IRAQ VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	31,179	25	821	+ 30,358
HIV/AIDS	2	19,335	72	0	+ 19,335
Coronary Heart Disease	3	17,465	1	36,594	- 19,129
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	16,555	8	5,551	+ 11,004
Stroke	5	15,364	2	20,793	- 5,428
Diabetes Mellitus	6	11,016	4	7,395	+ 3,621
Malaria	7	9,253	73	0	+ 9,253
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,885	3	10,726	- 1,841
Low Birth Weight	9	8,475	5	6,573	+ 1,902
Liver Disease	10	7,139	16	2,127	+ 5,012
Hypertension	11	7,066	12	2,451	+ 4,615
Kidney Disease	12	6,576	6	6,323	+ 253
Birth Trauma	13	6,213	10	4,223	+ 1,990
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	5,454	18	1,578	+ 3,876
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,891	9	4,812	+ 79
Lung Disease	16	3,687	20	1,329	+ 2,358
Violence	17	3,149	7	5,658	- 2,509
Suicide	18	3,130	19	1,418	+ 1,713
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,597	13	2,429	+ 168
Measles	20	2,503	55	59	+ 2,445
Maternal Conditions	21	2,490	27	780	+ 1,710
Other Injuries	22	2,393	14	2,212	+ 181
Meningitis	23	1,937	42	372	+ 1,565
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,736	22	1,190	+ 546
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,681	37	462	+ 1,219
Cervical Cancer	26	1,649	48	162	+ 1,487
Breast Cancer	27	1,582	17	1,783	- 201
Asthma	28	1,550	23	914	+ 636
Lung Cancers	29	1,494	15	2,162	- 668
Falls	30	1,447	30	709	+ 739
Pertussis	31	1,392	33	636	+ 756
Prostate Cancer	32	1,365	47	171	+ 1,194
Malnutrition	33	1,331	53	92	+ 1,240
Oral Cancer	34	1,187	39	410	+ 777
Liver Cancer	35	902	35	555	+ 348
Parkinson's Disease	36	809	31	658	+ 151
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	738	24	852	- 114
Drownings	38	716	32	658	+ 58
Fires	39	661	29	742	- 81
Epilepsy	40	636	45	253	+ 383
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	624	49	159	+ 465
Trypanosomiasis	42	605	74	0	+ 605
Bladder Cancer	43	597	34	628	- 31
Oesophagus Cancer	44	592	46	173	+ 420
Drug Use	45	580	38	441	+ 139
Skin Cancers	46	579	43	339	+ 240
Syphilis	47	561	50	137	+ 424
Stomach Cancer	48	555	28	771	- 215
Lymphomas	49	544	26	811	- 267
Poisonings	50	479	52	95	+ 383
Ovary Cancer	51	455	41	376	+ 79
Skin Disease	52	370	57	49	+ 321
Pancreas Cancer	53	353	36	530	- 177
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	341	44	283	+ 58
Uterin Cancer	55	332	54	61	+ 271
Alcohol	56	331	58	40	+ 292
Leukemia	57	289	21	1,315	- 1,026
Schistosomiasis	58	238	59	37	+ 200
Tetanus	59	145	51	111	+ 34
Encephalitis	60	124	40	378	- 255
Appendicitis	61	113	64	15	+ 98
Hepatitis B	62	113	56	57	+ 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	107	63	21	+ 86
Other Neoplasms	64	91	61	26	+ 66
War	65	47	11	2,942	- 2,895
Upper Respiratory	66	44	65	6	+ 38
Multiple Sclerosis	67	28	60	30	- 3
Hepatitis C	68	18	68	1	+ 16
Diphtheria	69	6	66	4	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	6	67	2	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	5	69	1	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	3	70	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	62	22	- 22
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
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Gabon

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.