IRAQ VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	81,644	1	36,594	+ 45,050
Diabetes Mellitus	2	51,854	4	7,395	+ 44,459
Stroke	3	50,327	2	20,793	+ 29,534
Kidney Disease	4	23,761	6	6,323	+ 17,438
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	21,877	8	5,551	+ 16,326
Lung Disease	6	17,418	20	1,329	+ 16,089
Suicide	7	13,568	19	1,418	+ 12,150
Hypertension	8	11,457	12	2,451	+ 9,006
Liver Disease	9	10,018	16	2,127	+ 7,891
Lung Cancers	10	9,690	15	2,162	+ 7,528
Drownings	11	7,277	32	658	+ 6,619
Breast Cancer	12	7,175	17	1,783	+ 5,392
Asthma	13	6,721	23	914	+ 5,808
Low Birth Weight	14	6,324	5	6,573	- 249
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	5,798	44	283	+ 5,515
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	5,673	18	1,578	+ 4,095
Other Injuries	17	5,623	14	2,212	+ 3,411
Congenital Anomalies	18	5,610	9	4,812	+ 798
Tuberculosis	19	5,287	25	821	+ 4,466
Stomach Cancer	20	4,961	28	771	+ 4,190
Birth Trauma	21	4,571	10	4,223	+ 348
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	3,562	24	852	+ 2,711
Cervical Cancer	23	3,517	48	162	+ 3,355
Liver Cancer	24	3,447	35	555	+ 2,892
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,796	49	159	+ 2,637
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,754	13	2,429	+ 325
Falls	27	2,599	30	709	+ 1,890
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,546	22	1,190	+ 1,356
Prostate Cancer	29	2,328	47	171	+ 2,157
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,241	37	462	+ 1,779
Violence	31	2,226	7	5,658	- 3,432
Leukemia	32	2,122	21	1,315	+ 807
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,972	31	658	+ 1,314
Maternal Conditions	34	1,549	27	780	+ 769
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,532	36	530	+ 1,001
Lymphomas	36	1,520	26	811	+ 708
Pertussis	37	1,489	33	636	+ 854
Oral Cancer	38	1,426	39	410	+ 1,016
Meningitis	39	1,349	42	372	+ 976
Syphilis	40	1,276	50	137	+ 1,139
Uterin Cancer	41	1,210	54	61	+ 1,149
Skin Disease	42	1,158	57	49	+ 1,108
Epilepsy	43	1,153	45	253	+ 900
Malnutrition	44	1,123	53	92	+ 1,031
Ovary Cancer	45	975	41	376	+ 600
Alcohol	46	961	58	40	+ 922
Oesophagus Cancer	47	922	46	173	+ 749
Fires	48	851	29	742	+ 109
Bladder Cancer	49	660	34	628	+ 32
Poisonings	50	430	52	95	+ 335
Skin Cancers	51	384	43	339	+ 45
Drug Use	52	261	38	441	- 179
Encephalitis	53	251	40	378	- 127
Appendicitis	54	187	64	15	+ 172
Other Neoplasms	55	157	61	26	+ 132
Measles	56	147	55	59	+ 88
Hepatitis B	57	127	56	57	+ 70
Road Traffic Accidents	58	77	3	10,726	- 10,649
Tetanus	59	71	51	111	- 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	62	63	21	+ 40
Dengue	61	59	77	0	+ 59
Multiple Sclerosis	62	58	60	30	+ 28
Hepatitis C	63	15	68	1	+ 14
Diphtheria	64	15	66	4	+ 11
Ascariasis	65	14	67	2	+ 12
War	66	5	11	2,942	- 2,937
Chlamydia	67	5	69	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	68	4	65	6	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	59	37	- 37
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

Micronesia

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.