IRAQ VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,485	8	5,551	+ 22,934
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	25,681	18	1,578	+ 24,102
Malaria	3	22,348	73	0	+ 22,348
Low Birth Weight	4	16,994	5	6,573	+ 10,421
Birth Trauma	5	15,903	10	4,223	+ 11,680
Stroke	6	11,794	2	20,793	- 8,999
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,305	1	36,594	- 25,289
Malnutrition	8	11,191	53	92	+ 11,100
HIV/AIDS	9	11,070	72	0	+ 11,070
Meningitis	10	8,670	42	372	+ 8,298
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,544	3	10,726	- 2,183
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,163	9	4,812	+ 2,351
Maternal Conditions	13	5,469	27	780	+ 4,689
Liver Disease	14	5,229	16	2,127	+ 3,102
Other Injuries	15	4,420	14	2,212	+ 2,208
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,381	4	7,395	- 3,014
Kidney Disease	17	4,182	6	6,323	- 2,141
Violence	18	4,009	7	5,658	- 1,649
Lung Disease	19	3,775	20	1,329	+ 2,446
Cervical Cancer	20	3,319	48	162	+ 3,157
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,096	37	462	+ 2,634
Measles	22	2,961	55	59	+ 2,903
Asthma	23	2,855	23	914	+ 1,941
Tuberculosis	24	2,854	25	821	+ 2,033
Hypertension	25	2,471	12	2,451	+ 20
War	26	2,102	11	2,942	- 840
Stomach Cancer	27	2,034	28	771	+ 1,263
Drownings	28	2,015	32	658	+ 1,357
Pertussis	29	1,926	33	636	+ 1,290
Breast Cancer	30	1,812	17	1,783	+ 29
Falls	31	1,659	30	709	+ 950
Suicide	32	1,543	19	1,418	+ 126
Syphilis	33	1,474	50	137	+ 1,337
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,446	13	2,429	- 983
Fires	35	1,435	29	742	+ 693
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,346	24	852	+ 494
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,197	49	159	+ 1,038
Liver Cancer	38	1,075	35	555	+ 521
Poisonings	39	1,075	52	95	+ 979
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,051	22	1,190	- 140
Epilepsy	41	928	45	253	+ 675
Bladder Cancer	42	825	34	628	+ 197
Tetanus	43	817	51	111	+ 706
Prostate Cancer	44	693	47	171	+ 522
Lymphomas	45	604	26	811	- 207
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	541	44	283	+ 258
Pancreas Cancer	47	494	36	530	- 36
Oral Cancer	48	482	39	410	+ 71
Lung Cancers	49	481	15	2,162	- 1,681
Parkinson's Disease	50	451	31	658	- 207
Schistosomiasis	51	421	59	37	+ 384
Hepatitis B	52	396	56	57	+ 339
Ovary Cancer	53	378	41	376	+ 2
Skin Cancers	54	371	43	339	+ 32
Encephalitis	55	370	40	378	- 9
Leukemia	56	367	21	1,315	- 948
Skin Disease	57	325	57	49	+ 276
Oesophagus Cancer	58	305	46	173	+ 132
Drug Use	59	266	38	441	- 175
Alcohol	60	159	58	40	+ 119
Uterin Cancer	61	154	54	61	+ 93
Appendicitis	62	133	64	15	+ 118
Ascariasis	63	108	67	2	+ 106
Hepatitis C	64	61	68	1	+ 60
Upper Respiratory	65	59	65	6	+ 53
Diphtheria	66	41	66	4	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	67	39	61	26	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	68	38	60	30	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	30	63	21	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	5	69	1	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	70	0	+ 1
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
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	22	- 22
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
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	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.