IRAQ VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,632	1	36,594	+ 1,038
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	36,760	13	2,429	+ 34,331
Lung Disease	3	30,906	20	1,329	+ 29,576
Lung Cancers	4	26,218	15	2,162	+ 24,056
Stroke	5	25,803	2	20,793	+ 5,010
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,807	8	5,551	+ 10,256
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,125	24	852	+ 14,273
Prostate Cancer	8	10,427	47	171	+ 10,256
Breast Cancer	9	9,151	17	1,783	+ 7,368
Diabetes Mellitus	10	9,045	4	7,395	+ 1,650
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,721	36	530	+ 7,191
Kidney Disease	12	6,417	6	6,323	+ 94
Lymphomas	13	5,141	26	811	+ 4,330
Liver Disease	14	4,876	16	2,127	+ 2,749
Hypertension	15	4,527	12	2,451	+ 2,076
Suicide	16	4,349	19	1,418	+ 2,932
Parkinson's Disease	17	4,227	31	658	+ 3,570
Alcohol	18	4,216	58	40	+ 4,176
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,048	37	462	+ 3,586
Leukemia	20	3,934	21	1,315	+ 2,619
Bladder Cancer	21	3,843	34	628	+ 3,215
Falls	22	3,810	30	709	+ 3,101
Stomach Cancer	23	3,411	28	771	+ 2,640
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,357	46	173	+ 3,185
Liver Cancer	25	3,272	35	555	+ 2,717
Skin Cancers	26	2,737	43	339	+ 2,398
Other Neoplasms	27	2,663	61	26	+ 2,637
Oral Cancer	28	2,612	39	410	+ 2,201
Ovary Cancer	29	2,586	41	376	+ 2,211
Other Injuries	30	2,446	14	2,212	+ 234
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,004	22	1,190	+ 814
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,523	49	159	+ 1,364
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,504	3	10,726	- 9,222
Drug Use	34	1,386	38	441	+ 946
Uterin Cancer	35	1,096	54	61	+ 1,035
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,079	9	4,812	- 3,733
Cervical Cancer	37	1,076	48	162	+ 914
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,019	18	1,578	- 560
Multiple Sclerosis	39	930	60	30	+ 899
Epilepsy	40	881	45	253	+ 628
Low Birth Weight	41	820	5	6,573	- 5,752
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	679	44	283	+ 397
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	595	63	21	+ 574
Asthma	44	580	23	914	- 334
Skin Disease	45	556	57	49	+ 507
Anemia	46	515	85	0	+ 515
Violence	47	444	7	5,658	- 5,214
Schizophrenia	48	400	84	0	+ 400
Fires	49	372	29	742	- 370
Drownings	50	262	32	658	- 396
Osteoarthritis	51	179	81	0	+ 179
Meningitis	52	176	42	372	- 197
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	173	80	0	+ 173
Appendicitis	54	162	64	15	+ 147
HIV/AIDS	55	159	72	0	+ 159
Birth Trauma	56	150	10	4,223	- 4,073
Tuberculosis	57	109	25	821	- 712
Upper Respiratory	58	108	65	6	+ 102
Malnutrition	59	99	53	92	+ 7
Hepatitis C	60	60	68	1	+ 59
Hepatitis B	61	43	56	57	- 14
Poisonings	62	39	52	95	- 56
Oral conditions	63	29	82	0	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	64	16	27	780	- 764
Otitis Media	65	12	70	0	+ 12
War	66	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Encephalitis	67	4	40	378	- 374
Tetanus	68	3	51	111	- 108
Chlamydia	69	3	69	1	+ 2
Syphilis	70	2	50	137	- 135
Measles	71	2	55	59	- 57
Pertussis	72	0	33	636	- 636
Diphtheria	73	0	66	4	- 4
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	22	- 22
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
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

Denmark

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.