IRAQ VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,977	1	36,594	+ 6,383
Stroke	2	22,015	2	20,793	+ 1,223
Lung Cancers	3	17,545	15	2,162	+ 15,383
Lung Disease	4	12,551	20	1,329	+ 11,222
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,955	4	7,395	+ 1,560
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,659	13	2,429	+ 6,230
Kidney Disease	7	8,515	6	6,323	+ 2,192
Hypertension	8	7,386	12	2,451	+ 4,935
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	6,426	8	5,551	+ 875
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	5,306	24	852	+ 4,454
Stomach Cancer	11	5,169	28	771	+ 4,399
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,443	36	530	+ 2,913
Liver Disease	13	3,172	16	2,127	+ 1,045
Breast Cancer	14	2,823	17	1,783	+ 1,040
Prostate Cancer	15	2,806	47	171	+ 2,635
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,788	3	10,726	- 7,938
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,485	9	4,812	- 2,327
Leukemia	18	2,436	21	1,315	+ 1,121
Lymphomas	19	2,426	26	811	+ 1,614
Liver Cancer	20	2,272	35	555	+ 1,718
Bladder Cancer	21	2,244	34	628	+ 1,616
Falls	22	2,188	30	709	+ 1,479
Violence	23	2,006	7	5,658	- 3,652
Low Birth Weight	24	1,740	5	6,573	- 4,833
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,721	31	658	+ 1,063
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,307	37	462	+ 845
Asthma	27	1,218	23	914	+ 304
Ovary Cancer	28	1,144	41	376	+ 769
Suicide	29	1,002	19	1,418	- 415
Other Injuries	30	840	14	2,212	- 1,373
Inflammatory/Heart	31	817	22	1,190	- 374
Skin Cancers	32	774	43	339	+ 436
Oesophagus Cancer	33	661	46	173	+ 488
Cervical Cancer	34	656	48	162	+ 494
Oral Cancer	35	653	39	410	+ 243
Epilepsy	36	574	45	253	+ 321
Uterin Cancer	37	545	54	61	+ 484
Drug Use	38	486	38	441	+ 46
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	395	49	159	+ 236
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	371	18	1,578	- 1,208
Birth Trauma	41	360	10	4,223	- 3,863
Other Neoplasms	42	323	61	26	+ 298
Malnutrition	43	294	53	92	+ 203
Drownings	44	274	32	658	- 383
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	226	44	283	- 57
Poisonings	46	185	52	95	+ 89
Fires	47	171	29	742	- 570
Skin Disease	48	162	57	49	+ 113
War	49	159	11	2,942	- 2,783
Tuberculosis	50	152	25	821	- 669
Meningitis	51	137	42	372	- 235
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	119	63	21	+ 97
HIV/AIDS	53	102	72	0	+ 102
Encephalitis	54	92	40	378	- 286
Alcohol	55	91	58	40	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	56	84	60	30	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	57	55	27	780	- 725
Pertussis	58	51	33	636	- 584
Appendicitis	59	47	64	15	+ 32
Hepatitis B	60	36	56	57	- 21
Syphilis	61	25	50	137	- 112
Schistosomiasis	62	17	59	37	- 21
Hepatitis C	63	9	68	1	+ 8
Tetanus	64	6	51	111	- 105
Measles	65	3	55	59	- 56
Upper Respiratory	66	3	65	6	- 3
Otitis Media	67	1	70	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	1	62	22	- 21
Chlamydia	69	1	69	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	1	67	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	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

Turkey

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.