ZAMBIA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,086	10	4,432	+ 13,654
Stroke	2	10,276	3	7,948	+ 2,328
Road Traffic Accidents	3	5,301	11	3,654	+ 1,647
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,655	14	2,395	+ 1,260
Low Birth Weight	5	3,249	8	4,857	- 1,608
Kidney Disease	6	3,125	18	1,760	+ 1,365
Violence	7	2,796	23	1,153	+ 1,643
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,743	2	9,517	- 6,773
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,378	12	3,146	- 768
Birth Trauma	10	2,087	7	5,062	- 2,974
War	11	1,454	69	6	+ 1,448
Hypertension	12	1,211	13	2,616	- 1,405
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,201	29	590	+ 611
Other Injuries	14	1,093	19	1,729	- 635
Lung Cancers	15	1,068	41	226	+ 843
Liver Disease	16	1,051	9	4,501	- 3,449
Breast Cancer	17	881	35	366	+ 515
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	780	5	6,275	- 5,495
Suicide	19	701	20	1,303	- 602
Lung Disease	20	657	21	1,273	- 616
Leukemia	21	650	39	261	+ 389
Inflammatory/Heart	22	588	33	501	+ 87
Asthma	23	452	26	741	- 289
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	421	43	203	+ 218
Tuberculosis	25	406	6	5,941	- 5,535
Lymphomas	26	401	31	548	- 147
Maternal Conditions	27	385	22	1,188	- 803
Stomach Cancer	28	381	42	206	+ 174
Fires	29	367	32	546	- 180
Falls	30	350	28	596	- 246
Parkinson's Disease	31	325	47	164	+ 161
Drownings	32	325	27	689	- 364
Pertussis	33	314	25	743	- 428
Bladder Cancer	34	310	50	132	+ 179
Liver Cancer	35	274	46	177	+ 97
Pancreas Cancer	36	262	62	42	+ 220
Endocrine Disorders	37	228	37	354	- 125
Drug Use	38	218	53	122	+ 95
Oral Cancer	39	203	48	155	+ 48
Encephalitis	40	187	59	70	+ 117
Ovary Cancer	41	186	57	82	+ 103
Meningitis	42	184	16	1,976	- 1,792
Skin Cancers	43	167	54	108	+ 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	140	45	190	- 50
Epilepsy	45	125	38	332	- 207
Oesophagus Cancer	46	85	36	359	- 273
Prostate Cancer	47	84	30	561	- 477
Cervical Cancer	48	80	17	1,799	- 1,718
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	79	40	246	- 167
Syphilis	50	68	24	885	- 817
Tetanus	51	55	44	190	- 135
Poisonings	52	47	34	456	- 409
Malnutrition	53	45	15	2,303	- 2,257
Uterin Cancer	54	30	64	30	+ 0
Measles	55	29	61	48	- 19
Hepatitis B	56	28	55	104	- 76
Skin Disease	57	24	52	126	- 102
Alcohol	58	20	49	140	- 120
Schistosomiasis	59	18	51	128	- 110
Multiple Sclerosis	60	15	67	13	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	61	13	65	20	- 7
Leishmaniasis	62	11	58	72	- 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	10	63	30	- 19
Appendicitis	64	7	56	84	- 76
Upper Respiratory	65	3	60	68	- 65
Diphtheria	66	2	73	3	- 1
Ascariasis	67	1	68	9	- 8
Hepatitis C	68	1	66	18	- 17
Chlamydia	69	0	71	3	- 3
Otitis Media	70	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	1	17,234	- 17,234
Malaria	73	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	72	3	- 3
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	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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.