IRAQ VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,718	1	36,594	+ 8,125
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	28,584	8	5,551	+ 23,033
Stroke	3	26,289	2	20,793	+ 5,496
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,744	3	10,726	- 1,983
Lung Disease	5	8,075	20	1,329	+ 6,746
Kidney Disease	6	8,071	6	6,323	+ 1,748
Liver Disease	7	6,240	16	2,127	+ 4,113
Lung Cancers	8	5,258	15	2,162	+ 3,096
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,000	4	7,395	- 2,395
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,865	13	2,429	+ 2,436
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	4,666	24	852	+ 3,814
Breast Cancer	12	3,740	17	1,783	+ 1,957
HIV/AIDS	13	3,262	72	0	+ 3,262
Other Injuries	14	2,705	14	2,212	+ 493
Skin Disease	15	2,515	57	49	+ 2,466
Liver Cancer	16	2,416	35	555	+ 1,861
Oral Cancer	17	2,270	39	410	+ 1,860
Falls	18	2,259	30	709	+ 1,550
Suicide	19	2,220	19	1,418	+ 802
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	2,158	18	1,578	+ 580
Stomach Cancer	21	1,755	28	771	+ 984
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,734	49	159	+ 1,575
Leukemia	23	1,719	21	1,315	+ 404
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,708	9	4,812	- 3,104
Lymphomas	25	1,608	26	811	+ 797
Tuberculosis	26	1,494	25	821	+ 673
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,478	22	1,190	+ 288
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,346	31	658	+ 689
Low Birth Weight	29	1,242	5	6,573	- 5,330
Asthma	30	1,234	23	914	+ 320
Cervical Cancer	31	1,230	48	162	+ 1,068
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,210	36	530	+ 680
Prostate Cancer	33	1,100	47	171	+ 929
Violence	34	1,058	7	5,658	- 4,600
Ovary Cancer	35	1,007	41	376	+ 632
Drownings	36	998	32	658	+ 340
Endocrine Disorders	37	986	37	462	+ 523
Hypertension	38	791	12	2,451	- 1,660
Bladder Cancer	39	569	34	628	- 59
Encephalitis	40	551	40	378	+ 172
Oesophagus Cancer	41	529	46	173	+ 356
Birth Trauma	42	437	10	4,223	- 3,786
Uterin Cancer	43	429	54	61	+ 368
Fires	44	409	29	742	- 333
Drug Use	45	392	38	441	- 49
Meningitis	46	366	42	372	- 6
Dengue	47	341	77	0	+ 341
Other Neoplasms	48	322	61	26	+ 297
Malnutrition	49	303	53	92	+ 212
Skin Cancers	50	301	43	339	- 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	300	44	283	+ 17
Epilepsy	52	275	45	253	+ 22
Poisonings	53	257	52	95	+ 161
Hepatitis B	54	250	56	57	+ 193
Alcohol	55	220	58	40	+ 180
Maternal Conditions	56	203	27	780	- 577
Pertussis	57	97	33	636	- 538
Appendicitis	58	87	64	15	+ 72
Multiple Sclerosis	59	37	60	30	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	33	63	21	+ 12
Tetanus	61	26	51	111	- 85
Syphilis	62	23	50	137	- 114
War	63	13	11	2,942	- 2,929
Hepatitis C	64	7	68	1	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	65	6	65	6	- 0
Otitis Media	66	4	70	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	2	67	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	2	69	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	66	4	- 3
Measles	70	0	55	59	- 59
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	37	- 37
Malaria	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Malaysia

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.