IRAQ VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,356	1	36,594	+ 13,762
Diabetes Mellitus	2	23,854	4	7,395	+ 16,459
Lung Disease	3	18,103	20	1,329	+ 16,774
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	13,283	13	2,429	+ 10,854
Kidney Disease	5	13,129	6	6,323	+ 6,807
Stroke	6	13,028	2	20,793	- 7,765
Asthma	7	12,388	23	914	+ 11,474
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,796	8	5,551	+ 4,245
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,040	3	10,726	- 2,686
Suicide	10	5,700	19	1,418	+ 4,282
Oral Cancer	11	5,539	39	410	+ 5,129
Lung Cancers	12	3,398	15	2,162	+ 1,236
Oesophagus Cancer	13	2,956	46	173	+ 2,783
Other Injuries	14	2,928	14	2,212	+ 716
Breast Cancer	15	2,648	17	1,783	+ 865
Stomach Cancer	16	2,529	28	771	+ 1,758
Liver Disease	17	2,494	16	2,127	+ 367
Leukemia	18	2,211	21	1,315	+ 896
Liver Cancer	19	2,087	35	555	+ 1,533
Hypertension	20	2,020	12	2,451	- 430
Lymphomas	21	1,967	26	811	+ 1,155
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,894	9	4,812	- 2,918
Falls	23	1,846	30	709	+ 1,137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,745	24	852	+ 893
Tuberculosis	25	1,473	25	821	+ 651
Cervical Cancer	26	1,459	48	162	+ 1,297
Drownings	27	1,399	32	658	+ 741
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,158	18	1,578	- 421
Low Birth Weight	29	1,026	5	6,573	- 5,546
Prostate Cancer	30	971	47	171	+ 800
Violence	31	955	7	5,658	- 4,703
Endocrine Disorders	32	885	37	462	+ 423
Anemia	33	853	85	0	+ 853
Bladder Cancer	34	827	34	628	+ 199
Inflammatory/Heart	35	813	22	1,190	- 377
Skin Disease	36	560	57	49	+ 511
Ovary Cancer	37	538	41	376	+ 163
War	38	536	11	2,942	- 2,407
Epilepsy	39	516	45	253	+ 263
Drug Use	40	492	38	441	+ 52
Fires	41	457	29	742	- 285
Uterin Cancer	42	417	54	61	+ 356
Pancreas Cancer	43	409	36	530	- 121
Birth Trauma	44	369	10	4,223	- 3,854
Parkinson's Disease	45	321	31	658	- 337
Meningitis	46	280	42	372	- 93
Dengue	47	251	77	0	+ 251
Maternal Conditions	48	184	27	780	- 596
Poisonings	49	179	52	95	+ 83
Other Neoplasms	50	164	61	26	+ 138
Alcohol	51	158	58	40	+ 118
Skin Cancers	52	112	43	339	- 227
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	95	44	283	- 188
Malnutrition	54	83	53	92	- 8
HIV/AIDS	55	75	72	0	+ 75
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	73	49	159	- 86
Tetanus	57	53	51	111	- 58
Syphilis	58	28	50	137	- 109
Pertussis	59	28	33	636	- 608
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	21	63	21	- 0
Encephalitis	61	20	40	378	- 358
Hepatitis B	62	11	56	57	- 45
Leprosy	63	11	71	0	+ 11
Appendicitis	64	10	64	15	- 5
Schizophrenia	65	10	84	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	9	65	6	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	67	7	81	0	+ 7
Oral conditions	68	6	82	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	60	30	- 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	3	80	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	67	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	62	22	- 22
Diphtheria	74	0	66	4	- 4
Hepatitis C	75	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	76	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	55	59	- 59
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	59	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.