YEMEN VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,948	1	30,158	- 2,210
Stroke	2	15,880	2	13,570	+ 2,310
Road Traffic Accidents	3	8,192	6	8,561	- 369
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,648	19	1,794	+ 3,853
Low Birth Weight	5	5,020	5	8,810	- 3,790
Kidney Disease	6	4,829	15	2,679	+ 2,150
Violence	7	4,321	14	2,839	+ 1,482
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,239	4	11,978	- 7,739
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,675	10	4,291	- 616
Birth Trauma	10	3,225	7	5,939	- 2,714
War	11	2,247	3	12,915	- 10,668
Hypertension	12	1,872	8	5,293	- 3,422
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,855	22	1,405	+ 450
Other Injuries	14	1,689	16	2,225	- 536
Lung Cancers	15	1,651	41	569	+ 1,082
Liver Disease	16	1,625	13	2,891	- 1,267
Breast Cancer	17	1,362	26	1,134	+ 228
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,205	9	4,372	- 3,166
Suicide	19	1,083	21	1,699	- 616
Lung Disease	20	1,015	11	3,196	- 2,181
Leukemia	21	1,004	34	776	+ 228
Inflammatory/Heart	22	909	40	585	+ 324
Asthma	23	698	17	2,106	- 1,408
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	650	30	913	- 263
Tuberculosis	25	627	18	1,899	- 1,272
Lymphomas	26	620	45	433	+ 187
Maternal Conditions	27	595	32	890	- 294
Stomach Cancer	28	589	31	902	- 314
Fires	29	567	29	991	- 424
Falls	30	541	24	1,170	- 628
Parkinson's Disease	31	502	49	362	+ 141
Drownings	32	502	25	1,142	- 640
Pertussis	33	486	23	1,239	- 754
Bladder Cancer	34	480	55	160	+ 319
Liver Cancer	35	424	39	609	- 185
Pancreas Cancer	36	405	51	283	+ 122
Endocrine Disorders	37	353	36	738	- 385
Drug Use	38	336	38	613	- 276
Oral Cancer	39	313	42	547	- 234
Encephalitis	40	289	48	369	- 80
Ovary Cancer	41	287	52	188	+ 99
Meningitis	42	284	28	1,018	- 734
Skin Cancers	43	259	58	100	+ 159
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	216	37	707	- 491
Epilepsy	45	193	43	539	- 346
Oesophagus Cancer	46	132	35	765	- 633
Prostate Cancer	47	130	63	39	+ 91
Cervical Cancer	48	124	57	119	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	121	33	833	- 712
Syphilis	50	105	53	175	- 71
Tetanus	51	85	47	395	- 310
Poisonings	52	73	44	532	- 459
Malnutrition	53	70	27	1,058	- 988
Uterin Cancer	54	47	69	5	+ 42
Measles	55	45	12	3,019	- 2,974
Hepatitis B	56	43	50	299	- 256
Skin Disease	57	38	61	44	- 6
Alcohol	58	30	59	78	- 48
Schistosomiasis	59	28	56	124	- 95
Multiple Sclerosis	60	23	62	42	- 18
Other Neoplasms	61	20	64	21	- 1
Leishmaniasis	62	17	71	2	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	16	66	14	+ 2
Appendicitis	64	12	54	162	- 150
Upper Respiratory	65	5	70	5	- 0
Diphtheria	66	3	67	14	- 11
Ascariasis	67	1	65	17	- 16
Hepatitis C	68	1	68	8	- 7
Chlamydia	69	0	72	1	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	46	396	- 396
Malaria	73	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	60	71	- 71
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	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 YEMEN

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.