IRAQ VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,308	1	36,594	+ 21,714
Stroke	2	30,669	2	20,793	+ 9,877
Road Traffic Accidents	3	26,991	3	10,726	+ 16,265
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,747	4	7,395	+ 3,352
Liver Disease	5	10,429	16	2,127	+ 8,302
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,772	8	5,551	+ 3,221
Kidney Disease	7	8,252	6	6,323	+ 1,929
HIV/AIDS	8	7,513	72	0	+ 7,513
Violence	9	7,457	7	5,658	+ 1,799
Hypertension	10	7,369	12	2,451	+ 4,919
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	7,034	13	2,429	+ 4,605
Prostate Cancer	12	6,438	47	171	+ 6,267
Low Birth Weight	13	5,962	5	6,573	- 611
Breast Cancer	14	5,681	17	1,783	+ 3,898
Lung Disease	15	5,293	20	1,329	+ 3,964
Lung Cancers	16	4,839	15	2,162	+ 2,677
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,040	9	4,812	- 772
Birth Trauma	18	3,559	10	4,223	- 664
Other Injuries	19	3,463	14	2,212	+ 1,251
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,311	24	852	+ 2,459
Liver Cancer	21	2,584	35	555	+ 2,029
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,344	37	462	+ 1,882
Cervical Cancer	23	2,180	48	162	+ 2,018
Stomach Cancer	24	2,130	28	771	+ 1,359
Suicide	25	2,060	19	1,418	+ 643
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,962	18	1,578	+ 384
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,773	36	530	+ 1,243
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,737	31	658	+ 1,079
Asthma	29	1,716	23	914	+ 802
Falls	30	1,692	30	709	+ 984
Oral Cancer	31	1,688	39	410	+ 1,278
Leukemia	32	1,590	21	1,315	+ 275
Lymphomas	33	1,456	26	811	+ 645
Malnutrition	34	1,446	53	92	+ 1,354
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,212	22	1,190	+ 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,148	49	159	+ 989
Drownings	37	964	32	658	+ 306
Tuberculosis	38	942	25	821	+ 120
Maternal Conditions	39	788	27	780	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	40	780	46	173	+ 607
Skin Cancers	41	670	43	339	+ 331
Epilepsy	42	616	45	253	+ 363
Drug Use	43	607	38	441	+ 166
Fires	44	541	29	742	- 200
Meningitis	45	520	42	372	+ 148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	477	44	283	+ 195
Pertussis	47	469	33	636	- 167
Alcohol	48	468	58	40	+ 429
Bladder Cancer	49	359	34	628	- 269
Ovary Cancer	50	345	41	376	- 30
Syphilis	51	274	50	137	+ 137
Appendicitis	52	259	64	15	+ 244
Skin Disease	53	194	57	49	+ 145
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	188	63	21	+ 167
Poisonings	55	182	52	95	+ 87
Encephalitis	56	173	40	378	- 205
Uterin Cancer	57	168	54	61	+ 106
Other Neoplasms	58	138	61	26	+ 112
Schistosomiasis	59	85	59	37	+ 48
Hepatitis C	60	66	68	1	+ 65
Tetanus	61	66	51	111	- 45
Multiple Sclerosis	62	51	60	30	+ 21
Hepatitis B	63	42	56	57	- 15
Dengue	64	18	77	0	+ 18
Malaria	65	16	73	0	+ 16
Chlamydia	66	6	69	1	+ 5
War	67	5	11	2,942	- 2,938
Upper Respiratory	68	4	65	6	- 2
Diphtheria	69	3	66	4	- 1
Ascariasis	70	3	67	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	62	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	55	59	- 59
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Dominican Rep.

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.