ECUADOR VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,922	1	9,805	+ 6,117
Stroke	2	9,047	3	5,429	+ 3,617
Road Traffic Accidents	3	4,667	6	3,490	+ 1,177
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,217	5	4,321	- 1,104
Low Birth Weight	5	2,860	16	1,172	+ 1,688
Kidney Disease	6	2,751	2	6,184	- 3,433
Violence	7	2,462	15	1,210	+ 1,252
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,415	4	5,083	- 2,668
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,094	13	1,335	+ 758
Birth Trauma	10	1,837	38	302	+ 1,535
War	11	1,280	66	2	+ 1,278
Hypertension	12	1,066	10	2,507	- 1,441
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,057	9	2,565	- 1,508
Other Injuries	14	962	17	1,161	- 198
Lung Cancers	15	941	20	1,075	- 134
Liver Disease	16	926	7	3,330	- 2,405
Breast Cancer	17	776	25	825	- 50
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	687	34	410	+ 276
Suicide	19	617	14	1,326	- 709
Lung Disease	20	578	8	2,576	- 1,998
Leukemia	21	572	23	882	- 309
Inflammatory/Heart	22	518	36	308	+ 210
Asthma	23	398	53	85	+ 312
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	371	19	1,109	- 739
Tuberculosis	25	357	29	574	- 216
Lymphomas	26	353	22	883	- 530
Maternal Conditions	27	339	46	164	+ 175
Stomach Cancer	28	335	11	2,089	- 1,753
Fires	29	323	43	175	+ 148
Falls	30	308	18	1,114	- 806
Parkinson's Disease	31	286	26	658	- 372
Drownings	32	286	32	470	- 184
Pertussis	33	277	56	79	+ 197
Bladder Cancer	34	273	44	168	+ 105
Liver Cancer	35	241	21	954	- 712
Pancreas Cancer	36	231	30	562	- 331
Endocrine Disorders	37	201	31	507	- 306
Drug Use	38	192	41	214	- 22
Oral Cancer	39	179	45	166	+ 13
Encephalitis	40	165	55	82	+ 83
Ovary Cancer	41	163	35	322	- 159
Meningitis	42	162	52	90	+ 72
Skin Cancers	43	147	37	308	- 160
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	123	47	163	- 40
Epilepsy	45	110	40	273	- 163
Oesophagus Cancer	46	75	42	180	- 105
Prostate Cancer	47	74	12	1,362	- 1,288
Cervical Cancer	48	71	24	840	- 769
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	69	33	417	- 347
Syphilis	50	60	54	85	- 25
Tetanus	51	48	62	9	+ 39
Poisonings	52	41	58	59	- 17
Malnutrition	53	40	28	578	- 539
Uterin Cancer	54	27	48	129	- 102
Measles	55	26	72	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	56	25	64	3	+ 22
Skin Disease	57	21	51	103	- 81
Alcohol	58	17	39	280	- 263
Schistosomiasis	59	16	75	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	60	13	60	18	- 5
Other Neoplasms	61	11	57	64	- 53
Leishmaniasis	62	10	74	0	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	9	49	124	- 114
Appendicitis	64	7	50	110	- 104
Upper Respiratory	65	3	63	8	- 6
Diphtheria	66	2	69	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	65	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	1	67	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	27	609	- 609
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	59	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	61	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Iraq

Ecuador

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.