IRAQ VS MALDIVES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALDIVES		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,214	1	36,594	- 6,380
Stroke	2	15,493	2	20,793	- 5,300
Lung Disease	3	9,860	20	1,329	+ 8,530
Kidney Disease	4	8,701	6	6,323	+ 2,378
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	5,111	13	2,429	+ 2,682
Diabetes Mellitus	6	5,068	4	7,395	- 2,327
Lung Cancers	7	3,934	15	2,162	+ 1,772
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,574	8	5,551	- 1,976
Breast Cancer	9	3,028	17	1,783	+ 1,245
Liver Cancer	10	2,903	35	555	+ 2,348
Liver Disease	11	2,639	16	2,127	+ 512
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,340	37	462	+ 1,878
Cervical Cancer	13	2,328	48	162	+ 2,165
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	2,270	24	852	+ 1,418
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,084	9	4,812	- 2,727
Falls	16	2,036	30	709	+ 1,327
Hypertension	17	1,773	12	2,451	- 678
Other Injuries	18	1,696	14	2,212	- 516
Oral Cancer	19	1,670	39	410	+ 1,259
Low Birth Weight	20	1,587	5	6,573	- 4,986
Suicide	21	1,573	19	1,418	+ 156
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,553	18	1,578	- 25
Drownings	23	1,497	32	658	+ 840
Leukemia	24	1,384	21	1,315	+ 69
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,254	31	658	+ 596
Prostate Cancer	26	1,244	47	171	+ 1,073
Tuberculosis	27	1,223	25	821	+ 401
Violence	28	1,083	7	5,658	- 4,575
Asthma	29	1,065	23	914	+ 151
Ovary Cancer	30	1,004	41	376	+ 628
Road Traffic Accidents	31	935	3	10,726	- 9,791
Skin Disease	32	915	57	49	+ 866
Dengue	33	816	77	0	+ 816
Lymphomas	34	800	26	811	- 11
Maternal Conditions	35	589	27	780	- 191
Inflammatory/Heart	36	579	22	1,190	- 611
Bladder Cancer	37	568	34	628	- 60
Epilepsy	38	530	45	253	+ 277
Birth Trauma	39	521	10	4,223	- 3,702
Pancreas Cancer	40	476	36	530	- 54
Fires	41	425	29	742	- 317
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	389	49	159	+ 230
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	368	44	283	+ 85
Encephalitis	44	293	40	378	- 85
Malnutrition	45	292	53	92	+ 201
Other Neoplasms	46	220	61	26	+ 195
Uterin Cancer	47	214	54	61	+ 152
Drug Use	48	198	38	441	- 243
Stomach Cancer	49	132	28	771	- 639
Meningitis	50	117	42	372	- 256
Alcohol	51	72	58	40	+ 32
Pertussis	52	40	33	636	- 596
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	37	63	21	+ 15
Tetanus	54	30	51	111	- 81
Poisonings	55	27	52	95	- 68
Hepatitis B	56	25	56	57	- 32
Multiple Sclerosis	57	23	60	30	- 7
Syphilis	58	16	50	137	- 121
Oesophagus Cancer	59	15	46	173	- 157
Measles	60	14	55	59	- 45
Appendicitis	61	12	64	15	- 3
War	62	8	11	2,942	- 2,934
Skin Cancers	63	6	43	339	- 333
Hepatitis C	64	6	68	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	65	4	67	2	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	4	65	6	- 2
Chlamydia	67	1	69	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	1	66	4	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	59	37	- 37
Leishmaniasis	72	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Maldives

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.