IRAQ VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,049	1	36,594	+ 4,455
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,677	13	2,429	+ 16,248
Lung Cancers	3	16,284	15	2,162	+ 14,122
Stroke	4	16,111	2	20,793	- 4,682
Lung Disease	5	15,195	20	1,329	+ 13,866
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,218	24	852	+ 7,366
Breast Cancer	7	7,101	17	1,783	+ 5,318
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,968	8	5,551	+ 1,417
Kidney Disease	9	5,699	6	6,323	- 623
Other Injuries	10	5,539	14	2,212	+ 3,327
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,126	36	530	+ 4,596
Liver Disease	12	4,703	16	2,127	+ 2,576
Suicide	13	4,349	19	1,418	+ 2,931
Lymphomas	14	4,039	26	811	+ 3,227
Prostate Cancer	15	3,988	47	171	+ 3,817
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,879	31	658	+ 3,221
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,830	4	7,395	- 3,565
Falls	18	3,799	30	709	+ 3,090
Hypertension	19	3,362	12	2,451	+ 911
Leukemia	20	3,320	21	1,315	+ 2,005
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,307	37	462	+ 2,845
Stomach Cancer	22	3,206	28	771	+ 2,435
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,075	22	1,190	+ 1,885
Other Neoplasms	24	3,061	61	26	+ 3,035
Liver Cancer	25	3,041	35	555	+ 2,486
Bladder Cancer	26	2,744	34	628	+ 2,116
Ovary Cancer	27	2,211	41	376	+ 1,835
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,993	46	173	+ 1,820
Alcohol	29	1,586	58	40	+ 1,547
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,573	3	10,726	- 9,153
Skin Cancers	31	1,354	43	339	+ 1,015
Malnutrition	32	1,219	53	92	+ 1,127
Oral Cancer	33	1,191	39	410	+ 781
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	1,185	44	283	+ 902
Epilepsy	35	1,055	45	253	+ 802
Uterin Cancer	36	981	54	61	+ 920
Congenital Anomalies	37	652	9	4,812	- 4,159
Cervical Cancer	38	601	48	162	+ 439
Drug Use	39	582	38	441	+ 142
Anemia	40	529	85	0	+ 529
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	423	49	159	+ 264
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	387	18	1,578	- 1,191
Schizophrenia	43	364	84	0	+ 364
Skin Disease	44	336	57	49	+ 287
Asthma	45	290	23	914	- 624
Multiple Sclerosis	46	257	60	30	+ 227
Hepatitis C	47	232	68	1	+ 231
Violence	48	195	7	5,658	- 5,463
Low Birth Weight	49	192	5	6,573	- 6,381
Osteoarthritis	50	165	81	0	+ 165
Fires	51	159	29	742	- 583
HIV/AIDS	52	155	72	0	+ 155
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	145	63	21	+ 124
Drownings	54	122	32	658	- 535
Tuberculosis	55	116	25	821	- 705
Poisonings	56	93	52	95	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	75	80	0	+ 75
Meningitis	58	43	42	372	- 329
Birth Trauma	59	38	10	4,223	- 4,185
Hepatitis B	60	35	56	57	- 22
Upper Respiratory	61	24	65	6	+ 18
Appendicitis	62	21	64	15	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	63	21	27	780	- 759
Oral conditions	64	19	82	0	+ 19
Encephalitis	65	10	40	378	- 368
Syphilis	66	9	50	137	- 128
War	67	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Pertussis	68	0	33	636	- 636
Tetanus	69	0	51	111	- 111
Measles	70	0	55	59	- 59
Diphtheria	71	0	66	4	- 4
Chlamydia	72	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	59	37	- 37
Malaria	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	62	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	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.