IRAQ VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,830	1	36,594	+ 236
Kidney Disease	2	22,267	6	6,323	+ 15,944
Stroke	3	14,021	2	20,793	- 6,772
Diabetes Mellitus	4	13,031	4	7,395	+ 5,636
Lung Disease	5	9,892	20	1,329	+ 8,563
Liver Disease	6	7,584	16	2,127	+ 5,456
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,258	8	5,551	+ 1,707
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,987	3	10,726	- 3,739
Hypertension	9	6,953	12	2,451	+ 4,502
Violence	10	3,898	7	5,658	- 1,760
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,597	9	4,812	- 1,215
Liver Cancer	12	3,206	35	555	+ 2,651
Low Birth Weight	13	3,086	5	6,573	- 3,487
Stomach Cancer	14	3,010	28	771	+ 2,239
Prostate Cancer	15	2,433	47	171	+ 2,262
Cervical Cancer	16	2,358	48	162	+ 2,196
Other Injuries	17	2,253	14	2,212	+ 41
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	1,988	24	852	+ 1,136
Suicide	19	1,794	19	1,418	+ 376
Breast Cancer	20	1,784	17	1,783	+ 1
Alcohol	21	1,756	58	40	+ 1,717
Falls	22	1,740	30	709	+ 1,031
Lung Cancers	23	1,726	15	2,162	- 436
Leukemia	24	1,430	21	1,315	+ 115
Birth Trauma	25	1,248	10	4,223	- 2,975
Other Neoplasms	26	1,212	61	26	+ 1,186
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,120	36	530	+ 590
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,031	37	462	+ 569
Lymphomas	29	1,031	26	811	+ 220
Malnutrition	30	1,028	53	92	+ 936
Skin Disease	31	1,020	57	49	+ 970
Drownings	32	989	32	658	+ 331
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	939	13	2,429	- 1,490
Inflammatory/Heart	34	879	22	1,190	- 311
HIV/AIDS	35	877	72	0	+ 877
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	771	18	1,578	- 807
Tuberculosis	37	723	25	821	- 98
Asthma	38	661	23	914	- 252
Maternal Conditions	39	555	27	780	- 225
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	539	49	159	+ 380
Epilepsy	41	467	45	253	+ 215
Parkinson's Disease	42	421	31	658	- 237
Oral Cancer	43	405	39	410	- 5
Ovary Cancer	44	386	41	376	+ 11
Skin Cancers	45	371	43	339	+ 32
Drug Use	46	317	38	441	- 123
Oesophagus Cancer	47	264	46	173	+ 91
Uterin Cancer	48	245	54	61	+ 184
Appendicitis	49	200	64	15	+ 185
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	193	63	21	+ 172
Meningitis	51	182	42	372	- 190
Bladder Cancer	52	176	34	628	- 452
Anemia	53	176	85	0	+ 176
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	126	44	283	- 157
Poisonings	55	111	52	95	+ 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	106	80	0	+ 106
Fires	57	103	29	742	- 639
Encephalitis	58	64	40	378	- 314
Osteoarthritis	59	62	81	0	+ 62
Syphilis	60	59	50	137	- 78
Multiple Sclerosis	61	43	60	30	+ 12
Hepatitis B	62	33	56	57	- 24
Oral conditions	63	29	82	0	+ 29
Dengue	64	28	77	0	+ 28
Chagas disease	65	25	75	0	+ 25
Schizophrenia	66	21	84	0	+ 21
Pertussis	67	19	33	636	- 617
Hepatitis C	68	8	68	1	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	5	67	2	+ 4
War	70	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Leprosy	71	4	71	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	72	3	65	6	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	73	3	76	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	74	2	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	75	1	70	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	76	1	62	22	- 22
Diphtheria	77	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	78	0	55	59	- 59
Tetanus	79	0	51	111	- 111
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	59	37	- 37
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

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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.