IRAQ VS SAINT LUCIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT LUCIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	47,164	2	20,793	+ 26,372
Coronary Heart Disease	2	37,248	1	36,594	+ 654
Diabetes Mellitus	3	34,972	4	7,395	+ 27,577
Kidney Disease	4	19,959	6	6,323	+ 13,636
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	16,448	8	5,551	+ 10,897
Prostate Cancer	6	14,093	47	171	+ 13,922
Road Traffic Accidents	7	13,661	3	10,726	+ 2,934
Lung Disease	8	13,231	20	1,329	+ 11,902
Hypertension	9	13,139	12	2,451	+ 10,688
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	11,917	13	2,429	+ 9,488
Violence	11	9,266	7	5,658	+ 3,608
Liver Disease	12	8,726	16	2,127	+ 6,599
Inflammatory/Heart	13	7,888	22	1,190	+ 6,698
Breast Cancer	14	6,374	17	1,783	+ 4,592
Stomach Cancer	15	5,487	28	771	+ 4,716
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	5,285	24	852	+ 4,433
Endocrine Disorders	17	5,052	37	462	+ 4,590
Lung Cancers	18	4,681	15	2,162	+ 2,520
Low Birth Weight	19	4,305	5	6,573	- 2,268
Skin Disease	20	4,047	57	49	+ 3,998
Other Injuries	21	3,694	14	2,212	+ 1,482
Suicide	22	3,605	19	1,418	+ 2,188
Parkinson's Disease	23	3,474	31	658	+ 2,816
Lymphomas	24	3,277	26	811	+ 2,466
Cervical Cancer	25	2,970	48	162	+ 2,808
Falls	26	2,636	30	709	+ 1,928
Asthma	27	2,401	23	914	+ 1,488
Drownings	28	2,335	32	658	+ 1,677
Alcohol	29	2,315	58	40	+ 2,275
Congenital Anomalies	30	2,027	9	4,812	- 2,785
Pancreas Cancer	31	2,018	36	530	+ 1,488
Epilepsy	32	1,782	45	253	+ 1,529
Malnutrition	33	1,648	53	92	+ 1,557
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,344	49	159	+ 1,185
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,147	18	1,578	- 432
Leukemia	36	1,107	21	1,315	- 208
Liver Cancer	37	1,012	35	555	+ 457
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	986	44	283	+ 703
Fires	39	830	29	742	+ 88
Oesophagus Cancer	40	786	46	173	+ 613
Ovary Cancer	41	783	41	376	+ 408
Birth Trauma	42	775	10	4,223	- 3,448
Oral Cancer	43	770	39	410	+ 360
Tuberculosis	44	731	25	821	- 91
Uterin Cancer	45	509	54	61	+ 448
Drug Use	46	480	38	441	+ 39
Maternal Conditions	47	462	27	780	- 318
Other Neoplasms	48	455	61	26	+ 429
Meningitis	49	366	42	372	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	328	63	21	+ 306
Appendicitis	51	281	64	15	+ 266
Encephalitis	52	276	40	378	- 103
Dengue	53	148	77	0	+ 148
Multiple Sclerosis	54	111	60	30	+ 81
Poisonings	55	65	52	95	- 30
Tetanus	56	53	51	111	- 58
Syphilis	57	47	50	137	- 90
War	58	42	11	2,942	- 2,900
Upper Respiratory	59	32	65	6	+ 26
Hepatitis B	60	15	56	57	- 42
Schistosomiasis	61	13	59	37	- 24
Chlamydia	62	11	69	1	+ 11
Pertussis	63	8	33	636	- 628
Ascariasis	64	3	67	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	68	1	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	66	4	- 4
Skin Cancers	68	0	43	339	- 338
Vitamin A Deficiency	69	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	70	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	71	0	83	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	72	0	34	628	- 628
Schizophrenia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	74	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	55	59	- 59
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	62	22	- 22
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	84	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Saint Lucia

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.