IRAQ VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,887	1	36,594	+ 2,293
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	32,718	13	2,429	+ 30,288
Stroke	3	22,376	2	20,793	+ 1,583
Lung Cancers	4	21,946	15	2,162	+ 19,785
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	13,451	24	852	+ 12,599
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,169	8	5,551	+ 6,618
Lung Disease	7	11,221	20	1,329	+ 9,892
Breast Cancer	8	9,562	17	1,783	+ 7,779
Other Injuries	9	9,306	14	2,212	+ 7,094
Pancreas Cancer	10	7,607	36	530	+ 7,077
Kidney Disease	11	7,064	6	6,323	+ 741
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,716	4	7,395	- 679
Prostate Cancer	13	6,692	47	171	+ 6,521
Lymphomas	14	6,196	26	811	+ 5,385
Liver Cancer	15	5,892	35	555	+ 5,337
Suicide	16	5,515	19	1,418	+ 4,098
Other Neoplasms	17	5,398	61	26	+ 5,373
Falls	18	5,099	30	709	+ 4,390
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,977	37	462	+ 4,515
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,659	31	658	+ 4,001
Leukemia	21	4,589	21	1,315	+ 3,274
Liver Disease	22	4,543	16	2,127	+ 2,416
Hypertension	23	4,376	12	2,451	+ 1,925
Bladder Cancer	24	4,041	34	628	+ 3,413
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,733	22	1,190	+ 2,543
Stomach Cancer	26	3,404	28	771	+ 2,633
Oral Cancer	27	2,878	39	410	+ 2,468
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,876	46	173	+ 2,703
Malnutrition	29	2,592	53	92	+ 2,501
Ovary Cancer	30	2,440	41	376	+ 2,064
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,055	3	10,726	- 8,671
Skin Cancers	32	2,004	43	339	+ 1,665
Alcohol	33	1,963	58	40	+ 1,923
Uterin Cancer	34	1,675	54	61	+ 1,613
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,238	9	4,812	- 3,573
Drug Use	36	1,158	38	441	+ 717
Epilepsy	37	1,148	45	253	+ 895
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,112	18	1,578	- 466
Skin Disease	39	983	57	49	+ 934
Cervical Cancer	40	968	48	162	+ 806
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	852	44	283	+ 569
Asthma	42	640	23	914	- 274
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	607	49	159	+ 448
Anemia	44	599	85	0	+ 599
Drownings	45	534	32	658	- 124
Multiple Sclerosis	46	463	60	30	+ 433
Low Birth Weight	47	401	5	6,573	- 6,172
Schizophrenia	48	398	84	0	+ 398
Violence	49	331	7	5,658	- 5,327
Tuberculosis	50	268	25	821	- 553
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	262	63	21	+ 241
Hepatitis C	52	256	68	1	+ 255
Fires	53	248	29	742	- 494
HIV/AIDS	54	223	72	0	+ 223
Birth Trauma	55	190	10	4,223	- 4,033
Osteoarthritis	56	151	81	0	+ 151
Poisonings	57	140	52	95	+ 45
Meningitis	58	101	42	372	- 272
Hepatitis B	59	83	56	57	+ 26
Oral conditions	60	73	82	0	+ 73
Appendicitis	61	55	64	15	+ 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	46	80	0	+ 46
Upper Respiratory	63	33	65	6	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	64	32	27	780	- 748
Otitis Media	65	10	70	0	+ 10
Encephalitis	66	5	40	378	- 373
War	67	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Syphilis	68	2	50	137	- 135
Pertussis	69	2	33	636	- 634
Tetanus	70	1	51	111	- 110
Schistosomiasis	71	1	59	37	- 37
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	62	22	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	66	4	- 3
Dengue	76	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	55	59	- 59
Chlamydia	78	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	79	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

France

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.