EGYPT VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	96,736	1	173,871	- 77,135
Stroke	2	54,965	3	43,839	+ 11,126
Road Traffic Accidents	3	28,355	12	10,141	+ 18,214
Diabetes Mellitus	4	19,549	8	19,131	+ 418
Low Birth Weight	5	17,375	11	11,391	+ 5,984
Kidney Disease	6	16,714	6	21,087	- 4,373
Violence	7	14,957	20	4,165	+ 10,792
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	14,673	7	20,695	- 6,021
Congenital Anomalies	9	12,720	10	12,163	+ 557
Birth Trauma	10	11,163	17	6,109	+ 5,054
War	11	7,778	47	714	+ 7,064
Hypertension	12	6,479	5	21,094	- 14,616
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	6,421	16	6,975	- 553
Other Injuries	14	5,848	21	3,819	+ 2,029
Lung Cancers	15	5,715	18	5,677	+ 38
Liver Disease	16	5,623	2	60,122	- 54,499
Breast Cancer	17	4,713	13	9,180	- 4,467
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	4,172	23	3,692	+ 480
Suicide	19	3,748	25	3,022	+ 726
Lung Disease	20	3,513	9	13,393	- 9,879
Leukemia	21	3,477	22	3,763	- 286
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,146	27	2,489	+ 657
Asthma	23	2,415	15	7,104	- 4,688
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,251	24	3,083	- 831
Tuberculosis	25	2,171	51	432	+ 1,739
Lymphomas	26	2,145	14	7,539	- 5,394
Maternal Conditions	27	2,061	44	795	+ 1,266
Stomach Cancer	28	2,037	32	1,844	+ 193
Fires	29	1,961	33	1,568	+ 393
Falls	30	1,874	30	2,019	- 145
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,739	28	2,391	- 652
Drownings	32	1,739	37	1,122	+ 617
Pertussis	33	1,681	42	906	+ 774
Bladder Cancer	34	1,660	19	5,133	- 3,473
Liver Cancer	35	1,467	4	24,512	- 23,045
Pancreas Cancer	36	1,401	26	2,906	- 1,505
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,222	29	2,372	- 1,150
Drug Use	38	1,165	62	116	+ 1,049
Oral Cancer	39	1,085	45	793	+ 291
Encephalitis	40	1,000	38	1,046	- 46
Ovary Cancer	41	993	31	1,944	- 951
Meningitis	42	984	43	827	+ 157
Skin Cancers	43	895	39	1,013	- 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	748	36	1,248	- 500
Epilepsy	45	668	50	451	+ 217
Oesophagus Cancer	46	457	41	951	- 494
Prostate Cancer	47	451	35	1,282	- 831
Cervical Cancer	48	429	48	625	- 196
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	420	34	1,339	- 918
Syphilis	50	362	58	159	+ 203
Tetanus	51	294	49	540	- 247
Poisonings	52	252	57	195	+ 57
Malnutrition	53	242	46	759	- 517
Uterin Cancer	54	162	52	422	- 260
Measles	55	156	64	43	+ 113
Hepatitis B	56	150	40	988	- 838
Skin Disease	57	130	55	219	- 89
Alcohol	58	105	60	141	- 36
Schistosomiasis	59	98	54	220	- 122
Multiple Sclerosis	60	80	56	213	- 132
Other Neoplasms	61	68	61	116	- 49
Leishmaniasis	62	58	66	13	+ 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	56	65	26	+ 30
Appendicitis	64	40	59	142	- 102
Upper Respiratory	65	16	68	5	+ 11
Diphtheria	66	10	70	3	+ 7
Ascariasis	67	4	67	6	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	3	63	97	- 93
Chlamydia	69	2	71	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	53	397	- 397
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	69	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Iraq

Egypt

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.