DOMINICAN REP. VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,405	1	14,986	- 5,581
Stroke	2	5,344	2	7,882	- 2,538
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,757	3	6,937	- 4,180
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,901	4	2,762	- 862
Low Birth Weight	5	1,689	13	1,532	+ 157
Kidney Disease	6	1,625	7	2,121	- 496
Violence	7	1,454	9	1,917	- 462
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,427	6	2,254	- 828
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,237	17	1,038	+ 198
Birth Trauma	10	1,085	18	915	+ 171
War	11	756	67	1	+ 755
Hypertension	12	630	10	1,894	- 1,264
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	624	11	1,808	- 1,183
Other Injuries	14	569	19	890	- 322
Lung Cancers	15	556	16	1,244	- 688
Liver Disease	16	547	5	2,680	- 2,134
Breast Cancer	17	458	14	1,460	- 1,002
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	406	26	504	- 99
Suicide	19	364	25	530	- 165
Lung Disease	20	342	15	1,360	- 1,019
Leukemia	21	338	32	409	- 71
Inflammatory/Heart	22	306	35	312	- 6
Asthma	23	235	29	441	- 206
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	219	20	851	- 632
Tuberculosis	25	211	38	242	- 31
Lymphomas	26	209	33	374	- 166
Maternal Conditions	27	200	39	202	- 2
Stomach Cancer	28	198	24	547	- 349
Fires	29	191	44	139	+ 51
Falls	30	182	30	435	- 253
Parkinson's Disease	31	169	28	446	- 277
Drownings	32	169	37	248	- 79
Pertussis	33	163	47	121	+ 43
Bladder Cancer	34	161	49	92	+ 69
Liver Cancer	35	143	21	664	- 521
Pancreas Cancer	36	136	27	456	- 319
Endocrine Disorders	37	119	22	602	- 484
Drug Use	38	113	43	156	- 43
Oral Cancer	39	105	31	434	- 328
Encephalitis	40	97	56	44	+ 53
Ovary Cancer	41	97	50	89	+ 8
Meningitis	42	96	45	134	- 38
Skin Cancers	43	87	41	172	- 85
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	73	46	123	- 50
Epilepsy	45	65	42	158	- 93
Oesophagus Cancer	46	44	40	200	- 156
Prostate Cancer	47	44	12	1,655	- 1,611
Cervical Cancer	48	42	23	560	- 519
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	41	36	295	- 254
Syphilis	50	35	51	70	- 35
Tetanus	51	29	61	17	+ 11
Poisonings	52	24	55	47	- 22
Malnutrition	53	24	34	372	- 348
Uterin Cancer	54	16	57	43	- 27
Measles	55	15	79	0	+ 15
Hepatitis B	56	15	63	11	+ 4
Skin Disease	57	13	53	50	- 37
Alcohol	58	10	48	120	- 110
Schistosomiasis	59	10	59	22	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	60	8	62	13	- 5
Other Neoplasms	61	7	58	35	- 29
Leishmaniasis	62	6	74	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	5	54	48	- 43
Appendicitis	64	4	52	67	- 63
Upper Respiratory	65	2	68	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	66	1	69	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	70	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	60	17	- 17
Chlamydia	69	0	66	2	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	8	1,931	- 1,931
Malaria	73	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	64	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Iraq

Dominican Rep.

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.