IRAQ VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,208	1	36,594	- 12,386
Stroke	2	16,824	2	20,793	- 3,968
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,210	4	7,395	+ 5,815
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,295	8	5,551	+ 3,744
Kidney Disease	5	8,908	6	6,323	+ 2,585
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,681	3	10,726	- 2,046
Lung Disease	7	6,605	20	1,329	+ 5,276
Hypertension	8	5,009	12	2,451	+ 2,558
Other Injuries	9	4,719	14	2,212	+ 2,507
Lung Cancers	10	4,127	15	2,162	+ 1,965
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,701	9	4,812	- 1,110
Low Birth Weight	12	3,605	5	6,573	- 2,968
Violence	13	3,164	7	5,658	- 2,494
Endocrine Disorders	14	3,144	37	462	+ 2,682
Prostate Cancer	15	3,057	47	171	+ 2,886
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,037	24	852	+ 2,185
Liver Disease	17	2,930	16	2,127	+ 803
Cervical Cancer	18	2,884	48	162	+ 2,722
Other Neoplasms	19	2,723	61	26	+ 2,697
Breast Cancer	20	2,689	17	1,783	+ 906
HIV/AIDS	21	2,506	72	0	+ 2,506
Suicide	22	2,378	19	1,418	+ 960
Alcohol	23	2,291	58	40	+ 2,252
Stomach Cancer	24	1,986	28	771	+ 1,216
Malnutrition	25	1,845	53	92	+ 1,754
Tuberculosis	26	1,525	25	821	+ 703
Leukemia	27	1,524	21	1,315	+ 209
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,444	36	530	+ 914
Lymphomas	29	1,369	26	811	+ 558
Birth Trauma	30	1,189	10	4,223	- 3,034
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	1,075	18	1,578	- 503
Drownings	32	997	32	658	+ 339
Oesophagus Cancer	33	970	46	173	+ 797
Inflammatory/Heart	34	862	22	1,190	- 328
Liver Cancer	35	851	35	555	+ 297
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	805	13	2,429	- 1,624
Skin Disease	37	804	57	49	+ 755
Oral Cancer	38	747	39	410	+ 337
Asthma	39	707	23	914	- 207
Skin Cancers	40	698	43	339	+ 359
Parkinson's Disease	41	681	31	658	+ 23
Syphilis	42	664	50	137	+ 527
Falls	43	561	30	709	- 147
Epilepsy	44	551	45	253	+ 298
Ovary Cancer	45	476	41	376	+ 101
Anemia	46	456	85	0	+ 456
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	383	49	159	+ 224
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	367	63	21	+ 346
Maternal Conditions	49	360	27	780	- 420
Fires	50	355	29	742	- 387
Bladder Cancer	51	316	34	628	- 312
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	293	80	0	+ 293
Meningitis	53	292	42	372	- 80
Uterin Cancer	54	254	54	61	+ 193
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	242	44	283	- 41
Drug Use	56	211	38	441	- 230
Appendicitis	57	208	64	15	+ 193
Osteoarthritis	58	170	81	0	+ 170
Pertussis	59	167	33	636	- 469
Chagas disease	60	108	75	0	+ 108
Leishmaniasis	61	94	62	22	+ 72
Dengue	62	91	77	0	+ 91
Poisonings	63	77	52	95	- 19
Tetanus	64	69	51	111	- 42
Leprosy	65	66	71	0	+ 66
Encephalitis	66	61	40	378	- 317
Hepatitis B	67	54	56	57	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	47	60	30	+ 17
Schizophrenia	69	43	84	0	+ 43
Upper Respiratory	70	24	65	6	+ 18
War	71	16	11	2,942	- 2,926
Hepatitis C	72	16	68	1	+ 14
Oral conditions	73	12	82	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	74	8	70	0	+ 8
Iodine Deficiency	75	7	76	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	76	2	67	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	77	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	78	0	55	59	- 59
Chlamydia	79	0	69	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	80	0	59	37	- 37
Malaria	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Paraguay

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.