IRAQ VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,641	1	36,594	+ 4,047
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	34,098	13	2,429	+ 31,669
Lung Disease	3	20,798	20	1,329	+ 19,469
Stroke	4	18,907	2	20,793	- 1,885
Lung Cancers	5	17,719	15	2,162	+ 15,557
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,722	8	5,551	+ 8,172
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,646	24	852	+ 12,794
Prostate Cancer	8	8,953	47	171	+ 8,783
Falls	9	5,938	30	709	+ 5,229
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,882	36	530	+ 5,352
Breast Cancer	11	5,331	17	1,783	+ 3,548
Lymphomas	12	4,932	26	811	+ 4,120
Suicide	13	4,838	19	1,418	+ 3,420
Kidney Disease	14	4,665	6	6,323	- 1,658
Other Injuries	15	4,453	14	2,212	+ 2,241
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,274	4	7,395	- 3,121
Parkinson's Disease	17	4,233	31	658	+ 3,575
Skin Cancers	18	3,112	43	339	+ 2,773
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,741	37	462	+ 2,279
Bladder Cancer	20	2,720	34	628	+ 2,092
Leukemia	21	2,702	21	1,315	+ 1,387
Stomach Cancer	22	2,623	28	771	+ 1,852
Other Neoplasms	23	2,477	61	26	+ 2,452
Ovary Cancer	24	2,360	41	376	+ 1,984
Drug Use	25	2,013	38	441	+ 1,573
Liver Cancer	26	1,980	35	555	+ 1,425
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,893	46	173	+ 1,720
Hypertension	28	1,756	12	2,451	- 695
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,688	22	1,190	+ 498
Liver Disease	30	1,632	16	2,127	- 496
Alcohol	31	1,563	58	40	+ 1,523
Oral Cancer	32	1,281	39	410	+ 871
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,219	49	159	+ 1,060
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,041	9	4,812	- 3,771
Malnutrition	35	1,032	53	92	+ 940
Uterin Cancer	36	1,024	54	61	+ 963
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	976	18	1,578	- 602
Skin Disease	38	975	57	49	+ 926
Cervical Cancer	39	955	48	162	+ 792
Epilepsy	40	911	45	253	+ 658
Multiple Sclerosis	41	910	60	30	+ 879
Road Traffic Accidents	42	872	3	10,726	- 9,854
Asthma	43	646	23	914	- 268
Anemia	44	570	85	0	+ 570
Drownings	45	494	32	658	- 164
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	469	44	283	+ 186
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	462	63	21	+ 440
Fires	48	341	29	742	- 401
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	247	80	0	+ 247
Violence	50	244	7	5,658	- 5,414
Osteoarthritis	51	208	81	0	+ 208
Low Birth Weight	52	179	5	6,573	- 6,394
Schizophrenia	53	174	84	0	+ 174
Birth Trauma	54	133	10	4,223	- 4,090
Hepatitis C	55	129	68	1	+ 127
Tuberculosis	56	114	25	821	- 707
Poisonings	57	110	52	95	+ 14
Meningitis	58	104	42	372	- 268
Appendicitis	59	92	64	15	+ 77
Upper Respiratory	60	89	65	6	+ 83
HIV/AIDS	61	79	72	0	+ 79
Oral conditions	62	66	82	0	+ 66
Hepatitis B	63	26	56	57	- 31
Pertussis	64	10	33	636	- 626
Otitis Media	65	9	70	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	66	9	27	780	- 771
Syphilis	67	6	50	137	- 131
War	68	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Tetanus	69	3	51	111	- 108
Encephalitis	70	1	40	378	- 377
Diphtheria	71	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	72	0	55	59	- 59
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	2	- 2
Chlamydia	77	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	62	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	59	37	- 37
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

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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.