IRAQ VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,876	1	36,594	- 2,717
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	24,507	13	2,429	+ 22,078
Stroke	3	16,242	2	20,793	- 4,551
Lung Cancers	4	13,785	15	2,162	+ 11,623
Lung Disease	5	13,343	20	1,329	+ 12,014
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,761	24	852	+ 8,909
Diabetes Mellitus	7	7,029	4	7,395	- 366
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,990	8	5,551	+ 1,439
Prostate Cancer	9	5,921	47	171	+ 5,750
Breast Cancer	10	5,354	17	1,783	+ 3,571
Suicide	11	4,952	19	1,418	+ 3,534
Kidney Disease	12	4,935	6	6,323	- 1,387
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,901	36	530	+ 4,371
Falls	14	4,898	30	709	+ 4,190
Lymphomas	15	4,777	26	811	+ 3,966
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,660	37	462	+ 3,198
Skin Cancers	17	3,645	43	339	+ 3,306
Leukemia	18	3,342	21	1,315	+ 2,027
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,201	31	658	+ 2,543
Liver Cancer	20	3,201	35	555	+ 2,646
Drug Use	21	2,803	38	441	+ 2,362
Other Injuries	22	2,582	14	2,212	+ 370
Hypertension	23	2,565	12	2,451	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,470	22	1,190	+ 1,280
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,348	46	173	+ 2,175
Liver Disease	26	2,235	16	2,127	+ 107
Stomach Cancer	27	2,025	28	771	+ 1,254
Other Neoplasms	28	1,969	61	26	+ 1,943
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,957	3	10,726	- 8,769
Bladder Cancer	30	1,867	34	628	+ 1,239
Ovary Cancer	31	1,576	41	376	+ 1,201
Oral Cancer	32	1,528	39	410	+ 1,118
Congenital Anomalies	33	1,117	9	4,812	- 3,695
Skin Disease	34	934	57	49	+ 885
Uterin Cancer	35	824	54	61	+ 763
Asthma	36	716	23	914	- 198
Alcohol	37	597	58	40	+ 557
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	596	44	283	+ 313
Cervical Cancer	39	537	48	162	+ 375
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	465	18	1,578	- 1,113
Epilepsy	41	447	45	253	+ 195
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	434	49	159	+ 275
Low Birth Weight	43	390	5	6,573	- 6,183
Violence	44	383	7	5,658	- 5,275
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	360	63	21	+ 339
Multiple Sclerosis	46	295	60	30	+ 265
Drownings	47	278	32	658	- 379
Hepatitis C	48	272	68	1	+ 271
Anemia	49	247	85	0	+ 247
Birth Trauma	50	220	10	4,223	- 4,003
Malnutrition	51	184	53	92	+ 92
Osteoarthritis	52	179	81	0	+ 179
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	112	80	0	+ 112
Schizophrenia	54	100	84	0	+ 100
Fires	55	86	29	742	- 656
Tuberculosis	56	83	25	821	- 739
HIV/AIDS	57	79	72	0	+ 79
Hepatitis B	58	65	56	57	+ 8
Oral conditions	59	63	82	0	+ 63
Meningitis	60	58	42	372	- 314
Poisonings	61	55	52	95	- 41
Appendicitis	62	41	64	15	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	63	32	27	780	- 748
Upper Respiratory	64	27	65	6	+ 21
War	65	12	11	2,942	- 2,930
Otitis Media	66	10	70	0	+ 10
Syphilis	67	4	50	137	- 132
Encephalitis	68	4	40	378	- 374
Pertussis	69	2	33	636	- 633
Tetanus	70	2	51	111	- 109
Diphtheria	71	0	66	4	- 3
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	67	2	- 2
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	78	0	55	59	- 59
Schistosomiasis	79	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	62	22	- 22
Malaria	82	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Australia

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.