IRAQ VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	21,410	25	821	+ 20,589
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,842	8	5,551	+ 15,291
Measles	3	19,770	55	59	+ 19,712
Malaria	4	18,790	73	0	+ 18,790
Road Traffic Accidents	5	14,864	3	10,726	+ 4,137
HIV/AIDS	6	14,853	72	0	+ 14,853
Coronary Heart Disease	7	14,587	1	36,594	- 22,007
Low Birth Weight	8	12,785	5	6,573	+ 6,212
Birth Trauma	9	12,395	10	4,223	+ 8,172
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	12,320	18	1,578	+ 10,742
Stroke	11	12,215	2	20,793	- 8,578
Maternal Conditions	12	6,731	27	780	+ 5,951
Liver Disease	13	6,644	16	2,127	+ 4,517
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,448	9	4,812	+ 1,636
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,031	4	7,395	- 2,364
Kidney Disease	16	4,710	6	6,323	- 1,613
Meningitis	17	4,272	42	372	+ 3,900
Violence	18	3,691	7	5,658	- 1,967
Cervical Cancer	19	3,666	48	162	+ 3,503
Liver Cancer	20	3,399	35	555	+ 2,845
Syphilis	21	3,051	50	137	+ 2,915
Other Injuries	22	2,943	14	2,212	+ 731
Hypertension	23	2,869	12	2,451	+ 418
Malnutrition	24	2,735	53	92	+ 2,644
Prostate Cancer	25	2,302	47	171	+ 2,131
Lung Disease	26	2,272	20	1,329	+ 943
Breast Cancer	27	1,900	17	1,783	+ 117
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,900	37	462	+ 1,437
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,816	13	2,429	- 613
Suicide	30	1,699	19	1,418	+ 282
Asthma	31	1,544	23	914	+ 631
Pertussis	32	1,527	33	636	+ 892
Falls	33	1,203	30	709	+ 494
Fires	34	1,186	29	742	+ 445
Drownings	35	982	32	658	+ 324
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	976	49	159	+ 817
Stomach Cancer	37	941	28	771	+ 170
Inflammatory/Heart	38	892	22	1,190	- 298
Lymphomas	39	724	26	811	- 88
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	693	24	852	- 158
Poisonings	41	633	52	95	+ 538
Epilepsy	42	626	45	253	+ 373
Parkinson's Disease	43	559	31	658	- 99
Lung Cancers	44	510	15	2,162	- 1,652
Schistosomiasis	45	398	59	37	+ 361
Skin Cancers	46	395	43	339	+ 57
Ovary Cancer	47	390	41	376	+ 14
Oral Cancer	48	388	39	410	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	387	44	283	+ 105
Drug Use	50	328	38	441	- 113
Skin Disease	51	319	57	49	+ 270
Hepatitis B	52	302	56	57	+ 246
Pancreas Cancer	53	292	36	530	- 238
Tetanus	54	241	51	111	+ 130
Uterin Cancer	55	220	54	61	+ 159
Encephalitis	56	213	40	378	- 166
Alcohol	57	197	58	40	+ 157
Leukemia	58	179	21	1,315	- 1,136
Bladder Cancer	59	147	34	628	- 481
Oesophagus Cancer	60	120	46	173	- 53
Appendicitis	61	96	64	15	+ 81
Other Neoplasms	62	44	61	26	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	63	33	60	30	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	31	63	21	+ 10
Hepatitis C	65	29	68	1	+ 28
Ascariasis	66	29	67	2	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	67	21	65	6	+ 15
Diphtheria	68	7	66	4	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	4	69	1	+ 3
War	70	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	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

Liberia

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.