IRAQ VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,898	1	36,594	+ 27,304
Stroke	2	59,751	2	20,793	+ 38,958
Diabetes Mellitus	3	55,403	4	7,395	+ 48,008
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	20,376	8	5,551	+ 14,825
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	19,648	18	1,578	+ 18,070
Asthma	6	17,110	23	914	+ 16,196
Tuberculosis	7	15,594	25	821	+ 14,773
Kidney Disease	8	15,248	6	6,323	+ 8,925
Suicide	9	12,014	19	1,418	+ 10,596
Lung Disease	10	11,618	20	1,329	+ 10,289
Cervical Cancer	11	10,963	48	162	+ 10,800
Liver Disease	12	10,820	16	2,127	+ 8,693
Low Birth Weight	13	9,886	5	6,573	+ 3,314
Birth Trauma	14	8,341	10	4,223	+ 4,118
Congenital Anomalies	15	8,316	9	4,812	+ 3,504
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	6,648	44	283	+ 6,365
Malnutrition	17	5,400	53	92	+ 5,309
Breast Cancer	18	5,387	17	1,783	+ 3,604
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	5,148	49	159	+ 4,989
Lung Cancers	20	5,049	15	2,162	+ 2,887
Hypertension	21	4,916	12	2,451	+ 2,465
Meningitis	22	4,882	42	372	+ 4,510
Stomach Cancer	23	4,187	28	771	+ 3,416
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	3,943	13	2,429	+ 1,514
Other Injuries	25	3,768	14	2,212	+ 1,556
Oral Cancer	26	3,757	39	410	+ 3,347
Liver Cancer	27	3,353	35	555	+ 2,798
Drownings	28	3,320	32	658	+ 2,662
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,722	22	1,190	+ 1,532
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,607	37	462	+ 2,145
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,543	24	852	+ 1,691
Pertussis	32	2,303	33	636	+ 1,667
Parkinson's Disease	33	2,162	31	658	+ 1,504
Violence	34	2,049	7	5,658	- 3,609
Maternal Conditions	35	2,047	27	780	+ 1,267
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,987	46	173	+ 1,815
Syphilis	37	1,603	50	137	+ 1,466
Epilepsy	38	1,593	45	253	+ 1,340
Leukemia	39	1,488	21	1,315	+ 173
Skin Disease	40	1,430	57	49	+ 1,381
Lymphomas	41	1,130	26	811	+ 319
Falls	42	1,127	30	709	+ 418
Poisonings	43	1,119	52	95	+ 1,024
Prostate Cancer	44	972	47	171	+ 801
Road Traffic Accidents	45	818	3	10,726	- 9,909
Uterin Cancer	46	748	54	61	+ 687
Fires	47	737	29	742	- 4
Hepatitis B	48	701	56	57	+ 644
Pancreas Cancer	49	686	36	530	+ 156
Ovary Cancer	50	409	41	376	+ 34
Bladder Cancer	51	348	34	628	- 280
Appendicitis	52	294	64	15	+ 279
Encephalitis	53	258	40	378	- 120
Alcohol	54	232	58	40	+ 192
Tetanus	55	162	51	111	+ 51
Skin Cancers	56	156	43	339	- 183
Drug Use	57	146	38	441	- 295
Other Neoplasms	58	112	61	26	+ 86
Dengue	59	96	77	0	+ 96
Upper Respiratory	60	96	65	6	+ 90
Multiple Sclerosis	61	65	60	30	+ 35
Hepatitis C	62	59	68	1	+ 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	39	63	21	+ 18
Ascariasis	64	23	67	2	+ 21
Diphtheria	65	19	66	4	+ 15
Chlamydia	66	13	69	1	+ 12
War	67	8	11	2,942	- 2,935
Measles	68	5	55	59	- 54
Otitis Media	69	3	70	0	+ 3
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	22	- 22
Malaria	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	59	37	- 37
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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	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.