IRAQ VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	17,093	72	0	+ 17,093
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,237	8	5,551	+ 10,686
Malaria	3	13,573	73	0	+ 13,573
Tuberculosis	4	12,644	25	821	+ 11,823
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,262	3	10,726	+ 536
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	10,971	18	1,578	+ 9,393
Stroke	7	10,539	2	20,793	- 10,254
Birth Trauma	8	9,411	10	4,223	+ 5,188
Coronary Heart Disease	9	8,243	1	36,594	- 28,351
Low Birth Weight	10	7,593	5	6,573	+ 1,021
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,107	9	4,812	+ 1,296
Maternal Conditions	12	4,264	27	780	+ 3,484
Liver Disease	13	4,108	16	2,127	+ 1,981
Cervical Cancer	14	4,007	48	162	+ 3,845
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,897	4	7,395	- 3,498
Malnutrition	16	3,477	53	92	+ 3,386
Hypertension	17	3,249	12	2,451	+ 798
Violence	18	2,940	7	5,658	- 2,718
Kidney Disease	19	2,836	6	6,323	- 3,486
Other Injuries	20	2,664	14	2,212	+ 452
Meningitis	21	1,989	42	372	+ 1,617
Lung Disease	22	1,903	20	1,329	+ 574
Pertussis	23	1,730	33	636	+ 1,095
Suicide	24	1,543	19	1,418	+ 126
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,402	46	173	+ 1,229
Syphilis	26	1,319	50	137	+ 1,182
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,278	13	2,429	- 1,152
Prostate Cancer	28	1,135	47	171	+ 964
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,109	37	462	+ 647
Asthma	30	1,061	23	914	+ 147
Oral Cancer	31	1,027	39	410	+ 616
Drownings	32	1,024	32	658	+ 366
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	978	24	852	+ 126
Falls	34	956	30	709	+ 248
Fires	35	888	29	742	+ 147
Liver Cancer	36	882	35	555	+ 327
Breast Cancer	37	802	17	1,783	- 981
Inflammatory/Heart	38	766	22	1,190	- 424
Stomach Cancer	39	742	28	771	- 28
Poisonings	40	730	52	95	+ 634
Lymphomas	41	502	26	811	- 309
Skin Cancers	42	464	43	339	+ 126
Epilepsy	43	441	45	253	+ 188
Bladder Cancer	44	416	34	628	- 212
Parkinson's Disease	45	320	31	658	- 338
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	288	49	159	+ 129
Leukemia	47	259	21	1,315	- 1,056
Drug Use	48	252	38	441	- 189
Tetanus	49	251	51	111	+ 140
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	250	44	283	- 33
Schistosomiasis	51	231	59	37	+ 194
Skin Disease	52	224	57	49	+ 175
Ovary Cancer	53	210	41	376	- 165
Upper Respiratory	54	186	65	6	+ 180
Measles	55	184	55	59	+ 125
Alcohol	56	169	58	40	+ 129
Uterin Cancer	57	136	54	61	+ 75
Appendicitis	58	136	64	15	+ 121
Encephalitis	59	124	40	378	- 255
Hepatitis B	60	105	56	57	+ 48
Lung Cancers	61	99	15	2,162	- 2,063
Pancreas Cancer	62	98	36	530	- 432
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	51	63	21	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	64	36	61	26	+ 10
Ascariasis	65	35	67	2	+ 33
Hepatitis C	66	25	68	1	+ 24
War	67	18	11	2,942	- 2,924
Multiple Sclerosis	68	17	60	30	- 14
Otitis Media	69	10	70	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	70	7	66	4	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	6	69	1	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Tanzania

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.