IRAQ VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,637	1	36,594	+ 10,043
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	34,156	13	2,429	+ 31,726
Stroke	3	16,252	2	20,793	- 4,540
Lung Cancers	4	15,513	15	2,162	+ 13,351
Lung Disease	5	14,878	20	1,329	+ 13,549
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,516	8	5,551	+ 3,966
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,490	24	852	+ 7,639
Prostate Cancer	8	7,033	47	171	+ 6,863
Breast Cancer	9	6,168	17	1,783	+ 4,385
Parkinson's Disease	10	6,124	31	658	+ 5,466
Other Injuries	11	5,782	14	2,212	+ 3,570
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,007	36	530	+ 4,476
Suicide	13	4,652	19	1,418	+ 3,234
Lymphomas	14	4,250	26	811	+ 3,438
Kidney Disease	15	3,843	6	6,323	- 2,480
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,428	4	7,395	- 3,967
Hypertension	17	2,799	12	2,451	+ 348
Falls	18	2,738	30	709	+ 2,029
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,604	46	173	+ 2,431
Liver Cancer	20	2,586	35	555	+ 2,031
Bladder Cancer	21	2,353	34	628	+ 1,725
Leukemia	22	2,184	21	1,315	+ 869
Stomach Cancer	23	2,030	28	771	+ 1,259
Drug Use	24	1,943	38	441	+ 1,502
Ovary Cancer	25	1,900	41	376	+ 1,524
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,806	22	1,190	+ 616
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,802	37	462	+ 1,340
Alcohol	28	1,635	58	40	+ 1,595
Skin Cancers	29	1,501	43	339	+ 1,162
Other Neoplasms	30	1,125	61	26	+ 1,099
Liver Disease	31	1,094	16	2,127	- 1,034
Cervical Cancer	32	1,062	48	162	+ 900
Oral Cancer	33	987	39	410	+ 577
Congenital Anomalies	34	862	9	4,812	- 3,950
Road Traffic Accidents	35	803	3	10,726	- 9,923
Uterin Cancer	36	799	54	61	+ 738
Epilepsy	37	627	45	253	+ 374
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	489	63	21	+ 468
Violence	39	463	7	5,658	- 5,195
Anemia	40	424	85	0	+ 424
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	376	49	159	+ 217
Poisonings	42	373	52	95	+ 278
Low Birth Weight	43	348	5	6,573	- 6,224
Multiple Sclerosis	44	319	60	30	+ 289
Skin Disease	45	304	57	49	+ 255
Birth Trauma	46	288	10	4,223	- 3,935
Osteoarthritis	47	239	81	0	+ 239
Asthma	48	192	23	914	- 721
Schizophrenia	49	168	84	0	+ 168
Meningitis	50	148	42	372	- 224
Upper Respiratory	51	128	65	6	+ 122
Hepatitis C	52	128	68	1	+ 127
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	123	80	0	+ 123
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	120	44	283	- 162
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	112	18	1,578	- 1,466
Drownings	56	105	32	658	- 552
Malnutrition	57	63	53	92	- 28
Fires	58	62	29	742	- 680
HIV/AIDS	59	54	72	0	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	60	41	27	780	- 738
War	61	5	11	2,942	- 2,938
Pertussis	62	1	33	636	- 634
Hepatitis B	63	0	56	57	- 56
Otitis Media	64	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	67	0	55	59	- 59
Tetanus	68	0	51	111	- 111
Ascariasis	69	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	22	- 22
Encephalitis	78	0	40	378	- 378
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	50	137	- 137
Chlamydia	81	0	69	1	- 1
Tuberculosis	82	0	25	821	- 821
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	64	15	- 15
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Iceland

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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.