IRAQ VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,548	1	36,594	- 46
Violence	2	16,352	7	5,658	+ 10,694
Stroke	3	14,064	2	20,793	- 6,728
Lung Disease	4	13,518	20	1,329	+ 12,188
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	9,143	8	5,551	+ 3,592
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,590	3	10,726	- 4,137
Kidney Disease	7	5,800	6	6,323	- 523
Hypertension	8	5,431	12	2,451	+ 2,980
Stomach Cancer	9	5,187	28	771	+ 4,416
Lung Cancers	10	4,456	15	2,162	+ 2,294
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,267	4	7,395	- 3,128
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,710	24	852	+ 2,858
Breast Cancer	13	3,114	17	1,783	+ 1,331
Prostate Cancer	14	3,042	47	171	+ 2,871
Other Neoplasms	15	2,720	61	26	+ 2,694
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,514	9	4,812	- 2,298
HIV/AIDS	17	2,277	72	0	+ 2,277
Lymphomas	18	2,209	26	811	+ 1,398
Liver Disease	19	2,059	16	2,127	- 68
Cervical Cancer	20	1,923	48	162	+ 1,761
Leukemia	21	1,874	21	1,315	+ 559
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,831	13	2,429	- 599
Low Birth Weight	23	1,778	5	6,573	- 4,795
Liver Cancer	24	1,752	35	555	+ 1,198
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,716	36	530	+ 1,186
Suicide	26	1,668	19	1,418	+ 250
Malnutrition	27	1,594	53	92	+ 1,502
Other Injuries	28	1,351	14	2,212	- 861
Falls	29	1,288	30	709	+ 579
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,160	37	462	+ 698
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,128	22	1,190	- 62
Tuberculosis	32	1,079	25	821	+ 258
Ovary Cancer	33	952	41	376	+ 577
Skin Disease	34	935	57	49	+ 886
Skin Cancers	35	873	43	339	+ 534
Oesophagus Cancer	36	709	46	173	+ 536
Oral Cancer	37	685	39	410	+ 275
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	634	18	1,578	- 944
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	593	49	159	+ 434
Drownings	40	585	32	658	- 73
Birth Trauma	41	550	10	4,223	- 3,673
Bladder Cancer	42	517	34	628	- 111
Epilepsy	43	507	45	253	+ 254
Drug Use	44	417	38	441	- 23
Uterin Cancer	45	359	54	61	+ 298
Maternal Conditions	46	334	27	780	- 445
Parkinson's Disease	47	325	31	658	- 333
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	283	80	0	+ 283
War	49	221	11	2,942	- 2,722
Meningitis	50	207	42	372	- 165
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	205	63	21	+ 184
Appendicitis	52	181	64	15	+ 165
Chagas disease	53	173	75	0	+ 173
Asthma	54	162	23	914	- 751
Dengue	55	113	77	0	+ 113
Fires	56	107	29	742	- 634
Anemia	57	85	85	0	+ 85
Osteoarthritis	58	57	81	0	+ 57
Hepatitis C	59	55	68	1	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	60	53	60	30	+ 23
Poisonings	61	52	52	95	- 44
Hepatitis B	62	43	56	57	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	32	44	283	- 251
Encephalitis	64	32	40	378	- 346
Syphilis	65	26	50	137	- 111
Upper Respiratory	66	23	65	6	+ 17
Malaria	67	22	73	0	+ 22
Alcohol	68	19	58	40	- 20
Pertussis	69	15	33	636	- 620
Schizophrenia	70	15	84	0	+ 15
Tetanus	71	12	51	111	- 99
Leprosy	72	7	71	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	73	6	70	0	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	74	6	62	22	- 16
Oral conditions	75	6	82	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	76	4	67	2	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	37	- 37
Measles	78	0	55	59	- 59
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	66	4	- 4
Chlamydia	81	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Colombia

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.