NIGER VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,907	6	8,229	+ 14,677
Stroke	2	13,015	5	8,717	+ 4,298
Road Traffic Accidents	3	6,714	8	5,946	+ 768
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,629	17	2,630	+ 1,999
Low Birth Weight	5	4,114	4	9,560	- 5,445
Kidney Disease	6	3,958	16	2,732	+ 1,225
Violence	7	3,542	19	2,244	+ 1,298
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,475	1	21,093	- 17,619
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,012	10	4,346	- 1,334
Birth Trauma	10	2,643	7	8,030	- 5,387
War	11	1,842	41	409	+ 1,432
Hypertension	12	1,534	25	1,356	+ 178
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,521	32	858	+ 663
Other Injuries	14	1,385	12	3,826	- 2,441
Lung Cancers	15	1,353	67	42	+ 1,311
Liver Disease	16	1,332	11	4,116	- 2,785
Breast Cancer	17	1,116	29	1,075	+ 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	988	3	16,030	- 15,043
Suicide	19	887	27	1,227	- 339
Lung Disease	20	832	20	2,172	- 1,340
Leukemia	21	823	48	258	+ 566
Inflammatory/Heart	22	745	34	769	- 24
Asthma	23	572	22	1,902	- 1,330
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	533	37	522	+ 11
Tuberculosis	25	514	13	3,703	- 3,189
Lymphomas	26	508	43	350	+ 158
Maternal Conditions	27	488	14	3,317	- 2,829
Stomach Cancer	28	482	44	300	+ 182
Fires	29	464	28	1,120	- 656
Falls	30	444	26	1,297	- 854
Parkinson's Disease	31	412	47	275	+ 136
Drownings	32	412	24	1,581	- 1,169
Pertussis	33	398	15	2,858	- 2,460
Bladder Cancer	34	393	53	161	+ 232
Liver Cancer	35	347	35	745	- 398
Pancreas Cancer	36	332	54	138	+ 194
Endocrine Disorders	37	289	23	1,806	- 1,517
Drug Use	38	276	58	126	+ 149
Oral Cancer	39	257	49	242	+ 15
Encephalitis	40	237	61	112	+ 125
Ovary Cancer	41	235	40	425	- 190
Meningitis	42	233	9	5,237	- 5,004
Skin Cancers	43	212	45	287	- 75
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	177	39	467	- 290
Epilepsy	45	158	36	676	- 518
Oesophagus Cancer	46	108	55	132	- 23
Prostate Cancer	47	107	57	128	- 21
Cervical Cancer	48	102	38	487	- 385
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	100	31	1,044	- 945
Syphilis	50	86	62	110	- 24
Tetanus	51	70	42	372	- 303
Poisonings	52	60	33	771	- 712
Malnutrition	53	57	21	2,170	- 2,113
Uterin Cancer	54	38	64	86	- 48
Measles	55	37	18	2,414	- 2,377
Hepatitis B	56	36	46	279	- 243
Skin Disease	57	31	52	213	- 182
Alcohol	58	25	60	120	- 95
Schistosomiasis	59	23	50	237	- 214
Multiple Sclerosis	60	19	69	22	- 3
Other Neoplasms	61	16	68	24	- 8
Leishmaniasis	62	14	51	237	- 223
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	13	70	18	- 4
Appendicitis	64	9	56	128	- 119
Upper Respiratory	65	4	63	94	- 90
Diphtheria	66	2	65	60	- 58
Ascariasis	67	1	59	125	- 124
Hepatitis C	68	1	66	46	- 45
Chlamydia	69	0	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	30	1,048	- 1,048
Malaria	73	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	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	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.