IRAQ VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	60,722	2	20,793	+ 39,930
Coronary Heart Disease	2	52,648	1	36,594	+ 16,054
Lung Disease	3	28,786	20	1,329	+ 27,457
Lung Cancers	4	21,229	15	2,162	+ 19,067
Stomach Cancer	5	11,841	28	771	+ 11,071
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	9,048	13	2,429	+ 6,619
Hypertension	7	8,951	12	2,451	+ 6,500
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,438	3	10,726	- 3,288
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	7,382	24	852	+ 6,530
Oesophagus Cancer	10	7,218	46	173	+ 7,046
Kidney Disease	11	5,715	6	6,323	- 608
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	5,449	8	5,551	- 102
Liver Cancer	13	5,378	35	555	+ 4,823
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,805	4	7,395	- 2,590
Liver Disease	15	4,327	16	2,127	+ 2,200
Falls	16	4,127	30	709	+ 3,418
Suicide	17	3,457	19	1,418	+ 2,039
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,315	36	530	+ 2,785
Breast Cancer	19	2,757	17	1,783	+ 974
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,101	31	658	+ 1,443
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,942	44	283	+ 1,659
Leukemia	22	1,728	21	1,315	+ 413
Lymphomas	23	1,719	26	811	+ 908
Oral Cancer	24	1,625	39	410	+ 1,215
Other Injuries	25	1,607	14	2,212	- 605
Drownings	26	1,569	32	658	+ 912
Cervical Cancer	27	1,535	48	162	+ 1,373
Prostate Cancer	28	1,517	47	171	+ 1,347
Bladder Cancer	29	1,126	34	628	+ 498
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,121	49	159	+ 962
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,088	9	4,812	- 3,724
Tuberculosis	32	1,034	25	821	+ 213
Inflammatory/Heart	33	890	22	1,190	- 300
HIV/AIDS	34	854	72	0	+ 854
Ovary Cancer	35	834	41	376	+ 459
Poisonings	36	766	52	95	+ 670
Endocrine Disorders	37	761	37	462	+ 299
Drug Use	38	720	38	441	+ 279
Asthma	39	688	23	914	- 226
Low Birth Weight	40	643	5	6,573	- 5,930
Skin Cancers	41	585	43	339	+ 246
Alcohol	42	567	58	40	+ 527
Birth Trauma	43	524	10	4,223	- 3,699
Malnutrition	44	386	53	92	+ 295
Uterin Cancer	45	349	54	61	+ 288
Epilepsy	46	338	45	253	+ 85
Violence	47	330	7	5,658	- 5,328
Fires	48	312	29	742	- 430
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	300	63	21	+ 279
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	259	18	1,578	- 1,319
Meningitis	51	170	42	372	- 203
Skin Disease	52	155	57	49	+ 106
Other Neoplasms	53	130	61	26	+ 104
Maternal Conditions	54	107	27	780	- 673
Encephalitis	55	83	40	378	- 295
Hepatitis B	56	82	56	57	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	57	79	65	6	+ 73
Syphilis	58	54	50	137	- 83
Multiple Sclerosis	59	52	60	30	+ 21
Appendicitis	60	44	64	15	+ 29
War	61	27	11	2,942	- 2,915
Measles	62	17	55	59	- 42
Tetanus	63	15	51	111	- 96
Pertussis	64	14	33	636	- 621
Schistosomiasis	65	12	59	37	- 25
Hepatitis C	66	3	68	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	2	69	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	67	2	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	66	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	22	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

China

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.