ITALY VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,012	1	97,116	- 44,104
Stroke	2	30,121	2	62,633	- 32,512
Road Traffic Accidents	3	15,539	30	3,221	+ 12,318
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,713	8	19,836	- 9,123
Low Birth Weight	5	9,522	51	357	+ 9,164
Kidney Disease	6	9,160	11	12,726	- 3,566
Violence	7	8,197	50	409	+ 7,788
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,041	9	16,339	- 8,297
Congenital Anomalies	9	6,971	37	1,443	+ 5,528
Birth Trauma	10	6,118	59	140	+ 5,977
War	11	4,262	66	6	+ 4,256
Hypertension	12	3,550	6	29,931	- 26,381
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,519	3	41,445	- 37,926
Other Injuries	14	3,205	12	12,112	- 8,908
Lung Cancers	15	3,132	4	34,152	- 31,021
Liver Disease	16	3,082	23	5,559	- 2,478
Breast Cancer	17	2,583	10	13,868	- 11,285
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	2,286	36	1,622	+ 664
Suicide	19	2,054	26	4,042	- 1,988
Lung Disease	20	1,925	5	32,382	- 30,457
Leukemia	21	1,905	21	6,728	- 4,823
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,724	24	5,531	- 3,807
Asthma	23	1,324	47	494	+ 830
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,234	7	21,254	- 20,020
Tuberculosis	25	1,190	53	336	+ 854
Lymphomas	26	1,175	16	9,670	- 8,495
Maternal Conditions	27	1,130	67	6	+ 1,124
Stomach Cancer	28	1,116	14	10,252	- 9,136
Fires	29	1,075	56	271	+ 804
Falls	30	1,027	25	4,222	- 3,196
Parkinson's Disease	31	953	19	8,428	- 7,475
Drownings	32	953	52	344	+ 609
Pertussis	33	921	73	1	+ 920
Bladder Cancer	34	910	22	6,711	- 5,801
Liver Cancer	35	804	17	9,620	- 8,816
Pancreas Cancer	36	768	13	12,095	- 11,327
Endocrine Disorders	37	670	18	8,431	- 7,761
Drug Use	38	638	45	654	- 16
Oral Cancer	39	594	27	3,343	- 2,749
Encephalitis	40	548	68	5	+ 543
Ovary Cancer	41	544	28	3,282	- 2,737
Meningitis	42	539	60	128	+ 412
Skin Cancers	43	491	29	3,239	- 2,748
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	410	32	2,216	- 1,806
Epilepsy	45	366	39	1,337	- 970
Oesophagus Cancer	46	250	34	2,045	- 1,795
Prostate Cancer	47	247	20	8,409	- 8,162
Cervical Cancer	48	235	40	1,154	- 919
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	230	43	690	- 460
Syphilis	50	198	69	4	+ 194
Tetanus	51	161	63	22	+ 139
Poisonings	52	138	58	154	- 16
Malnutrition	53	133	41	775	- 643
Uterin Cancer	54	89	33	2,198	- 2,109
Measles	55	85	71	1	+ 84
Hepatitis B	56	82	54	334	- 252
Skin Disease	57	71	38	1,440	- 1,369
Alcohol	58	58	55	277	- 219
Schistosomiasis	59	54	78	0	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	60	44	44	677	- 633
Other Neoplasms	61	37	15	9,984	- 9,947
Leishmaniasis	62	32	70	3	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	31	42	701	- 671
Appendicitis	64	22	61	49	- 27
Upper Respiratory	65	9	64	20	- 12
Diphtheria	66	6	76	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	67	2	80	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	68	2	31	2,451	- 2,449
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	46	520	- 520
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	49	424	- 424
Anemia	85	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.