AUSTRALIA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,277	1	21,548	+ 1,729
Stroke	2	13,226	3	10,331	+ 2,895
Road Traffic Accidents	3	6,823	29	1,245	+ 5,578
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,704	7	4,471	+ 233
Low Birth Weight	5	4,181	43	248	+ 3,933
Kidney Disease	6	4,022	12	3,139	+ 883
Violence	7	3,599	44	243	+ 3,356
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,531	8	4,446	- 915
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,061	33	711	+ 2,350
Birth Trauma	10	2,686	50	140	+ 2,546
War	11	1,871	65	8	+ 1,864
Hypertension	12	1,559	23	1,631	- 72
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,545	2	15,588	- 14,043
Other Injuries	14	1,407	22	1,642	- 235
Lung Cancers	15	1,375	4	8,769	- 7,393
Liver Disease	16	1,353	26	1,421	- 68
Breast Cancer	17	1,134	10	3,405	- 2,271
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,004	40	296	+ 708
Suicide	19	902	11	3,150	- 2,248
Lung Disease	20	845	5	8,487	- 7,642
Leukemia	21	837	18	2,126	- 1,290
Inflammatory/Heart	22	757	24	1,571	- 814
Asthma	23	581	36	455	+ 126
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	542	6	6,209	- 5,667
Tuberculosis	25	522	56	53	+ 470
Lymphomas	26	516	15	3,039	- 2,523
Maternal Conditions	27	496	63	20	+ 476
Stomach Cancer	28	490	27	1,288	- 798
Fires	29	472	55	55	+ 417
Falls	30	451	14	3,116	- 2,665
Parkinson's Disease	31	418	19	2,036	- 1,618
Drownings	32	418	47	177	+ 241
Pertussis	33	404	69	1	+ 403
Bladder Cancer	34	399	30	1,187	- 788
Liver Cancer	35	353	20	2,036	- 1,683
Pancreas Cancer	36	337	13	3,118	- 2,780
Endocrine Disorders	37	294	16	2,328	- 2,034
Drug Use	38	280	21	1,783	- 1,503
Oral Cancer	39	261	32	972	- 711
Encephalitis	40	241	68	3	+ 238
Ovary Cancer	41	239	31	1,003	- 764
Meningitis	42	237	60	37	+ 200
Skin Cancers	43	215	17	2,319	- 2,103
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	180	38	379	- 199
Epilepsy	45	161	41	285	- 124
Oesophagus Cancer	46	110	25	1,494	- 1,384
Prostate Cancer	47	109	9	3,766	- 3,658
Cervical Cancer	48	103	39	342	- 238
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	101	42	276	- 175
Syphilis	50	87	67	3	+ 84
Tetanus	51	71	70	1	+ 69
Poisonings	52	61	61	35	+ 26
Malnutrition	53	58	51	117	- 59
Uterin Cancer	54	39	35	524	- 485
Measles	55	37	78	0	+ 37
Hepatitis B	56	36	58	41	- 5
Skin Disease	57	31	34	594	- 563
Alcohol	58	25	37	380	- 355
Schistosomiasis	59	24	79	0	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	60	19	46	188	- 168
Other Neoplasms	61	16	28	1,252	- 1,236
Leishmaniasis	62	14	81	0	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	13	45	229	- 215
Appendicitis	64	10	62	26	- 17
Upper Respiratory	65	4	64	17	- 13
Diphtheria	66	2	71	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	75	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	1	48	173	- 172
Chlamydia	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	57	50	- 50
Malaria	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	64	- 64
Anemia	85	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Iraq

Australia

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.