IRAQ VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,534	1	36,594	+ 7,940
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	32,091	8	5,551	+ 26,541
Stroke	3	28,501	2	20,793	+ 7,709
Kidney Disease	4	18,284	6	6,323	+ 11,962
Hypertension	5	17,974	12	2,451	+ 15,524
Liver Disease	6	13,402	16	2,127	+ 11,274
Diabetes Mellitus	7	10,946	4	7,395	+ 3,551
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	10,582	24	852	+ 9,731
Lung Disease	9	9,623	20	1,329	+ 8,294
Prostate Cancer	10	8,585	47	171	+ 8,414
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	8,025	13	2,429	+ 5,596
Lung Cancers	12	7,799	15	2,162	+ 5,637
Breast Cancer	13	6,208	17	1,783	+ 4,425
Violence	14	6,204	7	5,658	+ 546
Oral Cancer	15	5,713	39	410	+ 5,303
Drownings	16	4,998	32	658	+ 4,340
Road Traffic Accidents	17	4,719	3	10,726	- 6,007
Inflammatory/Heart	18	4,266	22	1,190	+ 3,076
Cervical Cancer	19	3,892	48	162	+ 3,729
Lymphomas	20	3,625	26	811	+ 2,814
Suicide	21	3,389	19	1,418	+ 1,972
Pancreas Cancer	22	3,208	36	530	+ 2,678
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	3,003	49	159	+ 2,844
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,988	9	4,812	- 1,824
Stomach Cancer	25	2,933	28	771	+ 2,163
Leukemia	26	2,682	21	1,315	+ 1,367
Asthma	27	2,647	23	914	+ 1,733
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,566	31	658	+ 1,909
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	2,539	18	1,578	+ 961
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,531	37	462	+ 2,069
Liver Cancer	31	2,512	35	555	+ 1,958
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,492	46	173	+ 2,319
Low Birth Weight	33	2,405	5	6,573	- 4,167
Falls	34	2,387	30	709	+ 1,678
Ovary Cancer	35	2,159	41	376	+ 1,783
Bladder Cancer	36	1,899	34	628	+ 1,271
Other Injuries	37	1,826	14	2,212	- 386
Meningitis	38	1,013	42	372	+ 641
Birth Trauma	39	779	10	4,223	- 3,444
Skin Disease	40	774	57	49	+ 724
Fires	41	762	29	742	+ 20
Malnutrition	42	727	53	92	+ 636
Uterin Cancer	43	727	54	61	+ 666
Skin Cancers	44	508	43	339	+ 169
Maternal Conditions	45	405	27	780	- 375
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	361	44	283	+ 78
Drug Use	47	353	38	441	- 87
Encephalitis	48	346	40	378	- 32
Alcohol	49	272	58	40	+ 232
Epilepsy	50	235	45	253	- 17
Poisonings	51	222	52	95	+ 127
Appendicitis	52	213	64	15	+ 198
Other Neoplasms	53	180	61	26	+ 155
Pertussis	54	163	33	636	- 472
Multiple Sclerosis	55	108	60	30	+ 78
Hepatitis B	56	98	56	57	+ 41
Syphilis	57	92	50	137	- 45
Dengue	58	64	77	0	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	37	63	21	+ 16
Tetanus	60	36	51	111	- 75
War	61	32	11	2,942	- 2,910
Hepatitis C	62	17	68	1	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	63	9	65	6	+ 3
Chlamydia	64	7	69	1	+ 6
Ascariasis	65	3	67	2	+ 1
Tuberculosis	66	2	25	821	- 819
Diphtheria	67	1	66	4	- 3
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	55	59	- 59
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	76	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Seychelles

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.