IRAQ VS QATAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	QATAR		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,838	1	36,594	- 18,756
Diabetes Mellitus	2	7,567	4	7,395	+ 172
Stroke	3	4,205	2	20,793	- 16,587
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,393	3	10,726	- 7,333
Liver Disease	5	3,339	16	2,127	+ 1,211
Kidney Disease	6	2,953	6	6,323	- 3,369
Suicide	7	2,726	19	1,418	+ 1,308
Falls	8	2,119	30	709	+ 1,411
Other Injuries	9	1,894	14	2,212	- 318
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,777	8	5,551	- 3,774
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	1,368	24	852	+ 517
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,234	13	2,429	- 1,195
Lung Cancers	13	1,200	15	2,162	- 962
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,154	9	4,812	- 3,658
Lung Disease	15	1,129	20	1,329	- 200
Leukemia	16	943	21	1,315	- 372
Breast Cancer	17	869	17	1,783	- 914
Lymphomas	18	798	26	811	- 13
Drownings	19	744	32	658	+ 86
Low Birth Weight	20	739	5	6,573	- 5,834
Liver Cancer	21	732	35	555	+ 178
Fires	22	701	29	742	- 41
Stomach Cancer	23	691	28	771	- 79
Endocrine Disorders	24	645	37	462	+ 182
Inflammatory/Heart	25	533	22	1,190	- 657
Parkinson's Disease	26	463	31	658	- 195
Bladder Cancer	27	445	34	628	- 183
Hypertension	28	435	12	2,451	- 2,016
Oral Cancer	29	413	39	410	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	30	410	36	530	- 120
Prostate Cancer	31	291	47	171	+ 120
Ovary Cancer	32	283	41	376	- 93
Skin Disease	33	263	57	49	+ 214
Violence	34	231	7	5,658	- 5,427
Epilepsy	35	221	45	253	- 32
Cervical Cancer	36	211	48	162	+ 49
Oesophagus Cancer	37	208	46	173	+ 36
Birth Trauma	38	207	10	4,223	- 4,016
Drug Use	39	201	38	441	- 240
Asthma	40	169	23	914	- 745
Diarrhoeal diseases	41	164	18	1,578	- 1,414
Poisonings	42	147	52	95	+ 51
Skin Cancers	43	133	43	339	- 205
Tuberculosis	44	132	25	821	- 689
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	129	44	283	- 154
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	120	49	159	- 39
Meningitis	47	116	42	372	- 256
Alcohol	48	116	58	40	+ 76
Uterin Cancer	49	105	54	61	+ 43
Encephalitis	50	85	40	378	- 294
Other Neoplasms	51	44	61	26	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	52	42	27	780	- 738
Syphilis	53	40	50	137	- 97
Pertussis	54	39	33	636	- 597
Multiple Sclerosis	55	32	60	30	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	31	56	57	- 25
Appendicitis	57	20	64	15	+ 5
Malnutrition	58	14	53	92	- 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	8	63	21	- 13
Tetanus	60	5	51	111	- 106
War	61	5	11	2,942	- 2,938
Dengue	62	1	77	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	1	68	1	- 0
Ascariasis	64	1	67	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	65	6	- 5
Diphtheria	66	0	66	4	- 3
Measles	67	0	55	59	- 59
Chlamydia	68	0	69	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	37	- 37
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
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

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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.