IRAQ VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	84,730	1	36,594	+ 48,136
Stroke	2	41,159	2	20,793	+ 20,367
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	32,866	8	5,551	+ 27,315
Lung Cancers	4	22,967	15	2,162	+ 20,805
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	22,417	13	2,429	+ 19,988
Lung Disease	6	21,077	20	1,329	+ 19,748
Hypertension	7	13,312	12	2,451	+ 10,861
Prostate Cancer	8	12,915	47	171	+ 12,744
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	11,350	24	852	+ 10,498
Falls	10	10,783	30	709	+ 10,074
Liver Disease	11	7,190	16	2,127	+ 5,062
Other Injuries	12	7,174	14	2,212	+ 4,962
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,873	4	7,395	- 522
Kidney Disease	14	6,524	6	6,323	+ 202
Breast Cancer	15	6,420	17	1,783	+ 4,637
Suicide	16	6,285	19	1,418	+ 4,867
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,438	22	1,190	+ 3,248
Lymphomas	18	4,181	26	811	+ 3,369
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,866	3	10,726	- 6,860
Stomach Cancer	20	3,802	28	771	+ 3,032
Pancreas Cancer	21	3,472	36	530	+ 2,942
Oesophagus Cancer	22	3,374	46	173	+ 3,202
Oral Cancer	23	3,363	39	410	+ 2,953
Liver Cancer	24	3,129	35	555	+ 2,574
Other Neoplasms	25	2,949	61	26	+ 2,924
Bladder Cancer	26	2,817	34	628	+ 2,189
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,651	31	658	+ 1,993
Alcohol	28	2,592	58	40	+ 2,552
Cervical Cancer	29	2,555	48	162	+ 2,393
Leukemia	30	2,431	21	1,315	+ 1,116
Uterin Cancer	31	2,311	54	61	+ 2,249
Violence	32	2,240	7	5,658	- 3,418
Skin Cancers	33	1,972	43	339	+ 1,634
HIV/AIDS	34	1,809	72	0	+ 1,809
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,611	49	159	+ 1,452
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,583	37	462	+ 1,120
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,411	9	4,812	- 3,401
Osteoarthritis	38	1,252	81	0	+ 1,252
Ovary Cancer	39	1,239	41	376	+ 864
Asthma	40	1,156	23	914	+ 243
Skin Disease	41	991	57	49	+ 942
Drownings	42	885	32	658	+ 228
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	791	18	1,578	- 787
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	621	44	283	+ 338
Hepatitis C	45	430	68	1	+ 429
Epilepsy	46	415	45	253	+ 163
Appendicitis	47	399	64	15	+ 384
Low Birth Weight	48	377	5	6,573	- 6,196
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	332	63	21	+ 311
Meningitis	50	317	42	372	- 55
Drug Use	51	314	38	441	- 127
Anemia	52	296	85	0	+ 296
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	290	80	0	+ 290
Schizophrenia	54	261	84	0	+ 261
Malnutrition	55	244	53	92	+ 152
Hepatitis B	56	227	56	57	+ 170
Multiple Sclerosis	57	213	60	30	+ 182
Fires	58	211	29	742	- 531
Birth Trauma	59	187	10	4,223	- 4,036
Tuberculosis	60	172	25	821	- 650
Maternal Conditions	61	167	27	780	- 613
Poisonings	62	66	52	95	- 29
Otitis Media	63	42	70	0	+ 42
Oral conditions	64	24	82	0	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	65	22	65	6	+ 16
Encephalitis	66	22	40	378	- 357
Leprosy	67	7	71	0	+ 7
War	68	5	11	2,942	- 2,937
Syphilis	69	3	50	137	- 134
Ascariasis	70	3	67	2	+ 1
Tetanus	71	3	51	111	- 108
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	33	636	- 636
Dengue	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	76	0	55	59	- 59
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	59	37	- 37
Malaria	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	62	22	- 22
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Cuba

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.