UGANDA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,854	9	8,784	+ 34,070
Stroke	2	24,350	6	11,181	+ 13,169
Road Traffic Accidents	3	12,561	4	13,012	- 451
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,660	14	4,794	+ 3,866
Low Birth Weight	5	7,697	8	9,673	- 1,976
Kidney Disease	6	7,404	19	3,168	+ 4,236
Violence	7	6,626	12	6,175	+ 451
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,500	2	18,865	- 12,364
Congenital Anomalies	9	5,635	11	6,641	- 1,006
Birth Trauma	10	4,945	7	10,405	- 5,459
War	11	3,445	63	88	+ 3,358
Hypertension	12	2,870	21	3,120	- 250
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	2,845	30	1,286	+ 1,558
Other Injuries	14	2,590	20	3,130	- 539
Lung Cancers	15	2,532	46	441	+ 2,091
Liver Disease	16	2,491	13	5,122	- 2,631
Breast Cancer	17	2,088	32	1,128	+ 960
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,848	5	12,103	- 10,255
Suicide	19	1,660	24	2,033	- 373
Lung Disease	20	1,556	22	3,051	- 1,494
Leukemia	21	1,540	42	599	+ 941
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,394	37	859	+ 535
Asthma	23	1,070	27	1,745	- 675
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	997	35	919	+ 79
Tuberculosis	25	962	10	7,255	- 6,293
Lymphomas	26	950	26	1,762	- 812
Maternal Conditions	27	913	17	3,641	- 2,728
Stomach Cancer	28	903	45	515	+ 388
Fires	29	869	36	872	- 3
Falls	30	830	33	1,127	- 296
Parkinson's Disease	31	770	48	351	+ 419
Drownings	32	770	31	1,238	- 467
Pertussis	33	744	25	1,909	- 1,165
Bladder Cancer	34	735	59	181	+ 555
Liver Cancer	35	650	29	1,522	- 873
Pancreas Cancer	36	621	47	358	+ 263
Endocrine Disorders	37	541	38	761	- 220
Drug Use	38	516	57	233	+ 283
Oral Cancer	39	480	40	731	- 251
Encephalitis	40	443	62	122	+ 321
Ovary Cancer	41	440	44	519	- 79
Meningitis	42	436	16	3,718	- 3,282
Skin Cancers	43	397	49	349	+ 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	331	50	348	- 17
Epilepsy	45	296	43	599	- 303
Oesophagus Cancer	46	202	28	1,674	- 1,472
Prostate Cancer	47	200	34	950	- 750
Cervical Cancer	48	190	15	4,378	- 4,188
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	186	41	687	- 500
Syphilis	50	160	23	2,235	- 2,075
Tetanus	51	130	53	271	- 141
Poisonings	52	112	39	745	- 634
Malnutrition	53	107	18	3,317	- 3,210
Uterin Cancer	54	72	56	234	- 162
Measles	55	69	51	343	- 274
Hepatitis B	56	66	61	123	- 57
Skin Disease	57	58	55	242	- 185
Alcohol	58	47	54	256	- 210
Schistosomiasis	59	44	52	286	- 242
Multiple Sclerosis	60	36	69	16	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	61	30	66	37	- 7
Leishmaniasis	62	26	68	28	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	25	64	55	- 30
Appendicitis	64	18	58	211	- 193
Upper Respiratory	65	7	60	144	- 137
Diphtheria	66	5	72	11	- 6
Ascariasis	67	2	70	16	- 14
Hepatitis C	68	2	67	30	- 29
Chlamydia	69	1	73	6	- 5
Otitis Media	70	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	1	21,188	- 21,188
Malaria	73	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

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.