IRAQ VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,232	1	36,594	- 362
Violence	2	24,417	7	5,658	+ 18,759
Stroke	3	16,339	2	20,793	- 4,453
Diabetes Mellitus	4	15,051	4	7,395	+ 7,656
Road Traffic Accidents	5	14,984	3	10,726	+ 4,258
HIV/AIDS	6	10,087	72	0	+ 10,087
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,680	8	5,551	+ 4,129
Kidney Disease	8	7,988	6	6,323	+ 1,665
Hypertension	9	6,996	12	2,451	+ 4,545
Lung Disease	10	6,935	20	1,329	+ 5,606
Lung Cancers	11	5,252	15	2,162	+ 3,090
Low Birth Weight	12	4,158	5	6,573	- 2,414
Prostate Cancer	13	3,836	47	171	+ 3,665
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,832	9	4,812	- 980
Breast Cancer	15	3,452	17	1,783	+ 1,669
Liver Disease	16	3,152	16	2,127	+ 1,024
Stomach Cancer	17	2,929	28	771	+ 2,158
Other Neoplasms	18	2,919	61	26	+ 2,893
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,744	24	852	+ 1,892
Cervical Cancer	20	2,675	48	162	+ 2,513
Other Injuries	21	2,280	14	2,212	+ 68
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,830	18	1,578	+ 252
Lymphomas	23	1,680	26	811	+ 869
Birth Trauma	24	1,464	10	4,223	- 2,759
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,457	36	530	+ 927
Liver Cancer	26	1,386	35	555	+ 831
Leukemia	27	1,357	21	1,315	+ 42
Falls	28	1,165	30	709	+ 456
Chagas disease	29	1,112	75	0	+ 1,112
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,023	37	462	+ 561
Tuberculosis	31	1,007	25	821	+ 186
Malnutrition	32	847	53	92	+ 756
Inflammatory/Heart	33	807	22	1,190	- 384
Suicide	34	788	19	1,418	- 630
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	770	13	2,429	- 1,659
Ovary Cancer	36	758	41	376	+ 382
Skin Cancers	37	745	43	339	+ 406
Oral Cancer	38	733	39	410	+ 323
Maternal Conditions	39	569	27	780	- 211
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	562	49	159	+ 403
Epilepsy	41	553	45	253	+ 300
Malaria	42	541	73	0	+ 541
Drownings	43	523	32	658	- 135
Oesophagus Cancer	44	498	46	173	+ 325
Bladder Cancer	45	491	34	628	- 137
Asthma	46	419	23	914	- 495
Uterin Cancer	47	417	54	61	+ 355
Parkinson's Disease	48	339	31	658	- 319
Meningitis	49	338	42	372	- 35
Drug Use	50	303	38	441	- 137
War	51	249	11	2,942	- 2,693
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	242	63	21	+ 221
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	203	80	0	+ 203
Fires	54	194	29	742	- 547
Anemia	55	169	85	0	+ 169
Appendicitis	56	131	64	15	+ 116
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	108	44	283	- 175
Poisonings	58	91	52	95	- 4
Dengue	59	87	77	0	+ 87
Multiple Sclerosis	60	68	60	30	+ 38
Encephalitis	61	50	40	378	- 329
Alcohol	62	46	58	40	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	40	56	57	- 17
Pertussis	64	34	33	636	- 601
Hepatitis C	65	29	68	1	+ 27
Skin Disease	66	24	57	49	- 25
Syphilis	67	21	50	137	- 116
Tetanus	68	10	51	111	- 101
Schizophrenia	69	8	84	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	70	7	67	2	+ 5
Leprosy	71	6	71	0	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	72	4	81	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	73	4	62	22	- 18
Upper Respiratory	74	2	65	6	- 4
Otitis Media	75	2	70	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	76	1	59	37	- 36
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	78	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	79	0	55	59	- 59
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Venezuela

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.