GERMANY VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,146	1	147,055	- 73,909
Stroke	2	41,561	3	49,794	- 8,232
Road Traffic Accidents	3	21,440	34	3,160	+ 18,280
Diabetes Mellitus	4	14,782	13	15,560	- 778
Low Birth Weight	5	13,138	45	770	+ 12,368
Kidney Disease	6	12,638	8	22,770	- 10,132
Violence	7	11,310	46	769	+ 10,541
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,095	9	20,712	- 9,617
Congenital Anomalies	9	9,618	36	2,291	+ 7,327
Birth Trauma	10	8,441	57	239	+ 8,202
War	11	5,881	66	10	+ 5,871
Hypertension	12	4,899	6	26,796	- 21,897
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	4,856	2	51,168	- 46,313
Other Injuries	14	4,422	23	8,248	- 3,827
Lung Cancers	15	4,321	4	46,560	- 42,239
Liver Disease	16	4,252	15	15,194	- 10,942
Breast Cancer	17	3,564	10	18,842	- 15,278
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	3,154	32	3,830	- 676
Suicide	19	2,834	19	10,284	- 7,450
Lung Disease	20	2,657	5	42,797	- 40,140
Leukemia	21	2,629	22	8,737	- 6,108
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,379	21	8,891	- 6,512
Asthma	23	1,826	44	924	+ 902
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,702	7	26,026	- 24,324
Tuberculosis	25	1,641	56	281	+ 1,361
Lymphomas	26	1,622	17	12,249	- 10,627
Maternal Conditions	27	1,558	64	38	+ 1,520
Stomach Cancer	28	1,540	20	9,658	- 8,117
Fires	29	1,483	53	359	+ 1,124
Falls	30	1,417	14	15,325	- 13,908
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,315	16	12,594	- 11,279
Drownings	32	1,315	49	459	+ 856
Pertussis	33	1,271	69	2	+ 1,268
Bladder Cancer	34	1,255	28	6,193	- 4,938
Liver Cancer	35	1,109	25	8,057	- 6,948
Pancreas Cancer	36	1,060	11	17,971	- 16,912
Endocrine Disorders	37	924	18	10,677	- 9,753
Drug Use	38	881	40	1,930	- 1,050
Oral Cancer	39	820	29	6,023	- 5,203
Encephalitis	40	756	67	8	+ 749
Ovary Cancer	41	751	30	5,192	- 4,442
Meningitis	42	744	60	168	+ 577
Skin Cancers	43	677	31	4,055	- 3,378
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	565	33	3,615	- 3,050
Epilepsy	45	505	35	3,091	- 2,586
Oesophagus Cancer	46	346	27	6,212	- 5,867
Prostate Cancer	47	341	12	16,487	- 16,146
Cervical Cancer	48	324	39	2,131	- 1,807
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	318	38	2,166	- 1,848
Syphilis	50	274	68	6	+ 268
Tetanus	51	222	75	1	+ 221
Poisonings	52	190	58	216	- 26
Malnutrition	53	183	50	450	- 267
Uterin Cancer	54	122	37	2,231	- 2,109
Measles	55	118	70	2	+ 116
Hepatitis B	56	113	59	182	- 68
Skin Disease	57	98	42	1,543	- 1,445
Alcohol	58	79	26	6,257	- 6,178
Schistosomiasis	59	74	73	1	+ 74
Multiple Sclerosis	60	61	41	1,571	- 1,510
Other Neoplasms	61	51	24	8,161	- 8,110
Leishmaniasis	62	44	72	1	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	42	47	543	- 500
Appendicitis	64	30	62	129	- 99
Upper Respiratory	65	12	61	138	- 127
Diphtheria	66	8	77	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	67	3	81	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	68	3	48	507	- 504
Chlamydia	69	1	85	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	71	0	84	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	54	345	- 345
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	2	- 2
Dengue	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	82	0	63	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	51	391	- 391
Anemia	85	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.