IRAQ VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,569	1	36,594	+ 36,975
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	25,599	13	2,429	+ 23,169
Stroke	3	24,911	2	20,793	+ 4,118
Lung Cancers	4	23,293	15	2,162	+ 21,131
Lung Disease	5	21,411	20	1,329	+ 20,082
Hypertension	6	13,405	12	2,451	+ 10,955
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,020	24	852	+ 12,169
Kidney Disease	8	11,392	6	6,323	+ 5,069
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	10,362	8	5,551	+ 4,811
Breast Cancer	10	9,426	17	1,783	+ 7,643
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,991	36	530	+ 8,461
Prostate Cancer	12	8,248	47	171	+ 8,078
Diabetes Mellitus	13	7,784	4	7,395	+ 389
Falls	14	7,667	30	709	+ 6,958
Liver Disease	15	7,601	16	2,127	+ 5,474
Parkinson's Disease	16	6,300	31	658	+ 5,643
Lymphomas	17	6,128	26	811	+ 5,317
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,342	37	462	+ 4,879
Suicide	19	5,145	19	1,418	+ 3,727
Stomach Cancer	20	4,832	28	771	+ 4,061
Inflammatory/Heart	21	4,448	22	1,190	+ 3,258
Leukemia	22	4,371	21	1,315	+ 3,056
Other Injuries	23	4,127	14	2,212	+ 1,915
Other Neoplasms	24	4,083	61	26	+ 4,057
Liver Cancer	25	4,031	35	555	+ 3,476
Alcohol	26	3,130	58	40	+ 3,091
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,108	46	173	+ 2,935
Bladder Cancer	28	3,098	34	628	+ 2,470
Oral Cancer	29	3,013	39	410	+ 2,603
Ovary Cancer	30	2,598	41	376	+ 2,222
Skin Cancers	31	2,029	43	339	+ 1,690
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,916	18	1,578	+ 338
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,809	44	283	+ 1,526
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,581	3	10,726	- 9,145
Epilepsy	35	1,546	45	253	+ 1,294
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,146	9	4,812	- 3,665
Uterin Cancer	37	1,116	54	61	+ 1,055
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,084	49	159	+ 925
Cervical Cancer	39	1,066	48	162	+ 904
Drug Use	40	966	38	441	+ 525
Multiple Sclerosis	41	786	60	30	+ 755
Skin Disease	42	772	57	49	+ 723
Anemia	43	497	85	0	+ 497
Asthma	44	462	23	914	- 451
Low Birth Weight	45	385	5	6,573	- 6,187
Violence	46	385	7	5,658	- 5,273
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	272	63	21	+ 250
Hepatitis C	48	254	68	1	+ 252
Drownings	49	229	32	658	- 428
Malnutrition	50	225	53	92	+ 134
Schizophrenia	51	195	84	0	+ 195
Osteoarthritis	52	182	81	0	+ 182
Fires	53	179	29	742	- 562
HIV/AIDS	54	173	72	0	+ 173
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	146	80	0	+ 146
Tuberculosis	56	141	25	821	- 681
Birth Trauma	57	120	10	4,223	- 4,103
Poisonings	58	108	52	95	+ 13
Hepatitis B	59	91	56	57	+ 34
Meningitis	60	84	42	372	- 288
Upper Respiratory	61	69	65	6	+ 63
Appendicitis	62	64	64	15	+ 49
Oral conditions	63	31	82	0	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	64	19	27	780	- 761
Otitis Media	65	8	70	0	+ 8
War	66	5	11	2,942	- 2,937
Encephalitis	67	4	40	378	- 375
Syphilis	68	3	50	137	- 134
Pertussis	69	1	33	636	- 635
Measles	70	1	55	59	- 58
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	73	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	51	111	- 111
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	86	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	66	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	69	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Germany

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.