CANADA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,734	1	40,063	- 6,329
Stroke	2	19,168	5	14,159	+ 5,009
Road Traffic Accidents	3	9,888	28	1,998	+ 7,890
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,817	9	5,718	+ 1,099
Low Birth Weight	5	6,059	42	553	+ 5,506
Kidney Disease	6	5,829	14	4,578	+ 1,251
Violence	7	5,216	40	605	+ 4,611
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,117	7	7,431	- 2,314
Congenital Anomalies	9	4,436	35	1,081	+ 3,355
Birth Trauma	10	3,893	50	193	+ 3,700
War	11	2,712	65	21	+ 2,691
Hypertension	12	2,259	22	2,563	- 303
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	2,239	2	30,970	- 28,730
Other Injuries	14	2,039	24	2,392	- 353
Lung Cancers	15	1,993	3	20,937	- 18,944
Liver Disease	16	1,961	17	3,624	- 1,663
Breast Cancer	17	1,644	8	5,910	- 4,267
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,455	36	840	+ 614
Suicide	19	1,307	15	4,417	- 3,110
Lung Disease	20	1,225	4	14,212	- 12,987
Leukemia	21	1,212	21	3,098	- 1,886
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,097	27	2,060	- 963
Asthma	23	842	49	262	+ 580
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	785	6	9,651	- 8,866
Tuberculosis	25	757	58	97	+ 660
Lymphomas	26	748	10	5,146	- 4,398
Maternal Conditions	27	719	64	45	+ 674
Stomach Cancer	28	710	26	2,177	- 1,467
Fires	29	684	52	192	+ 492
Falls	30	653	12	4,829	- 4,176
Parkinson's Disease	31	607	18	3,359	- 2,752
Drownings	32	606	48	283	+ 323
Pertussis	33	586	69	1	+ 585
Bladder Cancer	34	579	23	2,521	- 1,942
Liver Cancer	35	511	20	3,113	- 2,601
Pancreas Cancer	36	489	11	5,057	- 4,569
Endocrine Disorders	37	426	19	3,233	- 2,806
Drug Use	38	406	16	3,686	- 3,280
Oral Cancer	39	378	32	1,592	- 1,214
Encephalitis	40	349	68	3	+ 346
Ovary Cancer	41	346	29	1,902	- 1,556
Meningitis	42	343	59	68	+ 275
Skin Cancers	43	312	30	1,756	- 1,444
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	261	39	636	- 375
Epilepsy	45	233	44	384	- 151
Oesophagus Cancer	46	159	25	2,230	- 2,070
Prostate Cancer	47	157	13	4,711	- 4,554
Cervical Cancer	48	150	41	578	- 428
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	147	43	442	- 296
Syphilis	50	126	67	5	+ 121
Tetanus	51	102	71	0	+ 102
Poisonings	52	88	56	121	- 34
Malnutrition	53	84	51	192	- 108
Uterin Cancer	54	56	34	1,183	- 1,126
Measles	55	54	74	0	+ 54
Hepatitis B	56	52	60	66	- 14
Skin Disease	57	45	38	679	- 634
Alcohol	58	37	33	1,491	- 1,454
Schistosomiasis	59	34	78	0	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	60	28	37	692	- 664
Other Neoplasms	61	24	31	1,679	- 1,655
Leishmaniasis	62	20	77	0	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	20	47	322	- 303
Appendicitis	64	14	62	49	- 35
Upper Respiratory	65	6	63	47	- 41
Diphtheria	66	4	73	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	1	45	363	- 362
Chlamydia	69	1	83	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	66	8	- 8
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	53	163	- 163
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	118	- 118
Anemia	85	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Iraq

Canada

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.