IRAQ VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,736	8	5,551	+ 16,185
Stroke	2	17,009	2	20,793	- 3,784
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,205	18	1,578	+ 13,627
Coronary Heart Disease	4	14,287	1	36,594	- 22,307
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,797	3	10,726	- 1,929
Liver Disease	6	8,058	16	2,127	+ 5,931
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,265	4	7,395	- 1,130
Hypertension	8	6,141	12	2,451	+ 3,690
Lung Disease	9	4,390	20	1,329	+ 3,061
Malnutrition	10	4,376	53	92	+ 4,284
Birth Trauma	11	4,088	10	4,223	- 134
Kidney Disease	12	3,832	6	6,323	- 2,491
Maternal Conditions	13	3,606	27	780	+ 2,826
Tuberculosis	14	3,605	25	821	+ 2,784
Other Injuries	15	3,582	14	2,212	+ 1,370
Low Birth Weight	16	3,523	5	6,573	- 3,050
Malaria	17	2,899	73	0	+ 2,899
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,866	9	4,812	- 1,946
Meningitis	19	2,683	42	372	+ 2,311
Violence	20	2,549	7	5,658	- 3,109
Suicide	21	2,532	19	1,418	+ 1,114
Asthma	22	2,163	23	914	+ 1,249
Breast Cancer	23	2,066	17	1,783	+ 283
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,055	13	2,429	- 374
HIV/AIDS	25	2,040	72	0	+ 2,040
Falls	26	1,115	30	709	+ 406
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	975	49	159	+ 816
Lymphomas	28	974	26	811	+ 162
Leukemia	29	956	21	1,315	- 359
Cervical Cancer	30	879	48	162	+ 716
Fires	31	875	29	742	+ 133
Inflammatory/Heart	32	815	22	1,190	- 375
Drownings	33	781	32	658	+ 123
Poisonings	34	757	52	95	+ 662
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	750	24	852	- 102
Pertussis	36	594	33	636	- 42
Parkinson's Disease	37	562	31	658	- 96
Epilepsy	38	541	45	253	+ 288
Oesophagus Cancer	39	537	46	173	+ 365
Ovary Cancer	40	527	41	376	+ 152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	509	44	283	+ 226
Schistosomiasis	42	483	59	37	+ 446
Endocrine Disorders	43	473	37	462	+ 10
Oral Cancer	44	471	39	410	+ 61
Liver Cancer	45	459	35	555	- 96
Lung Cancers	46	409	15	2,162	- 1,753
Prostate Cancer	47	359	47	171	+ 188
Stomach Cancer	48	320	28	771	- 450
Alcohol	49	302	58	40	+ 262
Skin Disease	50	296	57	49	+ 247
Bladder Cancer	51	278	34	628	- 350
Tetanus	52	249	51	111	+ 138
Drug Use	53	240	38	441	- 201
Syphilis	54	231	50	137	+ 94
Appendicitis	55	208	64	15	+ 193
Skin Cancers	56	198	43	339	- 141
Hepatitis B	57	183	56	57	+ 126
Pancreas Cancer	58	130	36	530	- 400
Leishmaniasis	59	126	62	22	+ 104
Upper Respiratory	60	118	65	6	+ 112
Uterin Cancer	61	116	54	61	+ 55
Encephalitis	62	103	40	378	- 275
Measles	63	84	55	59	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	79	63	21	+ 58
Hepatitis C	65	42	68	1	+ 41
Other Neoplasms	66	40	61	26	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	67	25	60	30	- 5
Ascariasis	68	12	67	2	+ 10
Otitis Media	69	12	70	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	70	7	69	1	+ 6
War	71	3	11	2,942	- 2,939
Diphtheria	72	2	66	4	- 2
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Eritrea

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.