ISRAEL VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,176	1	5,122	+ 3,054
Stroke	2	4,646	4	2,431	+ 2,214
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,397	26	333	+ 2,064
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,652	6	1,913	- 261
Low Birth Weight	5	1,469	42	94	+ 1,375
Kidney Disease	6	1,413	3	2,437	- 1,024
Violence	7	1,264	41	104	+ 1,160
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,240	8	1,519	- 279
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,075	29	291	+ 784
Birth Trauma	10	944	50	35	+ 909
War	11	657	60	7	+ 650
Hypertension	12	548	21	400	+ 147
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	543	2	2,996	- 2,453
Other Injuries	14	494	14	828	- 334
Lung Cancers	15	483	5	2,026	- 1,543
Liver Disease	16	475	28	292	+ 183
Breast Cancer	17	398	10	1,237	- 838
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	353	32	166	+ 186
Suicide	19	317	19	453	- 137
Lung Disease	20	297	7	1,546	- 1,249
Leukemia	21	294	15	612	- 318
Inflammatory/Heart	22	266	30	214	+ 51
Asthma	23	204	36	142	+ 62
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	190	9	1,510	- 1,320
Tuberculosis	25	183	57	16	+ 167
Lymphomas	26	181	13	925	- 744
Maternal Conditions	27	174	61	6	+ 168
Stomach Cancer	28	172	16	565	- 393
Fires	29	166	53	24	+ 141
Falls	30	158	39	123	+ 35
Parkinson's Disease	31	147	22	398	- 251
Drownings	32	147	45	39	+ 108
Pertussis	33	142	69	0	+ 142
Bladder Cancer	34	140	18	496	- 356
Liver Cancer	35	124	25	345	- 221
Pancreas Cancer	36	118	11	1,023	- 904
Endocrine Disorders	37	103	12	1,002	- 899
Drug Use	38	98	43	67	+ 31
Oral Cancer	39	92	33	150	- 59
Encephalitis	40	85	66	3	+ 81
Ovary Cancer	41	84	27	323	- 239
Meningitis	42	83	55	20	+ 63
Skin Cancers	43	76	23	379	- 303
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	63	35	144	- 81
Epilepsy	45	56	40	109	- 52
Oesophagus Cancer	46	39	37	138	- 99
Prostate Cancer	47	38	17	521	- 483
Cervical Cancer	48	36	38	133	- 97
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	36	51	33	+ 2
Syphilis	50	31	71	0	+ 31
Tetanus	51	25	73	0	+ 25
Poisonings	52	21	63	4	+ 17
Malnutrition	53	20	48	39	- 18
Uterin Cancer	54	14	31	202	- 188
Measles	55	13	74	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	56	13	58	16	- 3
Skin Disease	57	11	24	368	- 357
Alcohol	58	9	49	39	- 30
Schistosomiasis	59	8	78	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	60	7	47	39	- 32
Other Neoplasms	61	6	20	420	- 414
Leishmaniasis	62	5	70	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	5	54	23	- 18
Appendicitis	64	3	64	4	- 0
Upper Respiratory	65	1	62	5	- 4
Diphtheria	66	1	72	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	83	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	46	39	- 39
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	68	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	52	25	- 25
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	8	- 8
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	44	66	- 66
Anemia	85	0	34	149	- 149
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

Iraq

Israel

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.