IRAQ VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	84,980	1	36,594	+ 48,386
Stroke	2	56,632	2	20,793	+ 35,839
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	33,318	8	5,551	+ 27,768
Lung Cancers	4	29,590	15	2,162	+ 27,428
Lung Disease	5	22,231	20	1,329	+ 20,902
Kidney Disease	6	19,143	6	6,323	+ 12,820
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	15,848	13	2,429	+ 13,419
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	13,129	24	852	+ 12,277
Hypertension	9	11,756	12	2,451	+ 9,305
Parkinson's Disease	10	10,644	31	658	+ 9,986
Breast Cancer	11	10,139	17	1,783	+ 8,356
Prostate Cancer	12	8,139	47	171	+ 7,968
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,660	36	530	+ 7,130
Liver Cancer	14	6,298	35	555	+ 5,743
Bladder Cancer	15	6,238	34	628	+ 5,610
Stomach Cancer	16	6,177	28	771	+ 5,406
Other Injuries	17	5,847	14	2,212	+ 3,634
Leukemia	18	5,447	21	1,315	+ 4,132
Lymphomas	19	5,103	26	811	+ 4,291
Diabetes Mellitus	20	5,091	4	7,395	- 2,304
Falls	21	5,009	30	709	+ 4,300
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,501	3	10,726	- 7,225
Liver Disease	23	3,256	16	2,127	+ 1,128
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,916	22	1,190	+ 1,726
Other Neoplasms	25	2,730	61	26	+ 2,704
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,457	49	159	+ 2,298
Ovary Cancer	27	2,242	41	376	+ 1,866
Suicide	28	2,143	19	1,418	+ 725
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,116	37	462	+ 1,654
Oral Cancer	30	1,771	39	410	+ 1,360
Skin Cancers	31	1,763	43	339	+ 1,424
Drownings	32	1,751	32	658	+ 1,093
Uterin Cancer	33	1,499	54	61	+ 1,437
Epilepsy	34	1,002	45	253	+ 749
Oesophagus Cancer	35	988	46	173	+ 815
Cervical Cancer	36	979	48	162	+ 817
Drug Use	37	777	38	441	+ 337
Congenital Anomalies	38	700	9	4,812	- 4,111
Fires	39	589	29	742	- 153
Multiple Sclerosis	40	544	60	30	+ 513
Low Birth Weight	41	512	5	6,573	- 6,061
Violence	42	418	7	5,658	- 5,240
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	402	44	283	+ 120
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	382	18	1,578	- 1,196
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	268	63	21	+ 247
Tuberculosis	46	267	25	821	- 554
Skin Disease	47	226	57	49	+ 177
Hepatitis B	48	225	56	57	+ 168
Alcohol	49	203	58	40	+ 163
HIV/AIDS	50	190	72	0	+ 190
Anemia	51	188	85	0	+ 188
Hepatitis C	52	155	68	1	+ 153
Meningitis	53	134	42	372	- 238
Schizophrenia	54	111	84	0	+ 111
Asthma	55	110	23	914	- 803
Poisonings	56	78	52	95	- 17
Birth Trauma	57	68	10	4,223	- 4,155
Appendicitis	58	38	64	15	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	59	32	65	6	+ 26
Leishmaniasis	60	15	62	22	- 7
Maternal Conditions	61	9	27	780	- 771
Tetanus	62	7	51	111	- 104
Oral conditions	63	6	82	0	+ 6
War	64	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Syphilis	65	4	50	137	- 133
Malnutrition	66	3	53	92	- 88
Encephalitis	67	3	40	378	- 376
Measles	68	1	55	59	- 58
Pertussis	69	0	33	636	- 636
Diphtheria	70	0	66	4	- 4
Dengue	71	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

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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.