IRAQ VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	235,569	1	36,594	+ 198,975
Stroke	2	72,608	2	20,793	+ 51,815
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	15,637	13	2,429	+ 13,207
Lung Cancers	4	13,065	15	2,162	+ 10,903
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	12,784	24	852	+ 11,932
Alcohol	6	12,229	58	40	+ 12,189
Lung Disease	7	9,780	20	1,329	+ 8,450
Liver Disease	8	9,203	16	2,127	+ 7,076
Suicide	9	8,876	19	1,418	+ 7,458
Stomach Cancer	10	7,485	28	771	+ 6,714
Inflammatory/Heart	11	6,026	22	1,190	+ 4,836
Breast Cancer	12	5,450	17	1,783	+ 3,667
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,185	36	530	+ 4,655
Other Injuries	14	4,867	14	2,212	+ 2,654
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	4,812	8	5,551	- 739
Falls	16	4,215	30	709	+ 3,507
Prostate Cancer	17	4,144	47	171	+ 3,974
Oral Cancer	18	3,990	39	410	+ 3,580
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,198	3	10,726	- 7,528
Lymphomas	20	2,975	26	811	+ 2,163
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,752	31	658	+ 2,094
Fires	22	2,747	29	742	+ 2,006
Leukemia	23	2,454	21	1,315	+ 1,138
Drownings	24	2,406	32	658	+ 1,749
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,183	46	173	+ 2,010
Kidney Disease	26	2,126	6	6,323	- 4,197
Ovary Cancer	27	1,899	41	376	+ 1,523
Uterin Cancer	28	1,730	54	61	+ 1,669
Drug Use	29	1,722	38	441	+ 1,281
Diabetes Mellitus	30	1,650	4	7,395	- 5,745
Hypertension	31	1,627	12	2,451	- 824
Liver Cancer	32	1,608	35	555	+ 1,053
Poisonings	33	1,379	52	95	+ 1,284
Cervical Cancer	34	1,343	48	162	+ 1,181
Bladder Cancer	35	1,308	34	628	+ 680
Skin Cancers	36	1,203	43	339	+ 865
Tuberculosis	37	1,190	25	821	+ 369
Violence	38	1,130	7	5,658	- 4,528
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,060	44	283	+ 777
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,042	49	159	+ 883
Congenital Anomalies	41	895	9	4,812	- 3,917
HIV/AIDS	42	740	72	0	+ 740
Endocrine Disorders	43	624	37	462	+ 162
Asthma	44	539	23	914	- 375
Epilepsy	45	513	45	253	+ 261
Encephalitis	46	413	40	378	+ 34
Low Birth Weight	47	285	5	6,573	- 6,288
Other Neoplasms	48	231	61	26	+ 206
Multiple Sclerosis	49	186	60	30	+ 156
Meningitis	50	161	42	372	- 211
Skin Disease	51	136	57	49	+ 87
Birth Trauma	52	111	10	4,223	- 4,112
Malnutrition	53	97	53	92	+ 5
Appendicitis	54	88	64	15	+ 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	67	63	21	+ 46
Hepatitis B	56	61	56	57	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	56	18	1,578	- 1,522
Upper Respiratory	58	22	65	6	+ 16
War	59	15	11	2,942	- 2,927
Maternal Conditions	60	9	27	780	- 771
Chlamydia	61	5	69	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	62	3	68	1	+ 2
Syphilis	63	2	50	137	- 134
Tetanus	64	0	51	111	- 111
Pertussis	65	0	33	636	- 636
Otitis Media	66	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	68	0	55	59	- 59
Hookworm Disease	69	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	71	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	22	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Belarus

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.