IRAQ VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	36,545	20	1,329	+ 35,216
Coronary Heart Disease	2	26,606	1	36,594	- 9,987
Tuberculosis	3	22,358	25	821	+ 21,537
Stroke	4	17,455	2	20,793	- 3,338
Liver Disease	5	8,631	16	2,127	+ 6,504
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,434	8	5,551	+ 2,883
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	8,209	18	1,578	+ 6,631
Asthma	8	8,019	23	914	+ 7,105
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,294	3	10,726	- 4,433
Kidney Disease	10	5,793	6	6,323	- 530
Low Birth Weight	11	5,169	5	6,573	- 1,404
Lung Cancers	12	4,849	15	2,162	+ 2,687
Falls	13	4,491	30	709	+ 3,782
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,961	4	7,395	- 3,434
Birth Trauma	15	3,618	10	4,223	- 605
Suicide	16	3,477	19	1,418	+ 2,059
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,137	44	283	+ 2,854
Hypertension	18	2,828	12	2,451	+ 377
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,734	13	2,429	+ 305
Cervical Cancer	20	2,663	48	162	+ 2,501
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,635	9	4,812	- 2,177
Other Injuries	22	2,237	14	2,212	+ 25
Drownings	23	2,035	32	658	+ 1,377
Oral Cancer	24	1,878	39	410	+ 1,467
Stomach Cancer	25	1,865	28	771	+ 1,094
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,578	24	852	+ 727
Breast Cancer	27	1,404	17	1,783	- 379
Maternal Conditions	28	1,321	27	780	+ 541
Encephalitis	29	1,193	40	378	+ 814
Epilepsy	30	1,182	45	253	+ 929
Malnutrition	31	1,142	53	92	+ 1,051
Lymphomas	32	1,038	26	811	+ 226
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,027	31	658	+ 369
HIV/AIDS	34	996	72	0	+ 996
Violence	35	952	7	5,658	- 4,706
Leukemia	36	903	21	1,315	- 412
Ovary Cancer	37	790	41	376	+ 415
Oesophagus Cancer	38	664	46	173	+ 491
Poisonings	39	640	52	95	+ 545
Pertussis	40	612	33	636	- 24
Pancreas Cancer	41	602	36	530	+ 72
Skin Cancers	42	540	43	339	+ 202
Meningitis	43	510	42	372	+ 138
Bladder Cancer	44	439	34	628	- 189
Endocrine Disorders	45	348	37	462	- 114
Liver Cancer	46	346	35	555	- 209
Appendicitis	47	298	64	15	+ 283
Inflammatory/Heart	48	294	22	1,190	- 896
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	259	49	159	+ 100
Fires	50	248	29	742	- 494
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	234	63	21	+ 213
Alcohol	52	227	58	40	+ 187
Tetanus	53	182	51	111	+ 71
Syphilis	54	181	50	137	+ 44
Dengue	55	162	77	0	+ 162
Hepatitis B	56	158	56	57	+ 101
Drug Use	57	126	38	441	- 314
Prostate Cancer	58	116	47	171	- 55
Measles	59	81	55	59	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	60	76	54	61	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	61	67	61	26	+ 41
Leishmaniasis	62	53	62	22	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	63	52	60	30	+ 22
Hepatitis C	64	39	68	1	+ 37
War	65	33	11	2,942	- 2,909
Upper Respiratory	66	32	65	6	+ 26
Skin Disease	67	23	57	49	- 26
Chlamydia	68	7	69	1	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	6	67	2	+ 4
Otitis Media	70	5	70	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	71	2	66	4	- 2
Malaria	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	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
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	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.