IRAQ VS CYPRUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CYPRUS		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,684	1	36,594	- 910
Stroke	2	14,724	2	20,793	- 6,068
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	12,745	13	2,429	+ 10,316
Lung Disease	4	11,325	20	1,329	+ 9,996
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,569	4	7,395	+ 3,174
Lung Cancers	6	10,175	15	2,162	+ 8,013
Kidney Disease	7	6,774	6	6,323	+ 451
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,327	24	852	+ 4,475
Breast Cancer	9	4,930	17	1,783	+ 3,147
Other Injuries	10	4,327	14	2,212	+ 2,115
Hypertension	11	4,057	12	2,451	+ 1,607
Endocrine Disorders	12	4,010	37	462	+ 3,548
Prostate Cancer	13	3,745	47	171	+ 3,575
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,325	36	530	+ 2,795
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,108	8	5,551	- 2,443
Lymphomas	16	3,097	26	811	+ 2,285
Leukemia	17	2,636	21	1,315	+ 1,321
Road Traffic Accidents	18	2,197	3	10,726	- 8,529
Bladder Cancer	19	2,125	34	628	+ 1,497
Liver Cancer	20	2,041	35	555	+ 1,486
Stomach Cancer	21	2,011	28	771	+ 1,240
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,799	18	1,578	+ 221
Other Neoplasms	23	1,704	61	26	+ 1,678
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,627	22	1,190	+ 437
Falls	25	1,616	30	709	+ 907
Liver Disease	26	1,605	16	2,127	- 522
Ovary Cancer	27	1,427	41	376	+ 1,052
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,404	31	658	+ 746
Suicide	29	1,392	19	1,418	- 26
Skin Disease	30	1,389	57	49	+ 1,340
Skin Cancers	31	1,230	43	339	+ 891
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,100	44	283	+ 817
Drownings	33	1,062	32	658	+ 405
Uterin Cancer	34	876	54	61	+ 815
Asthma	35	770	23	914	- 144
Oral Cancer	36	664	39	410	+ 253
Cervical Cancer	37	587	48	162	+ 425
Congenital Anomalies	38	561	9	4,812	- 4,251
Anemia	39	553	85	0	+ 553
Violence	40	487	7	5,658	- 5,171
Drug Use	41	426	38	441	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	359	49	159	+ 200
Oesophagus Cancer	43	329	46	173	+ 156
Epilepsy	44	312	45	253	+ 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	311	63	21	+ 290
Multiple Sclerosis	46	280	60	30	+ 250
Low Birth Weight	47	204	5	6,573	- 6,369
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	182	80	0	+ 182
Alcohol	49	167	58	40	+ 128
Fires	50	148	29	742	- 593
Poisonings	51	132	52	95	+ 37
Tuberculosis	52	119	25	821	- 703
Birth Trauma	53	79	10	4,223	- 4,143
Hepatitis B	54	58	56	57	+ 1
Meningitis	55	54	42	372	- 318
Malnutrition	56	51	53	92	- 41
Schizophrenia	57	49	84	0	+ 49
Hepatitis C	58	49	68	1	+ 47
Upper Respiratory	59	35	65	6	+ 29
Osteoarthritis	60	28	81	0	+ 28
Oral conditions	61	27	82	0	+ 27
Syphilis	62	23	50	137	- 114
Maternal Conditions	63	21	27	780	- 759
HIV/AIDS	64	13	72	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	65	13	70	0	+ 13
Appendicitis	66	13	64	15	- 2
Leishmaniasis	67	13	62	22	- 10
War	68	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Encephalitis	69	1	40	378	- 377
Pertussis	70	0	33	636	- 636
Tetanus	71	0	51	111	- 111
Measles	72	0	55	59	- 59
Diphtheria	73	0	66	4	- 4
Dengue	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	67	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
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

Cyprus

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.