JAPAN VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	107,131	1	163,905	- 56,774
Stroke	2	60,871	2	121,823	- 60,951
Road Traffic Accidents	3	31,402	31	4,566	+ 26,836
Diabetes Mellitus	4	21,649	29	5,433	+ 16,217
Low Birth Weight	5	19,242	55	202	+ 19,040
Kidney Disease	6	18,510	9	44,779	- 26,269
Violence	7	16,564	53	266	+ 16,298
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	16,250	3	107,899	- 91,648
Congenital Anomalies	9	14,087	40	2,473	+ 11,614
Birth Trauma	10	12,363	61	104	+ 12,258
War	11	8,613	66	15	+ 8,599
Hypertension	12	7,175	28	6,673	+ 502
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	7,112	7	56,937	- 49,826
Other Injuries	14	6,476	12	22,068	- 15,592
Lung Cancers	15	6,329	4	79,688	- 73,359
Liver Disease	16	6,228	17	14,195	- 7,968
Breast Cancer	17	5,220	15	15,805	- 10,585
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	4,620	37	2,731	+ 1,889
Suicide	19	4,151	13	19,466	- 15,316
Lung Disease	20	3,891	5	78,169	- 74,278
Leukemia	21	3,850	24	9,607	- 5,757
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,484	27	8,232	- 4,748
Asthma	23	2,675	42	1,922	+ 753
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,493	6	57,340	- 54,847
Tuberculosis	25	2,404	34	3,459	- 1,054
Lymphomas	26	2,375	14	19,273	- 16,898
Maternal Conditions	27	2,283	64	39	+ 2,244
Stomach Cancer	28	2,256	8	50,433	- 48,177
Fires	29	2,172	48	1,007	+ 1,165
Falls	30	2,075	23	9,736	- 7,661
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,926	18	14,007	- 12,081
Drownings	32	1,926	25	8,409	- 6,483
Pertussis	33	1,861	71	1	+ 1,860
Bladder Cancer	34	1,839	22	9,936	- 8,098
Liver Cancer	35	1,624	11	29,384	- 27,760
Pancreas Cancer	36	1,552	10	37,027	- 35,475
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,353	21	11,486	- 10,133
Drug Use	38	1,290	50	732	+ 558
Oral Cancer	39	1,201	26	8,333	- 7,132
Encephalitis	40	1,108	69	5	+ 1,103
Ovary Cancer	41	1,099	30	5,061	- 3,962
Meningitis	42	1,090	52	308	+ 782
Skin Cancers	43	992	44	1,843	- 851
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	828	39	2,555	- 1,727
Epilepsy	45	740	45	1,558	- 819
Oesophagus Cancer	46	506	20	12,316	- 11,810
Prostate Cancer	47	500	19	13,515	- 13,016
Cervical Cancer	48	475	32	3,799	- 3,324
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	465	35	2,922	- 2,456
Syphilis	50	401	65	16	+ 385
Tetanus	51	325	67	9	+ 316
Poisonings	52	279	54	255	+ 24
Malnutrition	53	268	43	1,910	- 1,642
Uterin Cancer	54	179	33	3,461	- 3,282
Measles	55	173	75	0	+ 173
Hepatitis B	56	166	46	1,423	- 1,257
Skin Disease	57	144	36	2,806	- 2,662
Alcohol	58	116	51	576	- 459
Schistosomiasis	59	109	72	0	+ 108
Multiple Sclerosis	60	89	59	108	- 19
Other Neoplasms	61	75	16	15,120	- 15,044
Leishmaniasis	62	65	77	0	+ 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	62	38	2,618	- 2,556
Appendicitis	64	44	58	126	- 81
Upper Respiratory	65	18	57	159	- 142
Diphtheria	66	11	74	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	67	5	82	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	68	4	41	2,220	- 2,216
Chlamydia	69	2	80	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	0	68	8	- 8
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	63	48	- 48
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	85	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.