IRAQ VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	168,163	1	36,594	+ 131,569
Stroke	2	97,781	2	20,793	+ 76,989
Lung Cancers	3	16,246	15	2,162	+ 14,084
Inflammatory/Heart	4	16,156	22	1,190	+ 14,965
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	14,500	13	2,429	+ 12,071
Liver Disease	6	13,586	16	2,127	+ 11,459
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,741	24	852	+ 11,889
Suicide	8	10,945	19	1,418	+ 9,527
Lung Disease	9	10,938	20	1,329	+ 9,609
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	9,684	8	5,551	+ 4,133
Stomach Cancer	11	8,782	28	771	+ 8,011
Alcohol	12	8,363	58	40	+ 8,323
Breast Cancer	13	6,946	17	1,783	+ 5,163
Other Injuries	14	6,729	14	2,212	+ 4,517
HIV/AIDS	15	6,354	72	0	+ 6,354
Pancreas Cancer	16	6,061	36	530	+ 5,531
Hypertension	17	5,483	12	2,451	+ 3,032
Diabetes Mellitus	18	5,482	4	7,395	- 1,913
Road Traffic Accidents	19	5,232	3	10,726	- 5,494
Prostate Cancer	20	4,216	47	171	+ 4,045
Falls	21	3,498	30	709	+ 2,789
Kidney Disease	22	3,461	6	6,323	- 2,862
Violence	23	3,422	7	5,658	- 2,236
Liver Cancer	24	3,336	35	555	+ 2,782
Oral Cancer	25	3,251	39	410	+ 2,841
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,800	31	658	+ 2,142
Drug Use	27	2,723	38	441	+ 2,283
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,671	49	159	+ 2,512
Lymphomas	29	2,665	26	811	+ 1,854
Tuberculosis	30	2,517	25	821	+ 1,696
Leukemia	31	2,462	21	1,315	+ 1,147
Ovary Cancer	32	2,427	41	376	+ 2,052
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,221	46	173	+ 2,048
Cervical Cancer	34	2,218	48	162	+ 2,056
Uterin Cancer	35	2,052	54	61	+ 1,991
Drownings	36	1,981	32	658	+ 1,323
Fires	37	1,909	29	742	+ 1,167
Bladder Cancer	38	1,885	34	628	+ 1,257
Skin Cancers	39	1,677	43	339	+ 1,338
Poisonings	40	1,663	52	95	+ 1,568
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,256	9	4,812	- 3,556
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	828	44	283	+ 545
Skin Disease	43	817	57	49	+ 768
Low Birth Weight	44	643	5	6,573	- 5,929
Endocrine Disorders	45	599	37	462	+ 137
Asthma	46	527	23	914	- 387
Encephalitis	47	322	40	378	- 57
Meningitis	48	310	42	372	- 62
Multiple Sclerosis	49	247	60	30	+ 217
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	224	63	21	+ 203
Other Neoplasms	51	218	61	26	+ 192
Epilepsy	52	215	45	253	- 38
Birth Trauma	53	213	10	4,223	- 4,010
Appendicitis	54	122	64	15	+ 107
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	120	18	1,578	- 1,458
Maternal Conditions	56	80	27	780	- 700
Malnutrition	57	72	53	92	- 19
Upper Respiratory	58	47	65	6	+ 41
War	59	37	11	2,942	- 2,905
Hepatitis B	60	13	56	57	- 44
Chlamydia	61	7	69	1	+ 7
Syphilis	62	6	50	137	- 131
Tetanus	63	1	51	111	- 110
Otitis Media	64	1	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	65	1	33	636	- 635
Hepatitis C	66	1	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	68	0	55	59	- 59
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	37	- 37
Leishmaniasis	73	0	62	22	- 22
Malaria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.