IRAQ VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	85,553	72	0	+ 85,553
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	34,042	8	5,551	+ 28,491
Diabetes Mellitus	3	32,983	4	7,395	+ 25,588
Stroke	4	29,598	2	20,793	+ 8,806
Coronary Heart Disease	5	27,916	1	36,594	- 8,678
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	19,123	18	1,578	+ 17,545
Road Traffic Accidents	7	14,210	3	10,726	+ 3,483
Kidney Disease	8	14,095	6	6,323	+ 7,772
Suicide	9	12,482	19	1,418	+ 11,064
Hypertension	10	10,801	12	2,451	+ 8,350
Liver Disease	11	10,119	16	2,127	+ 7,992
Lung Disease	12	9,779	20	1,329	+ 8,450
Tuberculosis	13	9,459	25	821	+ 8,638
Low Birth Weight	14	8,616	5	6,573	+ 2,043
Cervical Cancer	15	7,947	48	162	+ 7,785
Violence	16	7,850	7	5,658	+ 2,192
Other Injuries	17	7,030	14	2,212	+ 4,818
Birth Trauma	18	6,156	10	4,223	+ 1,933
Congenital Anomalies	19	5,932	9	4,812	+ 1,120
Asthma	20	5,529	23	914	+ 4,615
Maternal Conditions	21	4,282	27	780	+ 3,502
Malnutrition	22	3,912	53	92	+ 3,821
Meningitis	23	3,602	42	372	+ 3,230
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,465	22	1,190	+ 2,275
Drownings	25	3,215	32	658	+ 2,557
Fires	26	3,093	29	742	+ 2,351
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	2,831	13	2,429	+ 402
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,742	37	462	+ 2,280
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,880	49	159	+ 1,721
Epilepsy	30	1,690	45	253	+ 1,437
Prostate Cancer	31	1,661	47	171	+ 1,490
Falls	32	1,524	30	709	+ 815
Pertussis	33	1,434	33	636	+ 798
Poisonings	34	1,386	52	95	+ 1,291
Breast Cancer	35	1,364	17	1,783	- 419
Lymphomas	36	1,149	26	811	+ 337
Liver Cancer	37	1,084	35	555	+ 529
Drug Use	38	992	38	441	+ 551
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	968	44	283	+ 686
Skin Disease	40	934	57	49	+ 885
Parkinson's Disease	41	882	31	658	+ 224
Skin Cancers	42	735	43	339	+ 396
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	690	24	852	- 162
Oesophagus Cancer	44	683	46	173	+ 510
Syphilis	45	644	50	137	+ 507
Lung Cancers	46	614	15	2,162	- 1,548
Leukemia	47	603	21	1,315	- 712
Alcohol	48	593	58	40	+ 553
Schistosomiasis	49	474	59	37	+ 436
Uterin Cancer	50	423	54	61	+ 362
Oral Cancer	51	378	39	410	- 32
Ovary Cancer	52	366	41	376	- 9
Stomach Cancer	53	252	28	771	- 518
Appendicitis	54	245	64	15	+ 230
Bladder Cancer	55	223	34	628	- 405
Pancreas Cancer	56	223	36	530	- 307
Hepatitis B	57	219	56	57	+ 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	182	63	21	+ 160
Encephalitis	59	178	40	378	- 200
Upper Respiratory	60	153	65	6	+ 148
Other Neoplasms	61	146	61	26	+ 120
Tetanus	62	136	51	111	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	63	55	60	30	+ 25
Measles	64	23	55	59	- 36
Hepatitis C	65	13	68	1	+ 12
Ascariasis	66	11	67	2	+ 9
Malaria	67	10	73	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	68	10	70	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	69	7	69	1	+ 6
Diphtheria	70	7	66	4	+ 3
War	71	6	11	2,942	- 2,936
Dengue	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
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.