GUATEMALA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,874	1	9,825	+ 6,049
Stroke	2	9,020	6	4,849	+ 4,171
Road Traffic Accidents	3	4,653	8	4,026	+ 627
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,208	3	6,932	- 3,724
Low Birth Weight	5	2,851	16	1,658	+ 1,193
Kidney Disease	6	2,743	4	6,277	- 3,534
Violence	7	2,454	7	4,411	- 1,956
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,408	2	9,245	- 6,837
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,087	18	1,517	+ 571
Birth Trauma	10	1,832	19	1,466	+ 366
War	11	1,276	68	2	+ 1,274
Hypertension	12	1,063	26	679	+ 384
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,054	12	1,957	- 903
Other Injuries	14	960	10	2,466	- 1,506
Lung Cancers	15	938	35	391	+ 547
Liver Disease	16	923	5	5,684	- 4,762
Breast Cancer	17	773	28	495	+ 278
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	685	9	2,617	- 1,933
Suicide	19	615	22	1,039	- 424
Lung Disease	20	577	13	1,901	- 1,325
Leukemia	21	570	27	601	- 30
Inflammatory/Heart	22	516	44	225	+ 291
Asthma	23	396	36	335	+ 62
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	369	31	464	- 95
Tuberculosis	25	356	37	301	+ 55
Lymphomas	26	352	43	229	+ 123
Maternal Conditions	27	338	30	468	- 130
Stomach Cancer	28	334	17	1,570	- 1,236
Fires	29	322	45	207	+ 114
Falls	30	307	20	1,371	- 1,064
Parkinson's Disease	31	285	34	393	- 107
Drownings	32	285	32	463	- 178
Pertussis	33	276	53	70	+ 206
Bladder Cancer	34	272	55	57	+ 215
Liver Cancer	35	241	15	1,765	- 1,525
Pancreas Cancer	36	230	38	282	- 52
Endocrine Disorders	37	200	29	486	- 285
Drug Use	38	191	40	272	- 80
Oral Cancer	39	178	49	142	+ 36
Encephalitis	40	164	51	104	+ 60
Ovary Cancer	41	163	50	133	+ 30
Meningitis	42	162	41	271	- 110
Skin Cancers	43	147	46	195	- 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	123	54	62	+ 61
Epilepsy	45	110	33	463	- 353
Oesophagus Cancer	46	75	48	144	- 69
Prostate Cancer	47	74	24	846	- 772
Cervical Cancer	48	70	25	808	- 737
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	69	23	1,029	- 960
Syphilis	50	59	64	3	+ 57
Tetanus	51	48	62	10	+ 38
Poisonings	52	41	39	275	- 234
Malnutrition	53	40	11	1,981	- 1,941
Uterin Cancer	54	27	59	27	- 1
Measles	55	26	72	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	56	25	65	2	+ 22
Skin Disease	57	21	42	232	- 211
Alcohol	58	17	14	1,799	- 1,782
Schistosomiasis	59	16	75	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	60	13	60	21	- 8
Other Neoplasms	61	11	56	42	- 31
Leishmaniasis	62	10	69	1	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	9	52	82	- 73
Appendicitis	64	7	47	164	- 157
Upper Respiratory	65	3	57	34	- 32
Diphtheria	66	2	71	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	63	7	- 6
Hepatitis C	68	1	66	2	- 2
Chlamydia	69	0	67	2	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	21	1,173	- 1,173
Malaria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	61	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	58	33	- 33
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Iraq

Guatemala

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.