IRAQ VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,316	1	36,594	+ 5,722
Stroke	2	40,037	2	20,793	+ 19,244
Diabetes Mellitus	3	18,627	4	7,395	+ 11,232
Kidney Disease	4	18,293	6	6,323	+ 11,971
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	11,097	8	5,551	+ 5,546
Suicide	6	9,598	19	1,418	+ 8,181
HIV/AIDS	7	8,979	72	0	+ 8,979
Liver Disease	8	8,717	16	2,127	+ 6,590
Hypertension	9	8,697	12	2,451	+ 6,247
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	7,636	13	2,429	+ 5,207
Lung Cancers	11	6,653	15	2,162	+ 4,491
Lung Disease	12	6,032	20	1,329	+ 4,703
Road Traffic Accidents	13	5,797	3	10,726	- 4,929
Prostate Cancer	14	5,102	47	171	+ 4,932
Other Injuries	15	4,722	14	2,212	+ 2,510
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,717	24	852	+ 3,865
Breast Cancer	17	3,569	17	1,783	+ 1,786
Skin Disease	18	3,472	57	49	+ 3,423
Low Birth Weight	19	3,344	5	6,573	- 3,229
Cervical Cancer	20	3,122	48	162	+ 2,959
Liver Cancer	21	2,921	35	555	+ 2,366
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,584	9	4,812	- 2,227
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,419	22	1,190	+ 1,229
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,409	37	462	+ 1,947
Falls	25	2,231	30	709	+ 1,522
Violence	26	2,193	7	5,658	- 3,465
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,047	18	1,578	+ 469
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,861	49	159	+ 1,702
Drownings	29	1,816	32	658	+ 1,159
Birth Trauma	30	1,806	10	4,223	- 2,416
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,800	31	658	+ 1,142
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,721	36	530	+ 1,191
Stomach Cancer	33	1,610	28	771	+ 839
Lymphomas	34	1,477	26	811	+ 665
Leukemia	35	1,278	21	1,315	- 37
Epilepsy	36	1,191	45	253	+ 938
Tuberculosis	37	1,086	25	821	+ 265
Alcohol	38	1,057	58	40	+ 1,017
Asthma	39	1,015	23	914	+ 101
Oral Cancer	40	1,013	39	410	+ 603
Maternal Conditions	41	916	27	780	+ 137
Ovary Cancer	42	887	41	376	+ 512
Malnutrition	43	859	53	92	+ 768
Fires	44	827	29	742	+ 85
Drug Use	45	482	38	441	+ 41
Dengue	46	435	77	0	+ 435
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	420	44	283	+ 137
Bladder Cancer	48	341	34	628	- 287
Uterin Cancer	49	339	54	61	+ 278
Meningitis	50	335	42	372	- 37
Encephalitis	51	274	40	378	- 104
Syphilis	52	210	50	137	+ 73
Appendicitis	53	199	64	15	+ 184
Other Neoplasms	54	180	61	26	+ 154
Schistosomiasis	55	153	59	37	+ 116
Oesophagus Cancer	56	133	46	173	- 40
Poisonings	57	113	52	95	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	81	63	21	+ 59
Pertussis	59	77	33	636	- 559
Skin Cancers	60	68	43	339	- 270
Multiple Sclerosis	61	66	60	30	+ 36
Tetanus	62	63	51	111	- 49
Hepatitis B	63	40	56	57	- 17
Chagas disease	64	24	75	0	+ 24
Leishmaniasis	65	8	62	22	- 14
War	66	6	11	2,942	- 2,936
Upper Respiratory	67	5	65	6	- 1
Chlamydia	68	4	69	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	3	67	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	70	3	68	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	66	4	- 3
Measles	73	0	55	59	- 59
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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

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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.