IRAQ VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,394	1	36,594	+ 15,800
Stroke	2	35,013	2	20,793	+ 14,220
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	23,326	13	2,429	+ 20,897
Lung Disease	4	20,961	20	1,329	+ 19,632
Lung Cancers	5	17,971	15	2,162	+ 15,809
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,836	8	5,551	+ 11,285
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,294	24	852	+ 14,443
Kidney Disease	8	12,776	6	6,323	+ 6,453
Breast Cancer	9	10,418	17	1,783	+ 8,635
Other Injuries	10	9,509	14	2,212	+ 7,297
Diabetes Mellitus	11	9,182	4	7,395	+ 1,787
Suicide	12	9,035	19	1,418	+ 7,617
Prostate Cancer	13	8,687	47	171	+ 8,517
Pancreas Cancer	14	8,054	36	530	+ 7,524
Hypertension	15	7,965	12	2,451	+ 5,514
Road Traffic Accidents	16	6,285	3	10,726	- 4,441
Endocrine Disorders	17	5,985	37	462	+ 5,523
Stomach Cancer	18	5,900	28	771	+ 5,129
Other Neoplasms	19	5,696	61	26	+ 5,671
Lymphomas	20	5,618	26	811	+ 4,807
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,935	31	658	+ 3,278
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,860	22	1,190	+ 2,670
Violence	23	3,625	7	5,658	- 2,033
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,517	46	173	+ 3,344
Leukemia	25	3,444	21	1,315	+ 2,129
Bladder Cancer	26	3,392	34	628	+ 2,764
Liver Disease	27	2,529	16	2,127	+ 402
HIV/AIDS	28	2,398	72	0	+ 2,398
Cervical Cancer	29	2,113	48	162	+ 1,950
Congenital Anomalies	30	2,090	9	4,812	- 2,722
Oral Cancer	31	2,054	39	410	+ 1,644
Ovary Cancer	32	1,970	41	376	+ 1,594
Skin Cancers	33	1,832	43	339	+ 1,493
Liver Cancer	34	1,810	35	555	+ 1,255
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,650	18	1,578	+ 72
Skin Disease	36	1,596	57	49	+ 1,547
Asthma	37	1,560	23	914	+ 646
Uterin Cancer	38	1,416	54	61	+ 1,355
Alcohol	39	1,284	58	40	+ 1,244
Epilepsy	40	1,054	45	253	+ 802
Tuberculosis	41	989	25	821	+ 168
Low Birth Weight	42	903	5	6,573	- 5,670
Malnutrition	43	896	53	92	+ 805
Anemia	44	867	85	0	+ 867
Drownings	45	795	32	658	+ 137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	698	49	159	+ 539
Falls	47	676	30	709	- 33
Fires	48	669	29	742	- 72
Drug Use	49	499	38	441	+ 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	480	44	283	+ 197
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	424	63	21	+ 403
Osteoarthritis	52	399	81	0	+ 399
Birth Trauma	53	273	10	4,223	- 3,950
Schizophrenia	54	220	84	0	+ 220
Poisonings	55	203	52	95	+ 108
Multiple Sclerosis	56	161	60	30	+ 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	153	80	0	+ 153
Meningitis	58	126	42	372	- 246
Appendicitis	59	111	64	15	+ 96
Maternal Conditions	60	109	27	780	- 670
Chagas disease	61	61	75	0	+ 61
Upper Respiratory	62	60	65	6	+ 54
Hepatitis B	63	51	56	57	- 5
Encephalitis	64	48	40	378	- 331
Hepatitis C	65	42	68	1	+ 41
Syphilis	66	35	50	137	- 102
Otitis Media	67	19	70	0	+ 19
Oral conditions	68	14	82	0	+ 14
Leprosy	69	5	71	0	+ 5
War	70	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Tetanus	71	4	51	111	- 107
Pertussis	72	3	33	636	- 633
Diphtheria	73	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	74	0	55	59	- 59
Chlamydia	75	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	37	- 37
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	22	- 22
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Uruguay

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.