CHINA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,231,331	2	1,771,525	- 540,195
Stroke	2	699,637	1	2,043,210	- 1,343,574
Road Traffic Accidents	3	360,923	8	250,272	+ 110,651
Diabetes Mellitus	4	248,829	14	161,672	+ 87,157
Low Birth Weight	5	221,165	40	21,631	+ 199,533
Kidney Disease	6	212,751	11	192,302	+ 20,448
Violence	7	190,384	47	11,115	+ 179,269
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	186,775	12	183,342	+ 3,433
Congenital Anomalies	9	161,911	31	36,613	+ 125,298
Birth Trauma	10	142,094	43	17,644	+ 124,450
War	11	98,999	61	900	+ 98,098
Hypertension	12	82,466	7	301,183	- 218,717
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	81,738	6	304,455	- 222,717
Other Injuries	14	74,432	25	54,087	+ 20,344
Lung Cancers	15	72,745	4	714,311	- 641,565
Liver Disease	16	71,578	15	145,603	- 74,025
Breast Cancer	17	59,993	19	92,757	- 32,764
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	53,102	50	8,719	+ 44,383
Suicide	19	47,705	17	116,324	- 68,619
Lung Disease	20	44,722	3	968,607	- 923,885
Leukemia	21	44,253	22	58,145	- 13,892
Inflammatory/Heart	22	40,046	33	29,954	+ 10,092
Asthma	23	30,744	39	23,147	+ 7,597
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	28,657	9	248,388	- 219,731
Tuberculosis	25	27,632	32	34,802	- 7,170
Lymphomas	26	27,299	23	57,838	- 30,539
Maternal Conditions	27	26,235	54	3,596	+ 22,639
Stomach Cancer	28	25,932	5	398,439	- 372,507
Fires	29	24,961	48	10,498	+ 14,462
Falls	30	23,851	16	138,878	- 115,027
Parkinson's Disease	31	22,138	20	70,699	- 48,561
Drownings	32	22,134	26	52,807	- 30,673
Pertussis	33	21,391	64	484	+ 20,908
Bladder Cancer	34	21,131	29	37,873	- 16,742
Liver Cancer	35	18,670	13	180,952	- 162,282
Pancreas Cancer	36	17,839	18	111,537	- 93,697
Endocrine Disorders	37	15,553	37	25,613	- 10,060
Drug Use	38	14,825	38	24,214	- 9,389
Oral Cancer	39	13,805	24	54,695	- 40,890
Encephalitis	40	12,731	55	2,796	+ 9,935
Ovary Cancer	41	12,636	35	28,078	- 15,442
Meningitis	42	12,528	51	5,704	+ 6,824
Skin Cancers	43	11,398	41	19,669	- 8,271
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	9,515	21	65,350	- 55,835
Epilepsy	45	8,504	46	11,365	- 2,860
Oesophagus Cancer	46	5,816	10	242,891	- 237,075
Prostate Cancer	47	5,744	28	51,056	- 45,313
Cervical Cancer	48	5,460	27	51,650	- 46,190
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	5,350	30	37,723	- 32,373
Syphilis	50	4,607	58	1,824	+ 2,783
Tetanus	51	3,736	63	491	+ 3,245
Poisonings	52	3,205	36	25,762	- 22,557
Malnutrition	53	3,080	44	12,995	- 9,914
Uterin Cancer	54	2,058	45	11,751	- 9,693
Measles	55	1,983	62	558	+ 1,426
Hepatitis B	56	1,910	56	2,757	- 847
Skin Disease	57	1,655	52	5,222	- 3,567
Alcohol	58	1,336	42	19,071	- 17,735
Schistosomiasis	59	1,252	65	400	+ 852
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1,021	59	1,734	- 714
Other Neoplasms	61	863	53	4,374	- 3,511
Leishmaniasis	62	743	78	0	+ 743
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	713	49	10,108	- 9,395
Appendicitis	64	508	60	1,468	- 959
Upper Respiratory	65	201	57	2,663	- 2,461
Diphtheria	66	129	71	11	+ 119
Ascariasis	67	54	68	34	+ 20
Hepatitis C	68	44	66	86	- 42
Chlamydia	69	21	67	55	- 35
Otitis Media	70	0	69	15	- 15
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	34	28,746	- 28,746
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	70	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.