TURKEY VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,147	1	85,905	- 12,758
Stroke	2	41,562	2	44,006	- 2,444
Road Traffic Accidents	3	21,440	16	5,573	+ 15,867
Diabetes Mellitus	4	14,782	5	17,900	- 3,118
Low Birth Weight	5	13,138	24	3,478	+ 9,660
Kidney Disease	6	12,638	7	17,021	- 4,383
Violence	7	11,310	23	4,010	+ 7,299
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,095	9	12,845	- 1,750
Congenital Anomalies	9	9,618	17	4,966	+ 4,652
Birth Trauma	10	8,441	41	720	+ 7,721
War	11	5,881	49	318	+ 5,563
Hypertension	12	4,899	8	14,763	- 9,864
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	4,856	6	17,308	- 12,452
Other Injuries	14	4,422	30	1,678	+ 2,744
Lung Cancers	15	4,321	3	35,070	- 30,749
Liver Disease	16	4,252	13	6,340	- 2,088
Breast Cancer	17	3,564	14	5,643	- 2,079
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	3,155	40	741	+ 2,414
Suicide	19	2,834	29	2,003	+ 830
Lung Disease	20	2,657	4	25,088	- 22,432
Leukemia	21	2,629	18	4,870	- 2,241
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,379	31	1,632	+ 747
Asthma	23	1,826	27	2,434	- 608
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,702	10	10,606	- 8,904
Tuberculosis	25	1,641	50	303	+ 1,338
Lymphomas	26	1,622	19	4,849	- 3,227
Maternal Conditions	27	1,558	57	109	+ 1,449
Stomach Cancer	28	1,540	11	10,333	- 8,792
Fires	29	1,483	47	343	+ 1,140
Falls	30	1,417	22	4,373	- 2,956
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,315	25	3,439	- 2,124
Drownings	32	1,315	44	549	+ 766
Pertussis	33	1,271	58	103	+ 1,168
Bladder Cancer	34	1,255	21	4,485	- 3,230
Liver Cancer	35	1,109	20	4,542	- 3,433
Pancreas Cancer	36	1,060	12	6,882	- 5,823
Endocrine Disorders	37	924	26	2,612	- 1,688
Drug Use	38	881	38	972	- 92
Oral Cancer	39	820	35	1,305	- 485
Encephalitis	40	756	54	184	+ 572
Ovary Cancer	41	751	28	2,287	- 1,536
Meningitis	42	744	51	274	+ 470
Skin Cancers	43	677	32	1,548	- 871
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	565	45	452	+ 114
Epilepsy	45	505	36	1,147	- 642
Oesophagus Cancer	46	346	33	1,321	- 976
Prostate Cancer	47	341	15	5,608	- 5,267
Cervical Cancer	48	324	34	1,311	- 987
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	318	39	789	- 472
Syphilis	50	274	61	50	+ 223
Tetanus	51	222	64	12	+ 210
Poisonings	52	190	46	369	- 179
Malnutrition	53	183	43	588	- 405
Uterin Cancer	54	122	37	1,090	- 968
Measles	55	118	65	6	+ 111
Hepatitis B	56	113	60	72	+ 41
Skin Disease	57	98	48	324	- 226
Alcohol	58	79	55	182	- 103
Schistosomiasis	59	74	62	33	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	60	61	56	169	- 108
Other Neoplasms	61	51	42	646	- 595
Leishmaniasis	62	44	68	2	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	42	52	237	- 195
Appendicitis	64	30	59	93	- 63
Upper Respiratory	65	12	66	5	+ 7
Diphtheria	66	8	71	1	+ 7
Ascariasis	67	3	70	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	68	3	63	19	- 16
Chlamydia	69	1	69	2	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	53	204	- 204
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

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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.