AUSTRIA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,798	1	17,638	- 9,840
Stroke	2	4,431	2	5,208	- 778
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,286	31	436	+ 1,850
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,576	9	2,093	- 518
Low Birth Weight	5	1,401	51	40	+ 1,361
Kidney Disease	6	1,347	8	2,247	- 900
Violence	7	1,206	47	47	+ 1,159
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,183	13	1,563	- 381
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,025	34	327	+ 699
Birth Trauma	10	900	54	34	+ 866
War	11	627	67	1	+ 626
Hypertension	12	522	6	3,601	- 3,079
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	518	4	4,174	- 3,657
Other Injuries	14	471	12	1,700	- 1,229
Lung Cancers	15	461	3	4,217	- 3,756
Liver Disease	16	453	16	1,366	- 913
Breast Cancer	17	380	11	1,857	- 1,477
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	336	40	152	+ 184
Suicide	19	302	17	1,307	- 1,005
Lung Disease	20	283	5	4,107	- 3,823
Leukemia	21	280	23	878	- 598
Inflammatory/Heart	22	254	14	1,515	- 1,262
Asthma	23	195	45	81	+ 114
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	181	7	2,324	- 2,142
Tuberculosis	25	175	50	41	+ 134
Lymphomas	26	173	18	1,167	- 994
Maternal Conditions	27	166	64	4	+ 162
Stomach Cancer	28	164	24	817	- 652
Fires	29	158	52	36	+ 122
Falls	30	151	21	982	- 831
Parkinson's Disease	31	140	19	1,102	- 962
Drownings	32	140	48	42	+ 98
Pertussis	33	135	70	0	+ 135
Bladder Cancer	34	134	26	617	- 484
Liver Cancer	35	118	22	922	- 803
Pancreas Cancer	36	113	10	1,901	- 1,788
Endocrine Disorders	37	98	20	1,077	- 979
Drug Use	38	94	39	161	- 68
Oral Cancer	39	87	27	614	- 527
Encephalitis	40	81	68	1	+ 80
Ovary Cancer	41	80	30	513	- 433
Meningitis	42	79	58	22	+ 58
Skin Cancers	43	72	28	585	- 512
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	60	33	379	- 318
Epilepsy	45	54	36	222	- 168
Oesophagus Cancer	46	37	32	406	- 369
Prostate Cancer	47	36	15	1,501	- 1,465
Cervical Cancer	48	35	37	205	- 171
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	34	42	142	- 108
Syphilis	50	29	66	1	+ 28
Tetanus	51	24	72	0	+ 24
Poisonings	52	20	60	15	+ 6
Malnutrition	53	20	46	71	- 51
Uterin Cancer	54	13	35	275	- 262
Measles	55	13	73	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	56	12	62	8	+ 4
Skin Disease	57	10	43	99	- 89
Alcohol	58	8	29	538	- 530
Schistosomiasis	59	8	74	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	60	6	38	170	- 163
Other Neoplasms	61	5	25	814	- 809
Leishmaniasis	62	5	69	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	5	53	35	- 30
Appendicitis	64	3	59	15	- 12
Upper Respiratory	65	1	55	26	- 25
Diphtheria	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	41	147	- 147
Chlamydia	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	84	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	49	41	- 41
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	22	- 22
Oral conditions	82	0	61	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	63	4	- 4
Anemia	85	0	44	99	- 99
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

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.