VIET NAM VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	91,963	2	91,939	+ 25
Stroke	2	52,253	1	159,032	- 106,779
Road Traffic Accidents	3	26,956	5	29,475	- 2,519
Diabetes Mellitus	4	18,584	4	33,860	- 15,276
Low Birth Weight	5	16,518	19	7,132	+ 9,386
Kidney Disease	6	15,890	8	25,251	- 9,362
Violence	7	14,219	36	1,785	+ 12,434
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	13,950	7	27,836	- 13,887
Congenital Anomalies	9	12,093	21	7,064	+ 5,029
Birth Trauma	10	10,613	32	2,340	+ 8,273
War	11	7,394	65	34	+ 7,360
Hypertension	12	6,159	12	19,880	- 13,721
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	6,105	6	29,307	- 23,202
Other Injuries	14	5,559	23	5,539	+ 20
Lung Cancers	15	5,433	11	21,294	- 15,861
Liver Disease	16	5,346	10	23,900	- 18,554
Breast Cancer	17	4,481	22	6,187	- 1,707
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	3,966	29	4,390	- 424
Suicide	19	3,563	18	7,249	- 3,686
Lung Disease	20	3,340	3	35,875	- 32,535
Leukemia	21	3,305	28	4,899	- 1,594
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,991	24	5,357	- 2,366
Asthma	23	2,296	17	8,150	- 5,854
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,140	16	8,258	- 6,118
Tuberculosis	25	2,064	15	9,446	- 7,382
Lymphomas	26	2,039	30	2,964	- 926
Maternal Conditions	27	1,959	49	773	+ 1,186
Stomach Cancer	28	1,937	14	15,134	- 13,197
Fires	29	1,864	52	595	+ 1,270
Falls	30	1,781	13	15,427	- 13,645
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,653	25	5,338	- 3,685
Drownings	32	1,653	26	5,097	- 3,444
Pertussis	33	1,598	50	705	+ 893
Bladder Cancer	34	1,578	45	896	+ 682
Liver Cancer	35	1,394	9	24,995	- 23,600
Pancreas Cancer	36	1,332	44	929	+ 403
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,162	34	2,082	- 921
Drug Use	38	1,107	41	1,366	- 258
Oral Cancer	39	1,031	20	7,088	- 6,057
Encephalitis	40	951	39	1,558	- 608
Ovary Cancer	41	944	47	864	+ 80
Meningitis	42	936	51	624	+ 311
Skin Cancers	43	851	54	467	+ 384
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	711	38	1,708	- 998
Epilepsy	45	635	53	583	+ 52
Oesophagus Cancer	46	434	33	2,265	- 1,830
Prostate Cancer	47	429	35	1,911	- 1,483
Cervical Cancer	48	408	31	2,391	- 1,983
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	400	43	957	- 557
Syphilis	50	344	56	328	+ 16
Tetanus	51	279	58	286	- 7
Poisonings	52	239	48	832	- 593
Malnutrition	53	230	63	120	+ 110
Uterin Cancer	54	154	42	1,159	- 1,005
Measles	55	148	37	1,780	- 1,632
Hepatitis B	56	143	55	379	- 236
Skin Disease	57	124	40	1,515	- 1,392
Alcohol	58	100	46	867	- 767
Schistosomiasis	59	93	77	0	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	60	76	61	135	- 59
Other Neoplasms	61	64	57	325	- 260
Leishmaniasis	62	56	78	0	+ 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	53	59	224	- 170
Appendicitis	64	38	60	201	- 163
Upper Respiratory	65	15	66	34	- 19
Diphtheria	66	10	69	3	+ 6
Ascariasis	67	4	68	9	- 5
Hepatitis C	68	3	64	78	- 75
Chlamydia	69	2	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	27	4,993	- 4,993
Malaria	73	0	67	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	62	127	- 127
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

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.