IRAQ VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	49,047	72	0	+ 49,047
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,451	8	5,551	+ 20,900
Coronary Heart Disease	3	20,840	1	36,594	- 15,754
Road Traffic Accidents	4	14,815	3	10,726	+ 4,088
Stroke	5	12,578	2	20,793	- 8,215
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	11,274	18	1,578	+ 9,696
Low Birth Weight	7	9,907	5	6,573	+ 3,335
Birth Trauma	8	8,356	10	4,223	+ 4,133
Diabetes Mellitus	9	8,205	4	7,395	+ 810
Malnutrition	10	5,879	53	92	+ 5,788
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,441	9	4,812	+ 629
Kidney Disease	12	5,432	6	6,323	- 891
Suicide	13	5,076	19	1,418	+ 3,658
Cervical Cancer	14	4,964	48	162	+ 4,802
Malaria	15	4,915	73	0	+ 4,915
Tuberculosis	16	4,905	25	821	+ 4,084
Liver Disease	17	4,763	16	2,127	+ 2,636
Violence	18	4,702	7	5,658	- 956
Maternal Conditions	19	4,292	27	780	+ 3,512
Other Injuries	20	4,062	14	2,212	+ 1,850
Asthma	21	3,756	23	914	+ 2,842
Meningitis	22	3,252	42	372	+ 2,879
Lung Disease	23	2,854	20	1,329	+ 1,525
Hypertension	24	2,811	12	2,451	+ 361
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,570	22	1,190	+ 1,380
Lymphomas	26	2,355	26	811	+ 1,544
Drownings	27	2,345	32	658	+ 1,687
Breast Cancer	28	2,059	17	1,783	+ 276
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,967	46	173	+ 1,794
Fires	30	1,945	29	742	+ 1,203
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,883	13	2,429	- 546
Prostate Cancer	32	1,541	47	171	+ 1,370
Stomach Cancer	33	1,371	28	771	+ 600
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,358	37	462	+ 896
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,345	49	159	+ 1,186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,330	44	283	+ 1,047
Poisonings	37	1,264	52	95	+ 1,169
Liver Cancer	38	1,251	35	555	+ 696
Epilepsy	39	1,246	45	253	+ 993
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,239	24	852	+ 388
Falls	41	1,141	30	709	+ 432
Pertussis	42	1,027	33	636	+ 392
Lung Cancers	43	701	15	2,162	- 1,461
Skin Cancers	44	648	43	339	+ 309
Leukemia	45	598	21	1,315	- 718
Parkinson's Disease	46	554	31	658	- 104
Pancreas Cancer	47	532	36	530	+ 2
Drug Use	48	522	38	441	+ 81
Oral Cancer	49	510	39	410	+ 99
Uterin Cancer	50	447	54	61	+ 385
Ovary Cancer	51	426	41	376	+ 50
Skin Disease	52	425	57	49	+ 375
Schistosomiasis	53	422	59	37	+ 385
Bladder Cancer	54	306	34	628	- 322
Syphilis	55	305	50	137	+ 169
Encephalitis	56	288	40	378	- 90
Tetanus	57	250	51	111	+ 139
Appendicitis	58	162	64	15	+ 147
Upper Respiratory	59	160	65	6	+ 154
Hepatitis B	60	139	56	57	+ 83
Alcohol	61	118	58	40	+ 79
Other Neoplasms	62	91	61	26	+ 66
Measles	63	75	55	59	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	64	63	21	+ 43
War	65	64	11	2,942	- 2,878
Hepatitis C	66	35	68	1	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	67	35	60	30	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	8	70	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	69	8	69	1	+ 7
Ascariasis	70	5	67	2	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	71	5	74	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	72	5	66	4	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	22	- 22
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	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

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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.