IRAQ VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,142	1	36,594	+ 3,548
Stroke	2	23,585	2	20,793	+ 2,792
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,407	18	1,578	+ 15,828
Low Birth Weight	4	15,571	5	6,573	+ 8,998
Lung Disease	5	14,503	20	1,329	+ 13,173
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,921	8	5,551	+ 8,371
Diabetes Mellitus	7	10,648	4	7,395	+ 3,253
Birth Trauma	8	9,932	10	4,223	+ 5,709
Kidney Disease	9	9,471	6	6,323	+ 3,148
Liver Disease	10	9,144	16	2,127	+ 7,017
Tuberculosis	11	7,021	25	821	+ 6,200
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,698	3	10,726	- 6,029
Other Injuries	13	4,504	14	2,212	+ 2,292
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,389	9	4,812	- 423
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	4,338	44	283	+ 4,056
Hypertension	16	3,822	12	2,451	+ 1,371
Asthma	17	3,460	23	914	+ 2,547
Suicide	18	3,224	19	1,418	+ 1,806
Meningitis	19	3,006	42	372	+ 2,634
Breast Cancer	20	3,003	17	1,783	+ 1,220
Oral Cancer	21	2,865	39	410	+ 2,455
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,537	13	2,429	+ 108
Violence	23	2,155	7	5,658	- 3,503
Maternal Conditions	24	2,067	27	780	+ 1,287
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,908	37	462	+ 1,445
Lung Cancers	26	1,615	15	2,162	- 546
Malnutrition	27	1,476	53	92	+ 1,385
Falls	28	1,441	30	709	+ 732
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,312	46	173	+ 1,139
Tetanus	30	1,258	51	111	+ 1,146
Lymphomas	31	1,171	26	811	+ 359
HIV/AIDS	32	1,134	72	0	+ 1,134
Encephalitis	33	1,109	40	378	+ 731
Pertussis	34	1,060	33	636	+ 425
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,025	31	658	+ 367
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	909	49	159	+ 750
Drownings	37	896	32	658	+ 239
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	880	24	852	+ 29
Leukemia	39	876	21	1,315	- 439
Epilepsy	40	813	45	253	+ 560
Liver Cancer	41	738	35	555	+ 183
Fires	42	718	29	742	- 24
Stomach Cancer	43	674	28	771	- 96
Cervical Cancer	44	669	48	162	+ 506
Prostate Cancer	45	594	47	171	+ 423
Ovary Cancer	46	589	41	376	+ 214
Poisonings	47	561	52	95	+ 466
Bladder Cancer	48	455	34	628	- 173
Measles	49	430	55	59	+ 371
Alcohol	50	420	58	40	+ 381
Appendicitis	51	412	64	15	+ 397
Inflammatory/Heart	52	386	22	1,190	- 804
Hepatitis B	53	378	56	57	+ 321
Skin Cancers	54	257	43	339	- 82
Dengue	55	238	77	0	+ 238
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	231	63	21	+ 210
Syphilis	57	215	50	137	+ 78
Hepatitis C	58	205	68	1	+ 203
Uterin Cancer	59	199	54	61	+ 137
Pancreas Cancer	60	178	36	530	- 352
Drug Use	61	138	38	441	- 302
War	62	100	11	2,942	- 2,843
Malaria	63	98	73	0	+ 98
Other Neoplasms	64	69	61	26	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	65	69	60	30	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	66	48	65	6	+ 42
Skin Disease	67	22	57	49	- 27
Ascariasis	68	12	67	2	+ 11
Diphtheria	69	11	66	4	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	7	69	1	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	5	70	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	72	1	62	22	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Pakistan

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.