GUYANA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	691	1	1,335	- 644
Stroke	2	392	2	1,022	- 630
Road Traffic Accidents	3	202	11	175	+ 28
Diabetes Mellitus	4	140	3	579	- 439
Low Birth Weight	5	124	22	89	+ 35
Kidney Disease	6	119	8	233	- 114
Violence	7	107	10	194	- 87
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	105	6	302	- 197
Congenital Anomalies	9	91	23	69	+ 22
Birth Trauma	10	80	24	64	+ 15
War	11	56	64	1	+ 55
Hypertension	12	46	4	320	- 274
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	46	38	23	+ 23
Other Injuries	14	42	14	167	- 125
Lung Cancers	15	41	29	38	+ 3
Liver Disease	16	40	9	197	- 157
Breast Cancer	17	34	19	96	- 62
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	30	27	48	- 18
Suicide	19	27	5	315	- 289
Lung Disease	20	25	13	174	- 149
Leukemia	21	25	39	21	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	22	22	20	92	- 69
Asthma	23	17	36	25	- 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	16	25	59	- 42
Tuberculosis	25	15	16	137	- 121
Lymphomas	26	15	32	32	- 17
Maternal Conditions	27	15	35	28	- 13
Stomach Cancer	28	15	31	34	- 19
Fires	29	14	41	19	- 5
Falls	30	13	48	11	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	31	12	49	9	+ 3
Drownings	32	12	15	145	- 132
Pertussis	33	12	73	0	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	34	12	50	8	+ 4
Liver Cancer	35	10	34	29	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	36	10	42	19	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	37	9	12	174	- 166
Drug Use	38	8	45	16	- 7
Oral Cancer	39	8	40	20	- 12
Encephalitis	40	7	53	7	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	41	7	43	18	- 11
Meningitis	42	7	44	17	- 10
Skin Cancers	43	6	55	5	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	5	47	13	- 8
Epilepsy	45	5	37	24	- 19
Oesophagus Cancer	46	3	51	8	- 5
Prostate Cancer	47	3	17	123	- 120
Cervical Cancer	48	3	21	91	- 88
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	3	26	54	- 51
Syphilis	50	3	71	0	+ 2
Tetanus	51	2	72	0	+ 2
Poisonings	52	2	65	1	+ 1
Malnutrition	53	2	30	37	- 36
Uterin Cancer	54	1	46	13	- 12
Measles	55	1	77	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	59	2	- 1
Skin Disease	57	1	56	3	- 2
Alcohol	58	1	57	3	- 2
Schistosomiasis	59	1	84	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	61	1	- 1
Other Neoplasms	61	0	28	40	- 40
Leishmaniasis	62	0	83	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	0	63	1	- 1
Appendicitis	64	0	54	6	- 6
Upper Respiratory	65	0	66	1	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	68	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	7	256	- 256
Malaria	73	0	33	30	- 30
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	85	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	60	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	67	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	62	1	- 1
Anemia	85	0	18	99	- 99
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	70	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

Iraq

Guyana

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.