INDIA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,225,318	1	1,520,034	- 294,717
Stroke	2	696,220	3	697,038	- 818
Road Traffic Accidents	3	359,160	12	212,596	+ 146,565
Diabetes Mellitus	4	247,614	7	271,495	- 23,881
Low Birth Weight	5	220,085	9	238,739	- 18,654
Kidney Disease	6	211,712	11	222,903	- 11,191
Violence	7	189,454	27	51,767	+ 137,688
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	185,863	6	392,425	- 206,562
Congenital Anomalies	9	161,120	23	82,769	+ 78,351
Birth Trauma	10	141,401	20	102,819	+ 38,582
War	11	98,515	67	890	+ 97,625
Hypertension	12	82,063	19	108,050	- 25,987
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	81,339	17	126,593	- 45,254
Other Injuries	14	74,068	15	149,570	- 75,502
Lung Cancers	15	72,390	21	88,276	- 15,886
Liver Disease	16	71,229	8	268,580	- 197,351
Breast Cancer	17	59,700	22	82,821	- 23,121
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	52,843	4	670,315	- 617,472
Suicide	19	47,472	14	173,347	- 125,876
Lung Disease	20	44,503	2	879,732	- 835,229
Leukemia	21	44,037	35	33,383	+ 10,654
Inflammatory/Heart	22	39,850	49	12,651	+ 27,199
Asthma	23	30,594	13	196,051	- 165,457
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	28,517	25	77,368	- 48,851
Tuberculosis	25	27,498	5	435,882	- 408,384
Lymphomas	26	27,166	33	40,159	- 12,993
Maternal Conditions	27	26,107	41	25,917	+ 190
Stomach Cancer	28	25,805	24	81,058	- 55,253
Fires	29	24,839	42	23,265	+ 1,574
Falls	30	23,734	10	225,755	- 202,021
Parkinson's Disease	31	22,030	32	43,398	- 21,368
Drownings	32	22,026	28	48,774	- 26,749
Pertussis	33	21,287	54	10,094	+ 11,193
Bladder Cancer	34	21,028	48	14,081	+ 6,947
Liver Cancer	35	18,579	39	30,369	- 11,790
Pancreas Cancer	36	17,752	37	32,812	- 15,059
Endocrine Disorders	37	15,477	47	15,264	+ 212
Drug Use	38	14,753	52	11,747	+ 3,005
Oral Cancer	39	13,738	16	134,187	- 120,449
Encephalitis	40	12,669	29	48,080	- 35,411
Ovary Cancer	41	12,574	44	21,947	- 9,373
Meningitis	42	12,467	36	33,337	- 20,870
Skin Cancers	43	11,342	60	5,054	+ 6,288
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	9,469	18	126,079	- 116,610
Epilepsy	45	8,463	40	30,307	- 21,845
Oesophagus Cancer	46	5,788	34	38,898	- 33,110
Prostate Cancer	47	5,716	38	30,945	- 25,229
Cervical Cancer	48	5,433	30	45,319	- 39,886
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	5,324	26	68,108	- 62,784
Syphilis	50	4,584	64	2,007	+ 2,577
Tetanus	51	3,718	58	7,093	- 3,375
Poisonings	52	3,189	61	3,540	- 351
Malnutrition	53	3,065	55	8,626	- 5,561
Uterin Cancer	54	2,048	59	6,841	- 4,792
Measles	55	1,973	51	11,923	- 9,949
Hepatitis B	56	1,901	56	8,184	- 6,283
Skin Disease	57	1,647	45	17,857	- 16,210
Alcohol	58	1,330	43	23,097	- 21,767
Schistosomiasis	59	1,246	76	0	+ 1,246
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1,016	63	2,328	- 1,313
Other Neoplasms	61	859	62	2,968	- 2,110
Leishmaniasis	62	740	66	973	- 234
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	710	50	11,931	- 11,221
Appendicitis	64	506	53	11,245	- 10,740
Upper Respiratory	65	200	68	584	- 383
Diphtheria	66	129	72	65	+ 64
Ascariasis	67	54	70	126	- 73
Hepatitis C	68	44	65	1,364	- 1,320
Chlamydia	69	21	69	379	- 358
Otitis Media	70	0	71	68	- 68
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	31	44,406	- 44,406
Malaria	73	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Iraq

India

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.