IRAN VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	76,857	1	93,308	- 16,450
Stroke	2	43,670	2	36,730	+ 6,940
Road Traffic Accidents	3	22,528	3	17,803	+ 4,725
Diabetes Mellitus	4	15,532	5	13,910	+ 1,622
Low Birth Weight	5	13,805	13	4,861	+ 8,944
Kidney Disease	6	13,280	6	11,810	+ 1,469
Violence	7	11,883	27	2,535	+ 9,348
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,658	8	11,243	+ 415
Congenital Anomalies	9	10,106	14	4,844	+ 5,263
Birth Trauma	10	8,869	25	2,735	+ 6,134
War	11	6,179	42	848	+ 5,332
Hypertension	12	5,147	4	16,415	- 11,268
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	5,102	9	11,046	- 5,944
Other Injuries	14	4,646	17	4,048	+ 598
Lung Cancers	15	4,541	11	6,784	- 2,243
Liver Disease	16	4,468	12	6,637	- 2,169
Breast Cancer	17	3,745	19	3,736	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	3,315	33	1,836	+ 1,478
Suicide	19	2,978	16	4,334	- 1,356
Lung Disease	20	2,791	7	11,409	- 8,617
Leukemia	21	2,762	18	3,966	- 1,204
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,500	35	1,611	+ 889
Asthma	23	1,919	22	3,360	- 1,441
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,789	15	4,575	- 2,787
Tuberculosis	25	1,725	41	882	+ 843
Lymphomas	26	1,704	23	2,882	- 1,178
Maternal Conditions	27	1,638	52	285	+ 1,353
Stomach Cancer	28	1,619	10	9,822	- 8,203
Fires	29	1,558	34	1,823	- 265
Falls	30	1,489	24	2,821	- 1,333
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,382	26	2,545	- 1,163
Drownings	32	1,382	40	930	+ 451
Pertussis	33	1,335	60	75	+ 1,260
Bladder Cancer	34	1,319	36	1,410	- 91
Liver Cancer	35	1,165	20	3,714	- 2,549
Pancreas Cancer	36	1,113	29	2,418	- 1,305
Endocrine Disorders	37	971	32	2,092	- 1,121
Drug Use	38	925	31	2,242	- 1,317
Oral Cancer	39	862	45	655	+ 207
Encephalitis	40	795	54	246	+ 549
Ovary Cancer	41	789	39	937	- 148
Meningitis	42	782	46	642	+ 140
Skin Cancers	43	711	47	518	+ 193
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	594	38	996	- 402
Epilepsy	45	531	44	719	- 188
Oesophagus Cancer	46	363	30	2,371	- 2,008
Prostate Cancer	47	359	21	3,583	- 3,224
Cervical Cancer	48	341	48	501	- 160
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	334	37	1,246	- 912
Syphilis	50	288	61	52	+ 235
Tetanus	51	233	62	37	+ 197
Poisonings	52	200	43	816	- 616
Malnutrition	53	192	56	157	+ 36
Uterin Cancer	54	128	51	355	- 227
Measles	55	124	68	2	+ 121
Hepatitis B	56	119	49	425	- 306
Skin Disease	57	103	55	237	- 134
Alcohol	58	83	53	253	- 169
Schistosomiasis	59	78	66	3	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	60	64	50	405	- 341
Other Neoplasms	61	54	58	112	- 58
Leishmaniasis	62	46	64	8	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	45	59	80	- 36
Appendicitis	64	32	57	155	- 123
Upper Respiratory	65	13	63	16	- 3
Diphtheria	66	8	70	1	+ 7
Ascariasis	67	3	67	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	3	69	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	65	4	- 3
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	28	2,521	- 2,521
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	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	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Iraq

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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.