MEXICO VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	113,686	1	116,238	- 2,552
Stroke	2	64,596	4	39,790	+ 24,806
Road Traffic Accidents	3	33,323	10	16,303	+ 17,020
Diabetes Mellitus	4	22,974	2	86,110	- 63,136
Low Birth Weight	5	20,420	18	7,163	+ 13,257
Kidney Disease	6	19,643	3	44,622	- 24,979
Violence	7	17,578	5	32,450	- 14,872
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	17,244	8	24,816	- 7,571
Congenital Anomalies	9	14,949	13	10,457	+ 4,492
Birth Trauma	10	13,119	36	2,552	+ 10,567
War	11	9,140	66	112	+ 9,029
Hypertension	12	7,614	9	17,806	- 10,193
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	7,547	30	3,447	+ 4,100
Other Injuries	14	6,872	11	12,175	- 5,303
Lung Cancers	15	6,716	17	7,349	- 633
Liver Disease	16	6,609	6	29,838	- 23,230
Breast Cancer	17	5,539	16	7,380	- 1,841
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	4,903	29	3,476	+ 1,427
Suicide	19	4,404	22	6,772	- 2,367
Lung Disease	20	4,129	7	29,123	- 24,994
Leukemia	21	4,086	25	4,830	- 744
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,697	41	1,866	+ 1,831
Asthma	23	2,839	47	1,342	+ 1,496
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,646	20	6,871	- 4,225
Tuberculosis	25	2,551	38	1,943	+ 608
Lymphomas	26	2,520	24	4,961	- 2,441
Maternal Conditions	27	2,422	54	750	+ 1,673
Stomach Cancer	28	2,394	19	6,939	- 4,544
Fires	29	2,305	56	604	+ 1,701
Falls	30	2,202	35	2,628	- 426
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,044	43	1,567	+ 477
Drownings	32	2,044	42	1,799	+ 245
Pertussis	33	1,975	70	21	+ 1,954
Bladder Cancer	34	1,951	48	1,272	+ 679
Liver Cancer	35	1,724	21	6,817	- 5,093
Pancreas Cancer	36	1,647	27	4,510	- 2,863
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,436	12	11,310	- 9,874
Drug Use	38	1,369	44	1,470	- 101
Oral Cancer	39	1,275	46	1,355	- 80
Encephalitis	40	1,175	62	140	+ 1,035
Ovary Cancer	41	1,167	34	2,649	- 1,483
Meningitis	42	1,157	58	357	+ 799
Skin Cancers	43	1,052	40	1,909	- 856
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	879	52	859	+ 19
Epilepsy	45	785	39	1,912	- 1,127
Oesophagus Cancer	46	537	49	1,252	- 715
Prostate Cancer	47	530	15	7,494	- 6,964
Cervical Cancer	48	504	26	4,787	- 4,283
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	494	33	2,734	- 2,240
Syphilis	50	425	73	5	+ 421
Tetanus	51	345	71	10	+ 335
Poisonings	52	296	57	531	- 235
Malnutrition	53	284	14	7,552	- 7,267
Uterin Cancer	54	190	50	902	- 712
Measles	55	183	80	0	+ 183
Hepatitis B	56	176	61	210	- 34
Skin Disease	57	153	31	3,029	- 2,876
Alcohol	58	123	32	2,945	- 2,822
Schistosomiasis	59	116	83	0	+ 116
Multiple Sclerosis	60	94	60	295	- 201
Other Neoplasms	61	80	23	6,204	- 6,125
Leishmaniasis	62	69	76	1	+ 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	66	45	1,415	- 1,349
Appendicitis	64	47	53	774	- 727
Upper Respiratory	65	19	64	127	- 108
Diphtheria	66	12	79	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	67	5	72	5	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	4	55	625	- 621
Chlamydia	69	2	77	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	0	68	29	- 29
Leprosy	71	0	75	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	72	0	28	4,128	- 4,128
Malaria	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	69	24	- 24
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	2	- 2
Dengue	77	0	67	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	63	127	- 127
Anemia	85	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Iraq

Mexico

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.