50	219	26	2,115	- 1,895
Tetanus	51	178	49	402	- 224
Poisonings	52	153	40	1,170	- 1,017
Malnutrition	53	147	16	5,574	- 5,428
Uterin Cancer	54	98	57	218	- 120
Measles	55	94	55	295	- 200
Hepatitis B	56	91	60	168	- 77
Skin Disease	57	79	52	359	- 281
Alcohol	58	64	56	270	- 207
Schistosomiasis	59	60	51	371	- 311
Multiple Sclerosis	60	49	68	27	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	61	41	64	58	- 16
Leishmaniasis	62	35	77	0	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	34	63	81	- 47
Appendicitis	64	24	58	218	- 193
Upper Respiratory	65	10	54	299	- 289
Diphtheria	66	6	70	11	- 4
Ascariasis	67	3	65	56	- 53
Hepatitis C	68	2	66	40	- 38
Chlamydia	69	1	71	9	- 8
Otitis Media	70	0	69	17	- 17
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	1	27,402	- 27,402
Malaria	73	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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.