JORDAN VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,716	1	4,856	+ 4,860
Stroke	2	5,521	2	2,908	+ 2,612
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,848	3	1,717	+ 1,131
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,964	4	1,684	+ 280
Low Birth Weight	5	1,745	10	857	+ 888
Kidney Disease	6	1,679	6	1,494	+ 185
Violence	7	1,502	21	269	+ 1,233
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,474	8	937	+ 536
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,278	9	934	+ 343
Birth Trauma	10	1,121	20	271	+ 850
War	11	781	59	6	+ 775
Hypertension	12	651	5	1,532	- 881
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	645	11	706	- 61
Other Injuries	14	587	19	294	+ 294
Lung Cancers	15	574	7	1,059	- 485
Liver Disease	16	565	14	494	+ 71
Breast Cancer	17	473	12	686	- 212
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	419	30	152	+ 267
Suicide	19	376	28	165	+ 211
Lung Disease	20	353	15	444	- 91
Leukemia	21	349	16	370	- 20
Inflammatory/Heart	22	316	38	74	+ 242
Asthma	23	243	35	114	+ 128
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	226	13	616	- 390
Tuberculosis	25	218	53	12	+ 206
Lymphomas	26	215	18	323	- 108
Maternal Conditions	27	207	44	53	+ 155
Stomach Cancer	28	205	17	365	- 160
Fires	29	197	29	153	+ 44
Falls	30	188	24	191	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	31	175	27	169	+ 6
Drownings	32	175	36	107	+ 68
Pertussis	33	169	43	55	+ 114
Bladder Cancer	34	167	23	213	- 46
Liver Cancer	35	147	25	186	- 39
Pancreas Cancer	36	141	22	245	- 105
Endocrine Disorders	37	123	26	180	- 57
Drug Use	38	117	34	115	+ 2
Oral Cancer	39	109	31	143	- 34
Encephalitis	40	100	52	14	+ 87
Ovary Cancer	41	100	32	139	- 40
Meningitis	42	99	37	78	+ 21
Skin Cancers	43	90	49	38	+ 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	75	50	22	+ 53
Epilepsy	45	67	46	49	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	46	46	42	63	- 17
Prostate Cancer	47	45	33	131	- 86
Cervical Cancer	48	43	41	64	- 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	42	40	67	- 24
Syphilis	50	36	45	52	- 15
Tetanus	51	29	56	11	+ 19
Poisonings	52	25	47	47	- 21
Malnutrition	53	24	51	15	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	54	16	39	74	- 58
Measles	55	16	65	1	+ 15
Hepatitis B	56	15	60	4	+ 11
Skin Disease	57	13	48	42	- 29
Alcohol	58	11	55	11	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	59	10	62	3	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	60	8	54	12	- 4
Other Neoplasms	61	7	57	9	- 2
Leishmaniasis	62	6	66	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	6	61	4	+ 2
Appendicitis	64	4	58	8	- 4
Upper Respiratory	65	2	69	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	66	1	67	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	64	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	63	2	- 2
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	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 JORDAN

Iraq

Jordan

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.