IRAQ VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,940	1	36,594	+ 346
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	36,225	8	5,551	+ 30,674
Stroke	3	10,880	2	20,793	- 9,912
Lung Cancers	4	10,753	15	2,162	+ 8,591
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	8,394	24	852	+ 7,543
Kidney Disease	6	7,179	6	6,323	+ 856
Liver Cancer	7	5,205	35	555	+ 4,650
Hypertension	8	5,110	12	2,451	+ 2,659
Suicide	9	4,541	19	1,418	+ 3,123
Breast Cancer	10	4,226	17	1,783	+ 2,443
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,749	36	530	+ 3,219
Stomach Cancer	12	2,824	28	771	+ 2,054
Lymphomas	13	2,770	26	811	+ 1,959
Lung Disease	14	2,673	20	1,329	+ 1,344
Oral Cancer	15	2,212	39	410	+ 1,802
Prostate Cancer	16	2,113	47	171	+ 1,942
Leukemia	17	1,740	21	1,315	+ 425
Falls	18	1,519	30	709	+ 810
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,503	22	1,190	+ 313
Liver Disease	20	1,461	16	2,127	- 667
Ovary Cancer	21	1,422	41	376	+ 1,047
Other Neoplasms	22	1,363	61	26	+ 1,337
Uterin Cancer	23	1,027	54	61	+ 966
Oesophagus Cancer	24	955	46	173	+ 782
Skin Disease	25	949	57	49	+ 900
Road Traffic Accidents	26	845	3	10,726	- 9,881
Bladder Cancer	27	839	34	628	+ 211
Diabetes Mellitus	28	751	4	7,395	- 6,644
Parkinson's Disease	29	626	31	658	- 32
Cervical Cancer	30	594	48	162	+ 431
Congenital Anomalies	31	555	9	4,812	- 4,257
Other Injuries	32	552	14	2,212	- 1,660
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	483	49	159	+ 324
Skin Cancers	34	392	43	339	+ 53
Asthma	35	259	23	914	- 655
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	226	13	2,429	- 2,203
Endocrine Disorders	37	212	37	462	- 250
Drownings	38	202	32	658	- 455
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	193	18	1,578	- 1,385
Tuberculosis	40	178	25	821	- 643
Low Birth Weight	41	177	5	6,573	- 6,396
Epilepsy	42	173	45	253	- 80
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	154	44	283	- 128
Drug Use	44	133	38	441	- 308
HIV/AIDS	45	127	72	0	+ 127
Violence	46	102	7	5,658	- 5,556
Alcohol	47	71	58	40	+ 31
Meningitis	48	58	42	372	- 315
Fires	49	49	29	742	- 693
Appendicitis	50	41	64	15	+ 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	39	80	0	+ 39
Hepatitis B	52	29	56	57	- 28
Maternal Conditions	53	23	27	780	- 756
Upper Respiratory	54	22	65	6	+ 16
Birth Trauma	55	22	10	4,223	- 4,201
Hepatitis C	56	20	68	1	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	57	18	60	30	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	16	63	21	- 6
War	59	15	11	2,942	- 2,927
Poisonings	60	8	52	95	- 87
Encephalitis	61	0	40	378	- 378
Pertussis	62	0	33	636	- 635
Malnutrition	63	0	53	92	- 91
Diphtheria	64	0	66	4	- 4
Syphilis	65	0	50	137	- 137
Dengue	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	68	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	55	59	- 59
Tetanus	73	0	51	111	- 111
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	62	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	37	- 37
Otitis Media	79	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	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.