VENEZUELA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,174	1	26,905	+ 268
Stroke	2	15,440	3	12,133	+ 3,307
Road Traffic Accidents	3	7,965	5	11,127	- 3,162
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,491	4	11,176	- 5,685
Low Birth Weight	5	4,881	12	3,088	+ 1,793
Kidney Disease	6	4,695	8	5,932	- 1,237
Violence	7	4,202	2	18,132	- 13,930
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,122	7	7,188	- 3,066
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,573	14	2,846	+ 728
Birth Trauma	10	3,136	24	1,087	+ 2,049
War	11	2,185	51	185	+ 2,000
Hypertension	12	1,820	9	5,195	- 3,375
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,804	35	572	+ 1,232
Other Injuries	14	1,643	21	1,693	- 51
Lung Cancers	15	1,605	11	3,900	- 2,294
Liver Disease	16	1,580	16	2,340	- 761
Breast Cancer	17	1,324	15	2,563	- 1,239
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,172	22	1,359	- 187
Suicide	19	1,053	34	585	+ 468
Lung Disease	20	987	10	5,150	- 4,163
Leukemia	21	977	27	1,007	- 31
Inflammatory/Heart	22	884	33	599	+ 285
Asthma	23	678	46	311	+ 367
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	632	19	2,037	- 1,405
Tuberculosis	25	610	31	748	- 138
Lymphomas	26	602	23	1,248	- 645
Maternal Conditions	27	579	39	422	+ 157
Stomach Cancer	28	572	17	2,175	- 1,603
Fires	29	551	54	144	+ 406
Falls	30	526	28	865	- 339
Parkinson's Disease	31	489	48	252	+ 237
Drownings	32	488	43	388	+ 100
Pertussis	33	472	64	26	+ 447
Bladder Cancer	34	466	45	365	+ 102
Liver Cancer	35	412	26	1,029	- 617
Pancreas Cancer	36	394	25	1,082	- 688
Endocrine Disorders	37	343	30	760	- 417
Drug Use	38	327	50	225	+ 102
Oral Cancer	39	305	38	544	- 240
Encephalitis	40	281	61	37	+ 244
Ovary Cancer	41	279	36	563	- 284
Meningitis	42	276	49	251	+ 26
Skin Cancers	43	252	37	553	- 302
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	210	57	80	+ 130
Epilepsy	45	188	41	411	- 223
Oesophagus Cancer	46	128	44	370	- 241
Prostate Cancer	47	127	13	2,848	- 2,722
Cervical Cancer	48	120	20	1,986	- 1,866
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	118	40	418	- 300
Syphilis	50	102	67	15	+ 86
Tetanus	51	82	68	8	+ 75
Poisonings	52	71	58	68	+ 3
Malnutrition	53	68	32	629	- 561
Uterin Cancer	54	45	47	309	- 264
Measles	55	44	79	0	+ 44
Hepatitis B	56	42	63	30	+ 12
Skin Disease	57	37	66	18	+ 19
Alcohol	58	29	62	34	- 5
Schistosomiasis	59	28	76	1	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	60	23	60	51	- 28
Other Neoplasms	61	19	18	2,167	- 2,148
Leishmaniasis	62	16	73	3	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	16	52	180	- 164
Appendicitis	64	11	56	98	- 86
Upper Respiratory	65	4	74	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	66	3	78	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	1	70	5	- 4
Hepatitis C	68	1	65	21	- 20
Chlamydia	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	71	4	- 4
HIV/AIDS	72	0	6	7,490	- 7,490
Malaria	73	0	42	402	- 402
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	29	826	- 826
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	59	65	- 65
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	81	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	69	6	- 6
Anemia	85	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Iraq

Venezuela

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.