IRAQ VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	18,093	72	0	+ 18,093
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,109	8	5,551	+ 10,558
Malaria	3	11,593	73	0	+ 11,593
Road Traffic Accidents	4	11,112	3	10,726	+ 385
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,335	18	1,578	+ 8,757
Stroke	6	9,548	2	20,793	- 11,245
Birth Trauma	7	8,885	10	4,223	+ 4,662
Low Birth Weight	8	8,260	5	6,573	+ 1,687
Coronary Heart Disease	9	7,501	1	36,594	- 29,093
Tuberculosis	10	6,195	25	821	+ 5,374
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,670	9	4,812	+ 859
Violence	12	5,273	7	5,658	- 385
Liver Disease	13	4,374	16	2,127	+ 2,246
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,094	4	7,395	- 3,301
Cervical Cancer	15	3,738	48	162	+ 3,576
Meningitis	16	3,175	42	372	+ 2,802
Maternal Conditions	17	3,109	27	780	+ 2,330
Malnutrition	18	2,832	53	92	+ 2,741
Kidney Disease	19	2,705	6	6,323	- 3,617
Other Injuries	20	2,672	14	2,212	+ 460
Hypertension	21	2,664	12	2,451	+ 214
Lung Disease	22	2,605	20	1,329	+ 1,276
Syphilis	23	1,909	50	137	+ 1,772
Suicide	24	1,736	19	1,418	+ 318
Pertussis	25	1,630	33	636	+ 994
Lymphomas	26	1,504	26	811	+ 693
Asthma	27	1,490	23	914	+ 577
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,430	46	173	+ 1,257
Liver Cancer	29	1,300	35	555	+ 745
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,098	13	2,429	- 1,331
Drownings	31	1,057	32	658	+ 399
Breast Cancer	32	963	17	1,783	- 820
Falls	33	962	30	709	+ 253
Prostate Cancer	34	811	47	171	+ 640
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	785	24	852	- 67
Fires	36	745	29	742	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	37	734	22	1,190	- 456
Endocrine Disorders	38	650	37	462	+ 188
Poisonings	39	636	52	95	+ 541
Oral Cancer	40	624	39	410	+ 214
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	586	49	159	+ 427
Leukemia	42	511	21	1,315	- 804
Epilepsy	43	511	45	253	+ 258
Ovary Cancer	44	443	41	376	+ 68
Stomach Cancer	45	440	28	771	- 331
Lung Cancers	46	376	15	2,162	- 1,786
Pancreas Cancer	47	306	36	530	- 224
Parkinson's Disease	48	300	31	658	- 358
Skin Cancers	49	298	43	339	- 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	297	44	283	+ 14
Measles	51	293	55	59	+ 234
Schistosomiasis	52	244	59	37	+ 207
Tetanus	53	231	51	111	+ 120
Alcohol	54	219	58	40	+ 179
Skin Disease	55	207	57	49	+ 158
Uterin Cancer	56	199	54	61	+ 138
Drug Use	57	199	38	441	- 242
Appendicitis	58	180	64	15	+ 165
Bladder Cancer	59	154	34	628	- 474
Upper Respiratory	60	123	65	6	+ 117
Hepatitis B	61	105	56	57	+ 49
Encephalitis	62	104	40	378	- 274
War	63	75	11	2,942	- 2,867
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	47	63	21	+ 26
Trypanosomiasis	65	42	74	0	+ 42
Other Neoplasms	66	32	61	26	+ 6
Hepatitis C	67	26	68	1	+ 25
Leishmaniasis	68	24	62	22	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	14	60	30	- 17
Ascariasis	70	14	67	2	+ 12
Otitis Media	71	10	70	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	72	9	66	4	+ 6
Chlamydia	73	5	69	1	+ 4
Dengue	74	1	77	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Uganda

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.