IRAQ VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	33,697	8	5,551	+ 28,147
Malaria	2	27,193	73	0	+ 27,193
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	25,609	18	1,578	+ 24,031
Low Birth Weight	4	15,272	5	6,573	+ 8,699
Stroke	5	13,926	2	20,793	- 6,867
Coronary Heart Disease	6	13,147	1	36,594	- 23,447
Birth Trauma	7	12,829	10	4,223	+ 8,606
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,499	3	10,726	- 1,227
Meningitis	9	8,367	42	372	+ 7,994
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,942	9	4,812	+ 2,131
Liver Disease	11	6,576	16	2,127	+ 4,449
Other Injuries	12	6,111	14	2,212	+ 3,899
Tuberculosis	13	5,916	25	821	+ 5,094
Maternal Conditions	14	5,299	27	780	+ 4,520
Pertussis	15	4,565	33	636	+ 3,929
Kidney Disease	16	4,365	6	6,323	- 1,958
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,202	4	7,395	- 3,193
Measles	18	3,856	55	59	+ 3,797
Violence	19	3,584	7	5,658	- 2,074
Lung Disease	20	3,470	20	1,329	+ 2,141
Malnutrition	21	3,466	53	92	+ 3,375
Asthma	22	3,039	23	914	+ 2,125
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,885	37	462	+ 2,423
Drownings	24	2,525	32	658	+ 1,868
Hypertension	25	2,166	12	2,451	- 285
Falls	26	2,073	30	709	+ 1,364
Suicide	27	1,960	19	1,418	+ 542
Fires	28	1,790	29	742	+ 1,048
Breast Cancer	29	1,718	17	1,783	- 65
HIV/AIDS	30	1,674	72	0	+ 1,674
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,668	49	159	+ 1,509
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,371	13	2,429	- 1,059
Poisonings	33	1,232	52	95	+ 1,137
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,228	22	1,190	+ 38
Liver Cancer	35	1,190	35	555	+ 636
Epilepsy	36	1,080	45	253	+ 828
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	833	24	852	- 18
Cervical Cancer	38	778	48	162	+ 615
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	746	44	283	+ 463
Ovary Cancer	40	679	41	376	+ 303
War	41	654	11	2,942	- 2,288
Tetanus	42	595	51	111	+ 484
Lymphomas	43	559	26	811	- 252
Stomach Cancer	44	480	28	771	- 291
Skin Cancers	45	458	43	339	+ 119
Hepatitis B	46	446	56	57	+ 389
Parkinson's Disease	47	440	31	658	- 218
Leukemia	48	411	21	1,315	- 904
Oral Cancer	49	387	39	410	- 24
Schistosomiasis	50	379	59	37	+ 342
Leishmaniasis	51	379	62	22	+ 357
Skin Disease	52	340	57	49	+ 291
Bladder Cancer	53	258	34	628	- 370
Pancreas Cancer	54	220	36	530	- 310
Oesophagus Cancer	55	210	46	173	+ 37
Appendicitis	56	204	64	15	+ 189
Prostate Cancer	57	204	47	171	+ 33
Drug Use	58	202	38	441	- 239
Ascariasis	59	199	67	2	+ 198
Alcohol	60	192	58	40	+ 153
Encephalitis	61	179	40	378	- 199
Syphilis	62	175	50	137	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	63	150	65	6	+ 144
Uterin Cancer	64	138	54	61	+ 76
Diphtheria	65	97	66	4	+ 93
Hepatitis C	66	73	68	1	+ 71
Lung Cancers	67	67	15	2,162	- 2,095
Other Neoplasms	68	38	61	26	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	69	36	60	30	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	28	63	21	+ 7
Chlamydia	71	4	69	1	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.