FRANCE VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,456	1	63,181	- 3,726
Stroke	2	33,782	3	36,354	- 2,572
Road Traffic Accidents	3	17,427	31	3,339	+ 14,088
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,015	12	10,912	+ 1,103
Low Birth Weight	5	10,679	47	651	+ 10,028
Kidney Disease	6	10,273	11	11,477	- 1,204
Violence	7	9,193	49	538	+ 8,655
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,019	6	19,771	- 10,752
Congenital Anomalies	9	7,818	35	2,012	+ 5,806
Birth Trauma	10	6,861	55	309	+ 6,552
War	11	4,780	67	7	+ 4,773
Hypertension	12	3,982	23	7,109	- 3,127
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,947	2	53,157	- 49,211
Other Injuries	14	3,594	9	15,119	- 11,525
Lung Cancers	15	3,513	4	35,657	- 32,145
Liver Disease	16	3,456	22	7,382	- 3,926
Breast Cancer	17	2,897	8	15,536	- 12,639
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	2,564	38	1,807	+ 757
Suicide	19	2,303	16	8,961	- 6,657
Lung Disease	20	2,159	7	18,232	- 16,072
Leukemia	21	2,137	21	7,457	- 5,320
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,934	25	6,065	- 4,132
Asthma	23	1,485	42	1,039	+ 445
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,384	5	21,854	- 20,470
Tuberculosis	25	1,334	50	435	+ 899
Lymphomas	26	1,318	14	10,067	- 8,749
Maternal Conditions	27	1,267	64	52	+ 1,215
Stomach Cancer	28	1,252	26	5,530	- 4,278
Fires	29	1,205	53	403	+ 802
Falls	30	1,152	18	8,284	- 7,132
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,069	20	7,570	- 6,501
Drownings	32	1,069	45	868	+ 201
Pertussis	33	1,033	69	3	+ 1,030
Bladder Cancer	34	1,020	24	6,566	- 5,545
Liver Cancer	35	901	15	9,573	- 8,671
Pancreas Cancer	36	861	10	12,360	- 11,498
Endocrine Disorders	37	751	19	8,086	- 7,335
Drug Use	38	716	36	1,881	- 1,165
Oral Cancer	39	667	27	4,676	- 4,009
Encephalitis	40	615	66	8	+ 607
Ovary Cancer	41	610	30	3,964	- 3,354
Meningitis	42	605	58	163	+ 441
Skin Cancers	43	550	32	3,256	- 2,705
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	459	41	1,384	- 925
Epilepsy	45	411	37	1,865	- 1,455
Oesophagus Cancer	46	281	28	4,673	- 4,392
Prostate Cancer	47	277	13	10,873	- 10,595
Cervical Cancer	48	264	40	1,574	- 1,310
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	258	43	986	- 728
Syphilis	50	222	68	4	+ 219
Tetanus	51	180	70	2	+ 178
Poisonings	52	155	57	228	- 73
Malnutrition	53	149	29	4,212	- 4,063
Uterin Cancer	54	99	34	2,721	- 2,621
Measles	55	96	77	0	+ 95
Hepatitis B	56	92	59	135	- 43
Skin Disease	57	80	39	1,598	- 1,518
Alcohol	58	65	33	3,189	- 3,124
Schistosomiasis	59	60	71	1	+ 60
Multiple Sclerosis	60	49	46	752	- 703
Other Neoplasms	61	42	17	8,771	- 8,729
Leishmaniasis	62	36	73	1	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	34	51	426	- 392
Appendicitis	64	25	61	90	- 65
Upper Respiratory	65	10	63	54	- 44
Diphtheria	66	6	75	1	+ 6
Ascariasis	67	3	79	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	68	2	52	416	- 414
Chlamydia	69	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	71	0	72	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	72	0	54	362	- 362
Malaria	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	245	- 245
Oral conditions	82	0	60	118	- 118
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	48	647	- 647
Anemia	85	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

Iraq

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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.