AFGHANISTAN VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,888	1	40,195	- 5,307
Stroke	2	19,823	3	19,060	+ 763
Road Traffic Accidents	3	10,226	11	6,033	+ 4,193
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,050	12	5,750	+ 1,301
Low Birth Weight	5	6,266	5	12,631	- 6,364
Kidney Disease	6	6,028	10	6,590	- 562
Violence	7	5,394	19	3,217	+ 2,178
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,292	4	14,649	- 9,357
Congenital Anomalies	9	4,588	14	5,001	- 413
Birth Trauma	10	4,026	6	10,723	- 6,697
War	11	2,805	2	25,620	- 22,815
Hypertension	12	2,337	8	7,995	- 5,658
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	2,316	23	1,765	+ 551
Other Injuries	14	2,109	18	3,241	- 1,133
Lung Cancers	15	2,061	32	1,076	+ 985
Liver Disease	16	2,028	16	4,600	- 2,572
Breast Cancer	17	1,700	22	1,822	- 122
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,505	13	5,555	- 4,051
Suicide	19	1,352	24	1,573	- 221
Lung Disease	20	1,267	15	4,650	- 3,383
Leukemia	21	1,254	42	610	+ 644
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,135	45	527	+ 608
Asthma	23	871	17	3,403	- 2,532
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	812	39	741	+ 71
Tuberculosis	25	783	7	9,839	- 9,056
Lymphomas	26	773	36	946	- 173
Maternal Conditions	27	743	9	7,807	- 7,064
Stomach Cancer	28	735	26	1,501	- 766
Fires	29	707	50	348	+ 359
Falls	30	676	37	905	- 230
Parkinson's Disease	31	627	41	628	- 0
Drownings	32	627	34	996	- 369
Pertussis	33	606	21	2,107	- 1,501
Bladder Cancer	34	599	54	272	+ 327
Liver Cancer	35	529	40	657	- 128
Pancreas Cancer	36	505	56	229	+ 276
Endocrine Disorders	37	441	28	1,364	- 923
Drug Use	38	420	51	328	+ 92
Oral Cancer	39	391	27	1,467	- 1,076
Encephalitis	40	361	31	1,190	- 829
Ovary Cancer	41	358	48	369	- 11
Meningitis	42	355	20	2,626	- 2,271
Skin Cancers	43	323	59	145	+ 178
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	270	33	1,041	- 771
Epilepsy	45	241	35	993	- 752
Oesophagus Cancer	46	165	29	1,314	- 1,150
Prostate Cancer	47	163	55	258	- 95
Cervical Cancer	48	155	44	541	- 386
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	152	25	1,505	- 1,353
Syphilis	50	131	60	94	+ 36
Tetanus	51	106	30	1,254	- 1,148
Poisonings	52	91	47	384	- 293
Malnutrition	53	87	43	589	- 502
Uterin Cancer	54	58	53	289	- 230
Measles	55	56	49	350	- 294
Hepatitis B	56	54	38	863	- 809
Skin Disease	57	47	61	94	- 47
Alcohol	58	38	58	150	- 112
Schistosomiasis	59	35	79	0	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	60	29	62	84	- 55
Other Neoplasms	61	24	63	29	- 4
Leishmaniasis	62	21	70	1	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	20	65	25	- 5
Appendicitis	64	14	52	298	- 284
Upper Respiratory	65	6	68	9	- 4
Diphtheria	66	4	67	16	- 13
Ascariasis	67	2	66	17	- 15
Hepatitis C	68	1	64	28	- 27
Chlamydia	69	1	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	46	464	- 464
Malaria	73	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Iraq

Afghanistan

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.