IRAQ VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,290	1	36,594	- 18,304
Stroke	2	10,953	2	20,793	- 9,839
Road Traffic Accidents	3	6,467	3	10,726	- 4,260
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,341	4	7,395	- 1,054
Hypertension	5	5,768	12	2,451	+ 3,318
Kidney Disease	6	5,627	6	6,323	- 696
Lung Cancers	7	3,987	15	2,162	+ 1,825
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,531	8	5,551	- 2,020
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,519	9	4,812	- 1,293
Low Birth Weight	10	3,228	5	6,573	- 3,345
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,660	13	2,429	+ 231
Breast Cancer	12	2,583	17	1,783	+ 800
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,322	24	852	+ 1,470
Liver Disease	14	1,859	16	2,127	- 269
Lung Disease	15	1,672	20	1,329	+ 343
Leukemia	16	1,392	21	1,315	+ 77
Stomach Cancer	17	1,375	28	771	+ 604
Lymphomas	18	1,218	26	811	+ 407
Other Injuries	19	1,106	14	2,212	- 1,106
Birth Trauma	20	1,020	10	4,223	- 3,203
Violence	21	1,013	7	5,658	- 4,645
Pancreas Cancer	22	924	36	530	+ 394
Bladder Cancer	23	801	34	628	+ 173
Falls	24	718	30	709	+ 9
Liver Cancer	25	700	35	555	+ 145
Endocrine Disorders	26	679	37	462	+ 216
Parkinson's Disease	27	637	31	658	- 21
Suicide	28	622	19	1,418	- 795
Fires	29	575	29	742	- 166
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	573	18	1,578	- 1,005
Oral Cancer	31	538	39	410	+ 128
Ovary Cancer	32	524	41	376	+ 149
Prostate Cancer	33	493	47	171	+ 323
Drug Use	34	432	38	441	- 8
Asthma	35	431	23	914	- 482
Drownings	36	403	32	658	- 255
Meningitis	37	295	42	372	- 77
Inflammatory/Heart	38	280	22	1,190	- 910
Uterin Cancer	39	280	54	61	+ 219
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	251	49	159	+ 92
Cervical Cancer	41	240	48	162	+ 77
Oesophagus Cancer	42	238	46	173	+ 65
Pertussis	43	206	33	636	- 430
Maternal Conditions	44	198	27	780	- 582
Syphilis	45	195	50	137	+ 58
Epilepsy	46	184	45	253	- 68
Poisonings	47	176	52	95	+ 81
Skin Disease	48	159	57	49	+ 110
Skin Cancers	49	142	43	339	- 196
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	84	44	283	- 198
Malnutrition	51	56	53	92	- 35
Encephalitis	52	51	40	378	- 327
Tuberculosis	53	46	25	821	- 776
Multiple Sclerosis	54	45	60	30	+ 14
Alcohol	55	40	58	40	- 0
Tetanus	56	40	51	111	- 71
Other Neoplasms	57	35	61	26	+ 9
Appendicitis	58	29	64	15	+ 14
War	59	23	11	2,942	- 2,919
Hepatitis B	60	16	56	57	- 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	15	63	21	- 6
Schistosomiasis	62	10	59	37	- 27
HIV/AIDS	63	8	72	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	64	5	68	1	+ 4
Measles	65	3	55	59	- 56
Leishmaniasis	66	1	62	22	- 21
Diphtheria	67	1	66	4	- 3
Ascariasis	68	1	67	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	69	1	65	6	- 5
Chlamydia	70	0	69	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.