IRAQ VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,463	1	36,594	+ 19,869
Stroke	2	38,795	2	20,793	+ 18,003
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	21,464	8	5,551	+ 15,913
Diabetes Mellitus	4	18,651	4	7,395	+ 11,256
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,637	18	1,578	+ 11,059
Lung Disease	6	12,080	20	1,329	+ 10,751
Malaria	7	8,425	73	0	+ 8,425
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,408	3	10,726	- 4,318
Suicide	9	5,689	19	1,418	+ 4,271
Liver Disease	10	5,144	16	2,127	+ 3,017
Drownings	11	4,654	32	658	+ 3,996
Asthma	12	4,543	23	914	+ 3,629
Hypertension	13	4,404	12	2,451	+ 1,953
Low Birth Weight	14	3,737	5	6,573	- 2,836
Kidney Disease	15	3,683	6	6,323	- 2,639
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,651	9	4,812	- 1,161
Other Injuries	17	3,466	14	2,212	+ 1,254
Liver Cancer	18	3,464	35	555	+ 2,909
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	3,405	44	283	+ 3,122
Falls	20	3,165	30	709	+ 2,456
Birth Trauma	21	2,974	10	4,223	- 1,249
Maternal Conditions	22	2,654	27	780	+ 1,874
Tuberculosis	23	2,587	25	821	+ 1,766
Dengue	24	2,400	77	0	+ 2,400
Cervical Cancer	25	2,398	48	162	+ 2,236
Breast Cancer	26	1,958	17	1,783	+ 175
Lung Cancers	27	1,936	15	2,162	- 226
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,843	13	2,429	- 586
Syphilis	29	1,615	50	137	+ 1,479
Violence	30	1,511	7	5,658	- 4,147
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,334	24	852	+ 483
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,284	49	159	+ 1,125
Ovary Cancer	33	1,237	41	376	+ 862
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,210	31	658	+ 552
Leukemia	35	1,178	21	1,315	- 137
Malnutrition	36	1,101	53	92	+ 1,010
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,008	22	1,190	- 182
Poisonings	38	888	52	95	+ 793
Endocrine Disorders	39	856	37	462	+ 394
Fires	40	828	29	742	+ 86
Prostate Cancer	41	749	47	171	+ 578
Lymphomas	42	743	26	811	- 68
Meningitis	43	729	42	372	+ 357
Stomach Cancer	44	678	28	771	- 92
Epilepsy	45	613	45	253	+ 361
Skin Disease	46	586	57	49	+ 537
Uterin Cancer	47	499	54	61	+ 438
Alcohol	48	499	58	40	+ 459
Oral Cancer	49	438	39	410	+ 27
Pertussis	50	430	33	636	- 206
Pancreas Cancer	51	249	36	530	- 281
Bladder Cancer	52	246	34	628	- 382
Hepatitis B	53	182	56	57	+ 125
Encephalitis	54	93	40	378	- 286
Appendicitis	55	84	64	15	+ 69
Other Neoplasms	56	67	61	26	+ 42
Oesophagus Cancer	57	62	46	173	- 111
Drug Use	58	50	38	441	- 391
Tetanus	59	36	51	111	- 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	26	63	21	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	61	24	60	30	- 7
Hepatitis C	62	23	68	1	+ 21
Ascariasis	63	8	67	2	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	64	6	65	6	- 0
War	65	5	11	2,942	- 2,938
Chlamydia	66	4	69	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	3	66	4	- 1
Otitis Media	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	69	0	43	339	- 339
Schizophrenia	70	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	55	59	- 59
Leishmaniasis	76	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Solomon Isl.

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.