BELGIUM VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,415	1	15,281	- 4,865
Stroke	2	5,918	3	7,408	- 1,490
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,053	29	666	+ 2,387
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,105	20	1,269	+ 835
Low Birth Weight	5	1,871	50	70	+ 1,801
Kidney Disease	6	1,800	8	2,952	- 1,152
Violence	7	1,610	44	149	+ 1,461
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,580	6	5,677	- 4,097
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,370	40	282	+ 1,088
Birth Trauma	10	1,202	53	47	+ 1,155
War	11	837	67	1	+ 836
Hypertension	12	698	27	740	- 42
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	691	2	9,416	- 8,725
Other Injuries	14	630	11	2,006	- 1,377
Lung Cancers	15	615	4	6,777	- 6,162
Liver Disease	16	605	17	1,433	- 827
Breast Cancer	17	507	9	2,587	- 2,079
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	449	33	418	+ 32
Suicide	19	404	10	2,111	- 1,708
Lung Disease	20	378	5	6,438	- 6,060
Leukemia	21	374	21	1,199	- 825
Inflammatory/Heart	22	339	23	1,060	- 722
Asthma	23	260	46	128	+ 132
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	242	7	3,329	- 3,086
Tuberculosis	25	234	54	46	+ 188
Lymphomas	26	231	16	1,552	- 1,321
Maternal Conditions	27	222	64	6	+ 216
Stomach Cancer	28	219	26	863	- 644
Fires	29	211	48	75	+ 136
Falls	30	202	15	1,756	- 1,554
Parkinson's Disease	31	187	19	1,378	- 1,190
Drownings	32	187	47	79	+ 109
Pertussis	33	181	68	1	+ 180
Bladder Cancer	34	179	22	1,078	- 900
Liver Cancer	35	158	24	976	- 818
Pancreas Cancer	36	151	14	1,809	- 1,659
Endocrine Disorders	37	132	18	1,432	- 1,300
Drug Use	38	125	39	287	- 162
Oral Cancer	39	117	28	675	- 558
Encephalitis	40	108	66	1	+ 106
Ovary Cancer	41	107	30	653	- 546
Meningitis	42	106	58	28	+ 77
Skin Cancers	43	96	31	522	- 426
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	80	37	293	- 212
Epilepsy	45	72	36	348	- 276
Oesophagus Cancer	46	49	25	898	- 849
Prostate Cancer	47	49	13	1,824	- 1,776
Cervical Cancer	48	46	41	243	- 197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	45	42	213	- 167
Syphilis	50	39	70	0	+ 39
Tetanus	51	32	78	0	+ 32
Poisonings	52	27	55	41	- 14
Malnutrition	53	26	38	291	- 265
Uterin Cancer	54	17	34	384	- 367
Measles	55	17	79	0	+ 17
Hepatitis B	56	16	63	17	- 0
Skin Disease	57	14	35	380	- 366
Alcohol	58	11	32	500	- 488
Schistosomiasis	59	11	76	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	60	9	45	147	- 138
Other Neoplasms	61	7	12	1,828	- 1,820
Leishmaniasis	62	6	73	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	6	49	73	- 67
Appendicitis	64	4	62	17	- 12
Upper Respiratory	65	2	59	22	- 20
Diphtheria	66	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	52	53	- 53
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	57	36	- 36
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Iraq

Belgium

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.