IRAQ VS TIMOR-LESTE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TIMOR-LESTE		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	31,811	25	821	+ 30,990
Stroke	2	25,777	2	20,793	+ 4,985
Coronary Heart Disease	3	22,720	1	36,594	- 13,873
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	18,172	8	5,551	+ 12,621
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,949	18	1,578	+ 6,371
Lung Disease	6	7,906	20	1,329	+ 6,577
Birth Trauma	7	6,644	10	4,223	+ 2,421
Kidney Disease	8	5,358	6	6,323	- 965
Low Birth Weight	9	5,274	5	6,573	- 1,299
Liver Disease	10	4,527	16	2,127	+ 2,400
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,356	4	7,395	- 3,039
Hypertension	12	4,347	12	2,451	+ 1,896
Road Traffic Accidents	13	4,299	3	10,726	- 6,428
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,009	9	4,812	- 803
Asthma	15	3,424	23	914	+ 2,511
Peptic Ulcer Disease	16	2,675	49	159	+ 2,516
Lung Cancers	17	2,440	15	2,162	+ 278
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	2,351	13	2,429	- 78
Drownings	19	2,336	32	658	+ 1,678
Other Injuries	20	2,119	14	2,212	- 93
Falls	21	1,732	30	709	+ 1,023
Violence	22	1,681	7	5,658	- 3,977
Maternal Conditions	23	1,673	27	780	+ 893
Pertussis	24	1,634	33	636	+ 999
Malnutrition	25	1,561	53	92	+ 1,470
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,510	24	852	+ 659
Suicide	27	1,334	19	1,418	- 83
Liver Cancer	28	1,252	35	555	+ 697
Oral Cancer	29	1,228	39	410	+ 818
Breast Cancer	30	1,074	17	1,783	- 709
Meningitis	31	1,053	42	372	+ 680
Leukemia	32	950	21	1,315	- 365
Inflammatory/Heart	33	902	22	1,190	- 288
Lymphomas	34	885	26	811	+ 74
Stomach Cancer	35	856	28	771	+ 85
HIV/AIDS	36	832	72	0	+ 832
Cervical Cancer	37	771	48	162	+ 609
Endocrine Disorders	38	725	37	462	+ 262
Parkinson's Disease	39	714	31	658	+ 56
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	689	44	283	+ 406
Ovary Cancer	41	504	41	376	+ 129
Encephalitis	42	450	40	378	+ 72
Fires	43	412	29	742	- 329
Tetanus	44	379	51	111	+ 268
Pancreas Cancer	45	378	36	530	- 152
Skin Disease	46	368	57	49	+ 319
Prostate Cancer	47	357	47	171	+ 186
Syphilis	48	347	50	137	+ 210
Bladder Cancer	49	334	34	628	- 294
Uterin Cancer	50	253	54	61	+ 192
Epilepsy	51	216	45	253	- 36
Alcohol	52	143	58	40	+ 103
Oesophagus Cancer	53	137	46	173	- 36
Poisonings	54	136	52	95	+ 41
Skin Cancers	55	135	43	339	- 204
Dengue	56	133	77	0	+ 133
Appendicitis	57	121	64	15	+ 106
Drug Use	58	83	38	441	- 358
Hepatitis B	59	61	56	57	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	60	52	61	26	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	34	63	21	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	62	21	65	6	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	63	19	60	30	- 11
Ascariasis	64	16	67	2	+ 14
Hepatitis C	65	15	68	1	+ 14
Diphtheria	66	9	66	4	+ 6
War	67	7	11	2,942	- 2,935
Measles	68	3	55	59	- 56
Chlamydia	69	2	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	73	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Timor-Leste

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.