IRAQ VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,893	8	5,551	+ 15,343
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,276	1	36,594	- 16,318
Stroke	3	17,299	2	20,793	- 3,493
Road Traffic Accidents	4	11,295	3	10,726	+ 569
Kidney Disease	5	8,247	6	6,323	+ 1,924
Tuberculosis	6	7,764	25	821	+ 6,942
Lung Disease	7	7,718	20	1,329	+ 6,389
Liver Disease	8	7,618	16	2,127	+ 5,490
Low Birth Weight	9	5,746	5	6,573	- 827
Birth Trauma	10	5,259	10	4,223	+ 1,036
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,085	9	4,812	+ 274
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	4,499	18	1,578	+ 2,921
Asthma	13	4,178	23	914	+ 3,264
Falls	14	2,889	30	709	+ 2,180
Lung Cancers	15	2,749	15	2,162	+ 587
Stomach Cancer	16	2,559	28	771	+ 1,788
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,465	4	7,395	- 4,930
Other Injuries	18	2,437	14	2,212	+ 225
Violence	19	2,282	7	5,658	- 3,376
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,270	13	2,429	- 159
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,796	37	462	+ 1,334
Liver Cancer	22	1,786	35	555	+ 1,231
Cervical Cancer	23	1,680	48	162	+ 1,518
Malnutrition	24	1,679	53	92	+ 1,588
Hypertension	25	1,302	12	2,451	- 1,149
Breast Cancer	26	1,127	17	1,783	- 656
Pertussis	27	1,102	33	636	+ 467
Prostate Cancer	28	1,098	47	171	+ 927
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,054	22	1,190	- 137
Maternal Conditions	30	997	27	780	+ 217
Meningitis	31	950	42	372	+ 578
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	799	24	852	- 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	795	44	283	+ 512
Parkinson's Disease	34	753	31	658	+ 95
Drownings	35	752	32	658	+ 94
Bladder Cancer	36	729	34	628	+ 101
Syphilis	37	641	50	137	+ 504
Epilepsy	38	624	45	253	+ 371
Suicide	39	600	19	1,418	- 818
Encephalitis	40	590	40	378	+ 212
Ovary Cancer	41	554	41	376	+ 178
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	488	49	159	+ 329
Drug Use	43	329	38	441	- 112
Skin Disease	44	307	57	49	+ 258
Tetanus	45	296	51	111	+ 185
Alcohol	46	273	58	40	+ 233
Poisonings	47	271	52	95	+ 176
Hepatitis B	48	263	56	57	+ 206
Leukemia	49	257	21	1,315	- 1,058
Measles	50	256	55	59	+ 197
Oesophagus Cancer	51	209	46	173	+ 36
Fires	52	131	29	742	- 611
Malaria	53	85	73	0	+ 85
Other Neoplasms	54	70	61	26	+ 44
Appendicitis	55	43	64	15	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	56	35	60	30	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	34	63	21	+ 13
Lymphomas	58	27	26	811	- 784
Schistosomiasis	59	21	59	37	- 16
Hepatitis C	60	19	68	1	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	61	16	65	6	+ 10
Ascariasis	62	14	67	2	+ 12
War	63	5	11	2,942	- 2,937
Pancreas Cancer	64	3	36	530	- 527
Oral Cancer	65	3	39	410	- 407
Diphtheria	66	3	66	4	- 1
Chlamydia	67	3	69	1	+ 2
Dengue	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	69	1	43	339	- 337
Uterin Cancer	70	0	54	61	- 61
Anemia	71	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	62	22	- 22
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.