TIMOR-LESTE VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		TIMOR-LESTE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,310	3	814	+ 497
Stroke	2	745	2	923	- 178
Road Traffic Accidents	3	384	13	154	+ 230
Diabetes Mellitus	4	265	11	156	+ 109
Low Birth Weight	5	235	9	189	+ 47
Kidney Disease	6	226	8	192	+ 35
Violence	7	203	22	60	+ 142
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	199	4	651	- 452
Congenital Anomalies	9	172	14	144	+ 29
Birth Trauma	10	151	7	238	- 87
War	11	105	67	0	+ 105
Hypertension	12	88	12	156	- 68
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	87	18	84	+ 3
Other Injuries	14	79	20	76	+ 3
Lung Cancers	15	77	17	87	- 10
Liver Disease	16	76	10	162	- 86
Breast Cancer	17	64	30	38	+ 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	57	5	285	- 228
Suicide	19	51	27	48	+ 3
Lung Disease	20	48	6	283	- 235
Leukemia	21	47	32	34	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	22	43	33	32	+ 10
Asthma	23	33	15	123	- 90
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	30	26	54	- 24
Tuberculosis	25	29	1	1,139	- 1,110
Lymphomas	26	29	34	32	- 3
Maternal Conditions	27	28	23	60	- 32
Stomach Cancer	28	28	35	31	- 3
Fires	29	27	43	15	+ 12
Falls	30	25	21	62	- 37
Parkinson's Disease	31	24	39	26	- 2
Drownings	32	24	19	84	- 60
Pertussis	33	23	24	59	- 36
Bladder Cancer	34	22	49	12	+ 11
Liver Cancer	35	20	28	45	- 25
Pancreas Cancer	36	19	45	14	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	37	17	38	26	- 9
Drug Use	38	16	58	3	+ 13
Oral Cancer	39	15	29	44	- 29
Encephalitis	40	14	42	16	- 3
Ovary Cancer	41	13	41	18	- 5
Meningitis	42	13	31	38	- 24
Skin Cancers	43	12	55	5	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	10	40	25	- 15
Epilepsy	45	9	51	8	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	46	6	53	5	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	47	6	47	13	- 7
Cervical Cancer	48	6	37	28	- 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	6	16	96	- 90
Syphilis	50	5	48	12	- 8
Tetanus	51	4	44	14	- 10
Poisonings	52	3	54	5	- 1
Malnutrition	53	3	25	56	- 53
Uterin Cancer	54	2	50	9	- 7
Measles	55	2	68	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	56	2	59	2	- 0
Skin Disease	57	2	46	13	- 11
Alcohol	58	1	52	5	- 4
Schistosomiasis	59	1	73	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	63	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	61	1	60	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	62	1	72	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	61	1	- 0
Appendicitis	64	1	57	4	- 4
Upper Respiratory	65	0	62	1	- 1
Diphtheria	66	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	64	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	36	30	- 30
Malaria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	56	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TIMOR-LESTE

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.