IRAQ VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	35,987	2	20,793	+ 15,195
Diabetes Mellitus	2	30,955	4	7,395	+ 23,560
Coronary Heart Disease	3	25,723	1	36,594	- 10,871
Violence	4	22,121	7	5,658	+ 16,463
Prostate Cancer	5	13,166	47	171	+ 12,995
Kidney Disease	6	11,818	6	6,323	+ 5,496
HIV/AIDS	7	11,286	72	0	+ 11,286
Hypertension	8	9,698	12	2,451	+ 7,247
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	8,753	13	2,429	+ 6,324
Lung Cancers	10	7,041	15	2,162	+ 4,879
Lung Disease	11	6,735	20	1,329	+ 5,406
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,618	3	10,726	- 4,108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	6,504	24	852	+ 5,652
Breast Cancer	14	6,159	17	1,783	+ 4,376
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	5,856	8	5,551	+ 305
Cervical Cancer	16	5,334	48	162	+ 5,172
Lymphomas	17	3,739	26	811	+ 2,928
Low Birth Weight	18	3,586	5	6,573	- 2,987
Stomach Cancer	19	3,436	28	771	+ 2,665
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,628	37	462	+ 2,165
Liver Disease	21	2,307	16	2,127	+ 180
Skin Disease	22	2,166	57	49	+ 2,117
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,068	9	4,812	- 2,744
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,987	22	1,190	+ 797
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,974	31	658	+ 1,317
Leukemia	26	1,920	21	1,315	+ 605
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,767	36	530	+ 1,237
Uterin Cancer	28	1,581	54	61	+ 1,520
Liver Cancer	29	1,507	35	555	+ 952
Ovary Cancer	30	1,445	41	376	+ 1,070
Other Injuries	31	1,353	14	2,212	- 859
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,228	49	159	+ 1,069
Falls	33	1,222	30	709	+ 514
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,099	46	173	+ 927
Suicide	35	1,045	19	1,418	- 372
Asthma	36	972	23	914	+ 59
Birth Trauma	37	969	10	4,223	- 3,254
Bladder Cancer	38	888	34	628	+ 260
Oral Cancer	39	876	39	410	+ 465
Malnutrition	40	711	53	92	+ 620
Epilepsy	41	683	45	253	+ 430
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	516	18	1,578	- 1,062
Maternal Conditions	43	515	27	780	- 264
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	397	44	283	+ 114
Other Neoplasms	45	277	61	26	+ 251
Fires	46	232	29	742	- 510
Meningitis	47	231	42	372	- 141
Drug Use	48	195	38	441	- 246
Encephalitis	49	194	40	378	- 184
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	169	63	21	+ 147
Drownings	51	153	32	658	- 505
Skin Cancers	52	149	43	339	- 189
Appendicitis	53	135	64	15	+ 120
Tuberculosis	54	115	25	821	- 706
Alcohol	55	111	58	40	+ 72
Multiple Sclerosis	56	50	60	30	+ 20
Poisonings	57	35	52	95	- 61
Dengue	58	16	77	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	59	14	56	57	- 43
Syphilis	60	11	50	137	- 126
War	61	8	11	2,942	- 2,935
Chlamydia	62	5	69	1	+ 5
Tetanus	63	4	51	111	- 107
Hepatitis C	64	2	68	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	2	65	6	- 4
Ascariasis	66	1	67	2	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	33	636	- 636
Diphtheria	68	0	66	4	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	62	22	- 22
Malaria	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	55	59	- 59
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Jamaica

Iraq

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.