IRAQ VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	83,175	13	2,429	+ 80,746
Coronary Heart Disease	2	73,532	1	36,594	+ 36,938
Stroke	3	30,778	2	20,793	+ 9,986
Lung Cancers	4	17,294	15	2,162	+ 15,132
Hypertension	5	15,184	12	2,451	+ 12,733
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,720	24	852	+ 9,869
Falls	7	9,912	30	709	+ 9,203
Lung Disease	8	9,644	20	1,329	+ 8,315
Pancreas Cancer	9	9,328	36	530	+ 8,797
Liver Disease	10	7,988	16	2,127	+ 5,861
Prostate Cancer	11	7,257	47	171	+ 7,086
Breast Cancer	12	7,092	17	1,783	+ 5,309
Parkinson's Disease	13	6,379	31	658	+ 5,721
Lymphomas	14	6,364	26	811	+ 5,552
Suicide	15	6,329	19	1,418	+ 4,911
Liver Cancer	16	4,077	35	555	+ 3,522
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,875	22	1,190	+ 2,684
Alcohol	18	3,473	58	40	+ 3,434
Stomach Cancer	19	3,342	28	771	+ 2,571
Other Injuries	20	3,267	14	2,212	+ 1,055
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	3,263	8	5,551	- 2,288
Diabetes Mellitus	22	3,125	4	7,395	- 4,270
Other Neoplasms	23	2,819	61	26	+ 2,793
Leukemia	24	2,776	21	1,315	+ 1,461
Ovary Cancer	25	2,576	41	376	+ 2,200
Kidney Disease	26	2,557	6	6,323	- 3,766
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,392	46	173	+ 2,219
Bladder Cancer	28	2,307	34	628	+ 1,679
Skin Cancers	29	2,222	43	339	+ 1,884
Drug Use	30	2,013	38	441	+ 1,573
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,920	37	462	+ 1,457
Uterin Cancer	32	1,683	54	61	+ 1,622
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,608	3	10,726	- 9,118
Oral Cancer	34	1,549	39	410	+ 1,139
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,436	9	4,812	- 3,376
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,133	49	159	+ 974
Drownings	37	793	32	658	+ 135
Epilepsy	38	779	45	253	+ 526
Schizophrenia	39	695	84	0	+ 695
Asthma	40	634	23	914	- 280
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	621	63	21	+ 600
Multiple Sclerosis	42	600	60	30	+ 569
Violence	43	481	7	5,658	- 5,177
Cervical Cancer	44	464	48	162	+ 302
Fires	45	461	29	742	- 281
Tuberculosis	46	239	25	821	- 582
Skin Disease	47	203	57	49	+ 154
Low Birth Weight	48	196	5	6,573	- 6,377
Poisonings	49	185	52	95	+ 90
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	142	44	283	- 141
Osteoarthritis	51	125	81	0	+ 125
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	114	18	1,578	- 1,464
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	81	80	0	+ 81
Appendicitis	54	71	64	15	+ 56
Meningitis	55	70	42	372	- 302
Birth Trauma	56	58	10	4,223	- 4,165
Malnutrition	57	49	53	92	- 42
Anemia	58	42	85	0	+ 42
HIV/AIDS	59	42	72	0	+ 42
Hepatitis C	60	34	68	1	+ 33
Oral conditions	61	28	82	0	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	62	15	65	6	+ 9
Hepatitis B	63	12	56	57	- 44
Maternal Conditions	64	11	27	780	- 768
War	65	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Encephalitis	66	4	40	378	- 375
Syphilis	67	3	50	137	- 134
Otitis Media	68	2	70	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	0	33	636	- 636
Tetanus	70	0	51	111	- 111
Diphtheria	71	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	72	0	55	59	- 59
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Finland

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.