IRAQ VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	167,097	1	36,594	+ 130,503
Stroke	2	68,720	2	20,793	+ 47,927
Liver Disease	3	33,539	16	2,127	+ 31,412
Hypertension	4	26,739	12	2,451	+ 24,288
Lung Cancers	5	13,219	15	2,162	+ 11,057
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,181	8	5,551	+ 6,631
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,042	24	852	+ 11,191
Other Injuries	8	9,025	14	2,212	+ 6,813
Lung Disease	9	8,790	20	1,329	+ 7,461
Suicide	10	6,935	19	1,418	+ 5,518
Breast Cancer	11	6,921	17	1,783	+ 5,138
Stomach Cancer	12	6,053	28	771	+ 5,282
Liver Cancer	13	6,012	35	555	+ 5,457
Inflammatory/Heart	14	5,566	22	1,190	+ 4,376
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,993	36	530	+ 4,463
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,755	4	7,395	- 2,640
Oral Cancer	17	4,386	39	410	+ 3,975
Kidney Disease	18	3,589	6	6,323	- 2,734
Prostate Cancer	19	3,451	47	171	+ 3,280
Road Traffic Accidents	20	3,428	3	10,726	- 7,299
Alcohol	21	2,727	58	40	+ 2,687
Lymphomas	22	2,691	26	811	+ 1,880
Poisonings	23	2,578	52	95	+ 2,483
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	2,555	49	159	+ 2,396
Cervical Cancer	25	2,484	48	162	+ 2,322
Tuberculosis	26	2,299	25	821	+ 1,478
Congenital Anomalies	27	2,225	9	4,812	- 2,587
HIV/AIDS	28	2,210	72	0	+ 2,210
Bladder Cancer	29	2,121	34	628	+ 1,493
Drownings	30	2,097	32	658	+ 1,439
Violence	31	1,947	7	5,658	- 3,711
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,907	13	2,429	- 522
Falls	33	1,746	30	709	+ 1,037
Leukemia	34	1,638	21	1,315	+ 323
Ovary Cancer	35	1,442	41	376	+ 1,066
Skin Cancers	36	1,409	43	339	+ 1,071
Uterin Cancer	37	1,258	54	61	+ 1,197
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,231	46	173	+ 1,058
Low Birth Weight	39	1,052	5	6,573	- 5,521
Fires	40	819	29	742	+ 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	800	44	283	+ 517
Other Neoplasms	42	760	61	26	+ 734
Drug Use	43	687	38	441	+ 247
Epilepsy	44	536	45	253	+ 283
Skin Disease	45	521	57	49	+ 472
Endocrine Disorders	46	469	37	462	+ 7
Birth Trauma	47	431	10	4,223	- 3,792
Asthma	48	307	23	914	- 606
Meningitis	49	194	42	372	- 179
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	141	80	0	+ 141
Appendicitis	51	116	64	15	+ 101
Multiple Sclerosis	52	109	60	30	+ 79
Oral conditions	53	88	82	0	+ 88
Maternal Conditions	54	83	27	780	- 697
Parkinson's Disease	55	71	31	658	- 587
Osteoarthritis	56	68	81	0	+ 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	64	63	21	+ 42
Hepatitis B	58	50	56	57	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	41	18	1,578	- 1,537
Encephalitis	60	30	40	378	- 348
Otitis Media	61	29	70	0	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	62	29	65	6	+ 23
Hepatitis C	63	17	68	1	+ 16
Malnutrition	64	12	53	92	- 79
Schizophrenia	65	9	84	0	+ 9
Anemia	66	8	85	0	+ 8
War	67	6	11	2,942	- 2,936
Syphilis	68	4	50	137	- 132
Measles	69	0	55	59	- 59
Pertussis	70	0	33	636	- 636
Diphtheria	71	0	66	4	- 4
Tetanus	72	0	51	111	- 111
Chlamydia	73	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	62	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Moldova

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.