IRAQ VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,688	1	36,594	+ 17,094
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	33,083	13	2,429	+ 30,654
Stroke	3	26,026	2	20,793	+ 5,234
Lung Cancers	4	23,810	15	2,162	+ 21,649
Lung Disease	5	22,620	20	1,329	+ 21,291
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,947	8	5,551	+ 14,396
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,695	24	852	+ 10,844
Kidney Disease	8	10,371	6	6,323	+ 4,048
Breast Cancer	9	9,089	17	1,783	+ 7,306
Suicide	10	7,417	19	1,418	+ 5,999
Other Injuries	11	7,049	14	2,212	+ 4,837
Other Neoplasms	12	6,421	61	26	+ 6,396
Prostate Cancer	13	6,410	47	171	+ 6,239
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,357	36	530	+ 5,827
Falls	15	6,168	30	709	+ 5,459
Lymphomas	16	5,454	26	811	+ 4,643
Liver Disease	17	5,034	16	2,127	+ 2,907
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,030	37	462	+ 4,568
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,840	31	658	+ 4,182
Diabetes Mellitus	20	4,460	4	7,395	- 2,935
Leukemia	21	4,214	21	1,315	+ 2,899
Bladder Cancer	22	3,789	34	628	+ 3,161
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,726	22	1,190	+ 2,536
Liver Cancer	24	3,428	35	555	+ 2,873
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,156	46	173	+ 2,983
Stomach Cancer	26	3,032	28	771	+ 2,262
Hypertension	27	2,599	12	2,451	+ 148
Oral Cancer	28	2,370	39	410	+ 1,960
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,340	3	10,726	- 8,386
Ovary Cancer	30	2,293	41	376	+ 1,917
Skin Cancers	31	1,835	43	339	+ 1,496
Alcohol	32	1,755	58	40	+ 1,716
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,467	18	1,578	- 111
Uterin Cancer	34	1,350	54	61	+ 1,288
Skin Disease	35	1,333	57	49	+ 1,284
Epilepsy	36	1,222	45	253	+ 969
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,029	44	283	+ 746
Malnutrition	38	1,021	53	92	+ 930
Drug Use	39	1,010	38	441	+ 569
Congenital Anomalies	40	990	9	4,812	- 3,821
Cervical Cancer	41	853	48	162	+ 691
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	747	49	159	+ 588
Anemia	43	699	85	0	+ 699
Violence	44	525	7	5,658	- 5,133
Multiple Sclerosis	45	516	60	30	+ 486
Asthma	46	449	23	914	- 465
Drownings	47	276	32	658	- 381
Fires	48	263	29	742	- 478
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	255	63	21	+ 234
Low Birth Weight	50	245	5	6,573	- 6,328
Osteoarthritis	51	206	81	0	+ 206
Hepatitis C	52	186	68	1	+ 185
Birth Trauma	53	165	10	4,223	- 4,058
Tuberculosis	54	160	25	821	- 661
Poisonings	55	144	52	95	+ 49
Schizophrenia	56	139	84	0	+ 139
HIV/AIDS	57	127	72	0	+ 127
Meningitis	58	100	42	372	- 272
Upper Respiratory	59	77	65	6	+ 71
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	70	80	0	+ 70
Oral conditions	61	67	82	0	+ 67
Appendicitis	62	59	64	15	+ 44
Hepatitis B	63	58	56	57	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	21	27	780	- 759
Otitis Media	65	6	70	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	66	4	40	378	- 374
War	67	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Pertussis	68	3	33	636	- 633
Diphtheria	69	0	66	4	- 4
Syphilis	70	0	50	137	- 137
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	62	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	51	111	- 111
Measles	79	0	55	59	- 59
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	83	0	77	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

Belgium

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.