IRAQ VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	78,466	1	36,594	+ 41,872
Stroke	2	26,113	2	20,793	+ 5,321
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	19,051	8	5,551	+ 13,500
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	18,565	13	2,429	+ 16,135
Lung Cancers	5	17,642	15	2,162	+ 15,480
Diabetes Mellitus	6	14,565	4	7,395	+ 7,170
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,180	24	852	+ 12,328
Lung Disease	8	11,342	20	1,329	+ 10,013
Pancreas Cancer	9	8,099	36	530	+ 7,569
Breast Cancer	10	7,594	17	1,783	+ 5,811
Kidney Disease	11	7,084	6	6,323	+ 761
Lymphomas	12	4,746	26	811	+ 3,935
Prostate Cancer	13	4,739	47	171	+ 4,569
Falls	14	4,629	30	709	+ 3,920
Stomach Cancer	15	4,457	28	771	+ 3,686
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,442	31	658	+ 3,784
Ovary Cancer	17	3,050	41	376	+ 2,675
Liver Cancer	18	3,022	35	555	+ 2,467
Bladder Cancer	19	2,970	34	628	+ 2,342
Hypertension	20	2,969	12	2,451	+ 519
Leukemia	21	2,477	21	1,315	+ 1,162
Suicide	22	2,389	19	1,418	+ 972
Oral Cancer	23	2,239	39	410	+ 1,829
Liver Disease	24	2,065	16	2,127	- 62
Skin Disease	25	2,051	57	49	+ 2,002
Other Neoplasms	26	1,975	61	26	+ 1,949
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,963	22	1,190	+ 773
Uterin Cancer	28	1,853	54	61	+ 1,792
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,812	46	173	+ 1,640
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,709	37	462	+ 1,247
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,620	3	10,726	- 9,106
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,548	9	4,812	- 3,264
Other Injuries	33	1,464	14	2,212	- 748
Skin Cancers	34	1,253	43	339	+ 914
Low Birth Weight	35	1,010	5	6,573	- 5,562
Asthma	36	745	23	914	- 169
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	645	49	159	+ 486
Drug Use	38	614	38	441	+ 173
Cervical Cancer	39	399	48	162	+ 236
Violence	40	395	7	5,658	- 5,263
HIV/AIDS	41	329	72	0	+ 329
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	305	80	0	+ 305
Epilepsy	43	305	45	253	+ 52
Birth Trauma	44	263	10	4,223	- 3,960
Multiple Sclerosis	45	261	60	30	+ 231
Anemia	46	254	85	0	+ 254
Alcohol	47	242	58	40	+ 202
Drownings	48	203	32	658	- 455
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	196	44	283	- 87
Osteoarthritis	50	191	81	0	+ 191
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	172	63	21	+ 150
Tuberculosis	52	141	25	821	- 681
Hepatitis C	53	116	68	1	+ 115
War	54	103	11	2,942	- 2,840
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	93	18	1,578	- 1,485
Meningitis	56	71	42	372	- 302
Schizophrenia	57	60	84	0	+ 60
Poisonings	58	46	52	95	- 49
Upper Respiratory	59	33	65	6	+ 27
Malnutrition	60	31	53	92	- 60
Hepatitis B	61	31	56	57	- 26
Fires	62	28	29	742	- 714
Appendicitis	63	27	64	15	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	64	27	27	780	- 753
Encephalitis	65	10	40	378	- 369
Leishmaniasis	66	1	62	22	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	59	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	33	636	- 636
Measles	73	0	55	59	- 59
Tetanus	74	0	51	111	- 111
Diphtheria	75	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	67	2	- 2
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Syphilis	81	0	50	137	- 137
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.