CUBA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,536	1	22,079	- 12,543
Stroke	2	5,418	2	10,725	- 5,307
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,795	19	1,007	+ 1,788
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,927	13	1,791	+ 136
Low Birth Weight	5	1,713	48	98	+ 1,614
Kidney Disease	6	1,648	14	1,700	- 53
Violence	7	1,474	32	584	+ 891
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,446	3	8,564	- 7,118
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,254	37	368	+ 886
Birth Trauma	10	1,100	59	49	+ 1,052
War	11	767	68	1	+ 765
Hypertension	12	639	7	3,469	- 2,830
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	633	5	5,841	- 5,208
Other Injuries	14	576	12	1,869	- 1,293
Lung Cancers	15	563	4	5,985	- 5,421
Liver Disease	16	554	11	1,873	- 1,319
Breast Cancer	17	465	15	1,673	- 1,208
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	411	43	206	+ 205
Suicide	19	369	16	1,638	- 1,268
Lung Disease	20	346	6	5,492	- 5,146
Leukemia	21	343	30	633	- 291
Inflammatory/Heart	22	310	17	1,156	- 846
Asthma	23	238	40	301	- 63
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	222	9	2,958	- 2,736
Tuberculosis	25	214	60	45	+ 169
Lymphomas	26	211	18	1,089	- 878
Maternal Conditions	27	203	61	43	+ 160
Stomach Cancer	28	201	20	991	- 790
Fires	29	193	58	55	+ 138
Falls	30	185	10	2,810	- 2,625
Parkinson's Disease	31	171	27	691	- 519
Drownings	32	171	42	231	- 59
Pertussis	33	166	73	0	+ 166
Bladder Cancer	34	164	26	734	- 571
Liver Cancer	35	145	24	815	- 671
Pancreas Cancer	36	138	21	905	- 767
Endocrine Disorders	37	120	36	412	- 292
Drug Use	38	115	51	82	+ 33
Oral Cancer	39	107	23	876	- 769
Encephalitis	40	99	66	6	+ 93
Ovary Cancer	41	98	39	323	- 225
Meningitis	42	97	50	83	+ 14
Skin Cancers	43	88	33	514	- 426
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	74	44	162	- 88
Epilepsy	45	66	46	108	- 42
Oesophagus Cancer	46	45	22	879	- 834
Prostate Cancer	47	44	8	3,365	- 3,321
Cervical Cancer	48	42	29	666	- 623
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	41	35	420	- 378
Syphilis	50	36	69	1	+ 35
Tetanus	51	29	71	1	+ 28
Poisonings	52	25	62	17	+ 8
Malnutrition	53	24	55	64	- 40
Uterin Cancer	54	16	31	602	- 586
Measles	55	15	76	0	+ 15
Hepatitis B	56	15	56	59	- 44
Skin Disease	57	13	41	258	- 245
Alcohol	58	10	28	675	- 665
Schistosomiasis	59	10	81	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	60	8	57	55	- 48
Other Neoplasms	61	7	25	769	- 762
Leishmaniasis	62	6	83	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	6	49	87	- 81
Appendicitis	64	4	47	104	- 100
Upper Respiratory	65	2	65	6	- 4
Diphtheria	66	1	75	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	70	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	45	112	- 112
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	71	0	67	2	- 2
HIV/AIDS	72	0	34	471	- 471
Malaria	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	68	- 68
Anemia	85	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Iraq

Cuba

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.