IRAQ VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,211	1	36,594	+ 20,617
Stroke	2	38,330	2	20,793	+ 17,538
Diabetes Mellitus	3	32,955	4	7,395	+ 25,560
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	19,871	8	5,551	+ 14,320
Prostate Cancer	5	17,810	47	171	+ 17,640
Kidney Disease	6	14,741	6	6,323	+ 8,418
Endocrine Disorders	7	10,278	37	462	+ 9,816
Hypertension	8	9,907	12	2,451	+ 7,456
Breast Cancer	9	9,152	17	1,783	+ 7,369
Other Injuries	10	7,873	14	2,212	+ 5,661
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	7,315	24	852	+ 6,463
Skin Disease	12	6,639	57	49	+ 6,590
Lung Disease	13	5,745	20	1,329	+ 4,416
Lung Cancers	14	5,515	15	2,162	+ 3,353
Uterin Cancer	15	4,439	54	61	+ 4,378
Pancreas Cancer	16	4,105	36	530	+ 3,575
Birth Trauma	17	3,952	10	4,223	- 271
Liver Disease	18	3,911	16	2,127	+ 1,784
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,809	13	2,429	+ 1,380
Cervical Cancer	20	3,745	48	162	+ 3,583
Lymphomas	21	3,665	26	811	+ 2,854
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,275	3	10,726	- 7,452
Stomach Cancer	23	2,983	28	771	+ 2,213
Violence	24	2,713	7	5,658	- 2,945
Liver Cancer	25	2,572	35	555	+ 2,017
Congenital Anomalies	26	2,477	9	4,812	- 2,335
Low Birth Weight	27	2,476	5	6,573	- 4,096
Oral Cancer	28	2,431	39	410	+ 2,020
Other Neoplasms	29	2,388	61	26	+ 2,363
Oesophagus Cancer	30	2,184	46	173	+ 2,011
Alcohol	31	2,147	58	40	+ 2,107
Anemia	32	2,032	85	0	+ 2,032
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,723	49	159	+ 1,564
Falls	34	1,687	30	709	+ 978
Ovary Cancer	35	1,611	41	376	+ 1,236
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,584	22	1,190	+ 393
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	1,560	80	0	+ 1,560
Leukemia	38	1,499	21	1,315	+ 184
Drownings	39	1,492	32	658	+ 834
Malnutrition	40	1,313	53	92	+ 1,222
Bladder Cancer	41	1,311	34	628	+ 683
HIV/AIDS	42	1,228	72	0	+ 1,228
Asthma	43	1,086	23	914	+ 173
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,005	31	658	+ 347
Epilepsy	45	770	45	253	+ 517
Fires	46	680	29	742	- 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	639	44	283	+ 356
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	586	18	1,578	- 993
Drug Use	49	460	38	441	+ 19
Osteoarthritis	50	383	81	0	+ 383
Tuberculosis	51	354	25	821	- 467
Suicide	52	269	19	1,418	- 1,148
Appendicitis	53	227	64	15	+ 212
Skin Cancers	54	227	43	339	- 111
Maternal Conditions	55	197	27	780	- 583
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	162	63	21	+ 140
Upper Respiratory	57	151	65	6	+ 145
Hepatitis B	58	112	56	57	+ 56
Syphilis	59	105	50	137	- 32
Poisonings	60	31	52	95	- 64
War	61	5	11	2,942	- 2,937
Pertussis	62	0	33	636	- 635
Dengue	63	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	64	0	67	2	- 1
Trichuriasis	65	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	69	1	- 1
Meningitis	68	0	42	372	- 372
Hepatitis C	69	0	68	1	- 1
Encephalitis	70	0	40	378	- 378
Malaria	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	22	- 22
Diphtheria	76	0	66	4	- 4
Tetanus	77	0	51	111	- 111
Measles	78	0	55	59	- 59
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	70	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	60	30	- 30
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Grenada

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.