IRAQ VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	245,460	1	36,594	+ 208,866
Stroke	2	90,360	2	20,793	+ 69,567
Lung Cancers	3	21,276	15	2,162	+ 19,114
Hypertension	4	20,641	12	2,451	+ 18,191
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	17,193	24	852	+ 16,341
Suicide	6	11,552	19	1,418	+ 10,135
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,475	8	5,551	+ 4,924
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	10,391	13	2,429	+ 7,962
Liver Disease	9	10,304	16	2,127	+ 8,177
Stomach Cancer	10	10,235	28	771	+ 9,464
Breast Cancer	11	10,071	17	1,783	+ 8,288
Prostate Cancer	12	9,574	47	171	+ 9,403
Pancreas Cancer	13	9,254	36	530	+ 8,724
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,408	4	7,395	+ 1,013
Falls	15	8,295	30	709	+ 7,586
Lung Disease	16	8,214	20	1,329	+ 6,885
Inflammatory/Heart	17	7,750	22	1,190	+ 6,559
Other Injuries	18	6,653	14	2,212	+ 4,441
Kidney Disease	19	5,954	6	6,323	- 369
Oral Cancer	20	5,412	39	410	+ 5,002
Lymphomas	21	5,147	26	811	+ 4,336
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	5,007	49	159	+ 4,848
Bladder Cancer	23	4,682	34	628	+ 4,054
Leukemia	24	4,544	21	1,315	+ 3,229
Liver Cancer	25	3,825	35	555	+ 3,270
Ovary Cancer	26	3,734	41	376	+ 3,358
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,595	3	10,726	- 7,131
Cervical Cancer	28	3,591	48	162	+ 3,429
Parkinson's Disease	29	3,560	31	658	+ 2,902
Oesophagus Cancer	30	3,503	46	173	+ 3,330
Other Neoplasms	31	3,394	61	26	+ 3,368
Skin Cancers	32	3,148	43	339	+ 2,809
Alcohol	33	3,068	58	40	+ 3,029
Uterin Cancer	34	2,551	54	61	+ 2,490
Drownings	35	2,401	32	658	+ 1,743
Violence	36	2,106	7	5,658	- 3,552
Drug Use	37	1,958	38	441	+ 1,517
Tuberculosis	38	1,901	25	821	+ 1,080
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,154	37	462	+ 691
Epilepsy	40	994	45	253	+ 741
Congenital Anomalies	41	987	9	4,812	- 3,825
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	951	18	1,578	- 627
Fires	43	820	29	742	+ 78
Skin Disease	44	767	57	49	+ 718
Poisonings	45	739	52	95	+ 644
Asthma	46	726	23	914	- 187
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	657	63	21	+ 636
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	467	44	283	+ 185
Multiple Sclerosis	49	461	60	30	+ 430
Hepatitis C	50	374	68	1	+ 373
HIV/AIDS	51	357	72	0	+ 357
Meningitis	52	310	42	372	- 63
Birth Trauma	53	165	10	4,223	- 4,058
Appendicitis	54	156	64	15	+ 141
Low Birth Weight	55	142	5	6,573	- 6,431
Schizophrenia	56	135	84	0	+ 135
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	128	80	0	+ 128
Malnutrition	58	113	53	92	+ 22
Osteoarthritis	59	100	81	0	+ 100
Anemia	60	85	85	0	+ 85
Hepatitis B	61	76	56	57	+ 19
Tetanus	62	39	51	111	- 72
Maternal Conditions	63	34	27	780	- 746
Oral conditions	64	32	82	0	+ 32
Encephalitis	65	26	40	378	- 353
Otitis Media	66	16	70	0	+ 16
War	67	5	11	2,942	- 2,938
Upper Respiratory	68	1	65	6	- 5
Pertussis	69	0	33	636	- 635
Syphilis	70	0	50	137	- 137
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	83	0	55	59	- 59
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Lithuania

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.