GREECE VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,097	1	21,124	- 12,028
Stroke	2	5,169	2	14,077	- 8,909
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,666	22	870	+ 1,796
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,838	20	1,266	+ 573
Low Birth Weight	5	1,634	41	127	+ 1,507
Kidney Disease	6	1,572	6	4,759	- 3,187
Violence	7	1,406	42	104	+ 1,303
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,380	3	8,282	- 6,902
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,196	38	174	+ 1,022
Birth Trauma	10	1,050	57	17	+ 1,033
War	11	731	64	1	+ 730
Hypertension	12	609	9	2,922	- 2,313
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	604	7	3,940	- 3,336
Other Injuries	14	550	17	1,453	- 903
Lung Cancers	15	537	4	7,355	- 6,818
Liver Disease	16	529	23	809	- 280
Breast Cancer	17	443	11	2,520	- 2,077
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	392	44	95	+ 297
Suicide	19	352	28	533	- 180
Lung Disease	20	330	5	5,526	- 5,196
Leukemia	21	327	18	1,354	- 1,027
Inflammatory/Heart	22	296	24	725	- 429
Asthma	23	227	55	27	+ 200
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	212	8	3,264	- 3,052
Tuberculosis	25	204	46	66	+ 138
Lymphomas	26	202	19	1,268	- 1,067
Maternal Conditions	27	194	61	2	+ 192
Stomach Cancer	28	192	16	1,535	- 1,344
Fires	29	184	39	146	+ 38
Falls	30	176	21	1,245	- 1,069
Parkinson's Disease	31	164	10	2,646	- 2,482
Drownings	32	164	32	435	- 272
Pertussis	33	158	69	0	+ 158
Bladder Cancer	34	156	15	1,551	- 1,395
Liver Cancer	35	138	14	1,566	- 1,428
Pancreas Cancer	36	132	13	1,904	- 1,772
Endocrine Disorders	37	115	29	526	- 411
Drug Use	38	110	37	193	- 84
Oral Cancer	39	102	30	440	- 338
Encephalitis	40	94	67	1	+ 93
Ovary Cancer	41	93	27	557	- 464
Meningitis	42	93	53	33	+ 59
Skin Cancers	43	84	31	438	- 354
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	70	43	100	- 30
Epilepsy	45	63	34	249	- 186
Oesophagus Cancer	46	43	35	246	- 203
Prostate Cancer	47	42	12	2,023	- 1,981
Cervical Cancer	48	40	36	243	- 203
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	40	26	611	- 571
Syphilis	50	34	65	1	+ 33
Tetanus	51	28	62	2	+ 26
Poisonings	52	24	56	19	+ 4
Malnutrition	53	23	66	1	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	54	15	33	373	- 357
Measles	55	15	68	0	+ 14
Hepatitis B	56	14	48	56	- 42
Skin Disease	57	12	47	56	- 44
Alcohol	58	10	49	50	- 41
Schistosomiasis	59	9	75	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	60	8	40	135	- 128
Other Neoplasms	61	6	25	679	- 672
Leishmaniasis	62	5	60	4	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	5	45	67	- 61
Appendicitis	64	4	58	9	- 6
Upper Respiratory	65	1	59	8	- 6
Diphtheria	66	1	70	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	52	38	- 38
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	50	47	- 47
Malaria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	27	- 27
Anemia	85	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.