IRAQ VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	166,520	1	36,594	+ 129,926
Stroke	2	115,265	2	20,793	+ 94,473
Hypertension	3	25,525	12	2,451	+ 23,074
Lung Cancers	4	23,452	15	2,162	+ 21,290
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	21,698	8	5,551	+ 16,147
Liver Disease	6	20,684	16	2,127	+ 18,557
Lung Disease	7	17,065	20	1,329	+ 15,736
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	15,850	24	852	+ 14,998
Kidney Disease	9	12,000	6	6,323	+ 5,677
Inflammatory/Heart	10	10,279	22	1,190	+ 9,089
Breast Cancer	11	8,929	17	1,783	+ 7,146
Stomach Cancer	12	8,016	28	771	+ 7,246
Liver Cancer	13	7,220	35	555	+ 6,665
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,806	36	530	+ 6,275
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	6,583	13	2,429	+ 4,154
Prostate Cancer	16	5,679	47	171	+ 5,508
Oral Cancer	17	5,310	39	410	+ 4,899
Diabetes Mellitus	18	5,172	4	7,395	- 2,223
Other Injuries	19	4,961	14	2,212	+ 2,749
Road Traffic Accidents	20	4,620	3	10,726	- 6,107
Suicide	21	4,374	19	1,418	+ 2,957
Cervical Cancer	22	4,337	48	162	+ 4,174
Bladder Cancer	23	3,977	34	628	+ 3,349
Falls	24	3,488	30	709	+ 2,779
Lymphomas	25	3,211	26	811	+ 2,400
Leukemia	26	3,113	21	1,315	+ 1,798
Ovary Cancer	27	2,571	41	376	+ 2,196
Tuberculosis	28	2,355	25	821	+ 1,534
Skin Cancers	29	2,326	43	339	+ 1,988
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,750	46	173	+ 1,577
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,718	31	658	+ 1,060
Drownings	32	1,382	32	658	+ 725
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,232	49	159	+ 1,073
Uterin Cancer	34	1,211	54	61	+ 1,150
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,021	44	283	+ 738
Fires	36	977	29	742	+ 235
Alcohol	37	949	58	40	+ 909
Congenital Anomalies	38	850	9	4,812	- 3,961
Poisonings	39	850	52	95	+ 754
Drug Use	40	802	38	441	+ 362
Low Birth Weight	41	734	5	6,573	- 5,838
Epilepsy	42	729	45	253	+ 476
Other Neoplasms	43	669	61	26	+ 644
Violence	44	592	7	5,658	- 5,066
Asthma	45	522	23	914	- 392
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	518	18	1,578	- 1,060
HIV/AIDS	47	508	72	0	+ 508
Endocrine Disorders	48	446	37	462	- 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	332	80	0	+ 332
Malnutrition	50	328	53	92	+ 237
Schizophrenia	51	238	84	0	+ 238
Hepatitis C	52	228	68	1	+ 227
Skin Disease	53	226	57	49	+ 177
Meningitis	54	177	42	372	- 195
Multiple Sclerosis	55	154	60	30	+ 123
Anemia	56	136	85	0	+ 136
Birth Trauma	57	89	10	4,223	- 4,134
Maternal Conditions	58	82	27	780	- 698
Hepatitis B	59	71	56	57	+ 14
Appendicitis	60	49	64	15	+ 33
Measles	61	17	55	59	- 42
Encephalitis	62	14	40	378	- 365
Upper Respiratory	63	6	65	6	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	6	82	0	+ 6
War	65	5	11	2,942	- 2,937
Syphilis	66	3	50	137	- 133
Tetanus	67	3	51	111	- 108
Otitis Media	68	2	70	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	0	33	636	- 635
Leishmaniasis	70	0	62	22	- 22
Diphtheria	71	0	66	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	37	- 37
Malaria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	63	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Romania

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.