IRAQ VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,961	1	36,594	+ 21,367
Stroke	2	43,039	2	20,793	+ 22,246
Diabetes Mellitus	3	27,016	4	7,395	+ 19,621
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	16,112	8	5,551	+ 10,561
Prostate Cancer	5	14,634	47	171	+ 14,463
Hypertension	6	14,483	12	2,451	+ 12,032
Violence	7	13,578	7	5,658	+ 7,920
Lung Disease	8	10,501	20	1,329	+ 9,172
Kidney Disease	9	9,120	6	6,323	+ 2,797
Breast Cancer	10	8,635	17	1,783	+ 6,852
HIV/AIDS	11	7,949	72	0	+ 7,949
Endocrine Disorders	12	5,788	37	462	+ 5,326
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,986	24	852	+ 4,134
Skin Disease	14	4,872	57	49	+ 4,822
Other Injuries	15	4,851	14	2,212	+ 2,639
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,238	22	1,190	+ 3,048
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,909	9	4,812	- 903
Stomach Cancer	18	3,897	28	771	+ 3,126
Uterin Cancer	19	3,624	54	61	+ 3,563
Pancreas Cancer	20	3,558	36	530	+ 3,028
Cervical Cancer	21	3,553	48	162	+ 3,391
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,425	3	10,726	- 7,301
Liver Cancer	23	3,348	35	555	+ 2,793
Lung Cancers	24	3,340	15	2,162	+ 1,179
Drownings	25	3,203	32	658	+ 2,545
Lymphomas	26	3,118	26	811	+ 2,306
Oral Cancer	27	2,619	39	410	+ 2,209
Falls	28	2,596	30	709	+ 1,887
Leukemia	29	2,511	21	1,315	+ 1,196
Liver Disease	30	2,497	16	2,127	+ 369
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,409	49	159	+ 2,250
Anemia	32	2,342	85	0	+ 2,342
Ovary Cancer	33	1,916	41	376	+ 1,541
Low Birth Weight	34	1,755	5	6,573	- 4,818
Asthma	35	1,550	23	914	+ 636
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,535	46	173	+ 1,363
Malnutrition	37	1,353	53	92	+ 1,262
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,290	44	283	+ 1,008
Fires	39	1,205	29	742	+ 463
Other Neoplasms	40	847	61	26	+ 821
Epilepsy	41	841	45	253	+ 588
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	834	13	2,429	- 1,595
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	826	18	1,578	- 752
Parkinson's Disease	44	785	31	658	+ 127
Bladder Cancer	45	785	34	628	+ 157
Tuberculosis	46	758	25	821	- 63
Alcohol	47	678	58	40	+ 638
Birth Trauma	48	550	10	4,223	- 3,673
Skin Cancers	49	531	43	339	+ 192
Drug Use	50	513	38	441	+ 72
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	496	80	0	+ 496
Suicide	52	451	19	1,418	- 967
Maternal Conditions	53	414	27	780	- 366
Otitis Media	54	306	70	0	+ 306
Appendicitis	55	186	64	15	+ 171
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	161	63	21	+ 139
Osteoarthritis	57	148	81	0	+ 148
War	58	26	11	2,942	- 2,917
Syphilis	59	4	50	137	- 133
Poisonings	60	2	52	95	- 93
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	84	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	60	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	69	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	0	65	6	- 6
Leprosy	68	0	71	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	56	57	- 57
Hepatitis C	70	0	68	1	- 1
Meningitis	71	0	42	372	- 372
Encephalitis	72	0	40	378	- 378
Ascariasis	73	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	66	4	- 4
Pertussis	79	0	33	636	- 636
Tetanus	80	0	51	111	- 111
Measles	81	0	55	59	- 59
Schistosomiasis	82	0	59	37	- 37
Malaria	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	62	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Saint Vincent

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.