NETHERLANDS VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,454	2	17,601	- 2,147
Stroke	2	8,781	4	9,707	- 926
Road Traffic Accidents	3	4,530	31	681	+ 3,849
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,123	14	2,386	+ 737
Low Birth Weight	5	2,776	45	167	+ 2,608
Kidney Disease	6	2,670	12	2,530	+ 140
Violence	7	2,389	48	107	+ 2,282
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,344	7	4,946	- 2,602
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,032	35	544	+ 1,488
Birth Trauma	10	1,783	52	74	+ 1,709
War	11	1,243	66	2	+ 1,241
Hypertension	12	1,035	29	818	+ 217
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,026	1	18,148	- 17,122
Other Injuries	14	934	19	1,648	- 714
Lung Cancers	15	913	3	10,980	- 10,067
Liver Disease	16	898	28	936	- 37
Breast Cancer	17	753	9	3,535	- 2,782
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	666	33	584	+ 83
Suicide	19	599	17	2,025	- 1,426
Lung Disease	20	561	5	9,567	- 9,006
Leukemia	21	555	20	1,578	- 1,023
Inflammatory/Heart	22	503	23	1,201	- 698
Asthma	23	386	46	165	+ 221
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	360	6	5,829	- 5,470
Tuberculosis	25	347	56	29	+ 318
Lymphomas	26	343	13	2,511	- 2,168
Maternal Conditions	27	329	65	8	+ 321
Stomach Cancer	28	325	22	1,361	- 1,035
Fires	29	313	53	49	+ 264
Falls	30	299	8	4,131	- 3,831
Parkinson's Disease	31	278	16	2,120	- 1,842
Drownings	32	278	49	98	+ 180
Pertussis	33	268	67	1	+ 268
Bladder Cancer	34	265	21	1,471	- 1,206
Liver Cancer	35	234	24	1,163	- 929
Pancreas Cancer	36	224	11	2,995	- 2,771
Endocrine Disorders	37	195	26	1,055	- 859
Drug Use	38	186	42	231	- 45
Oral Cancer	39	173	30	768	- 594
Encephalitis	40	160	68	1	+ 159
Ovary Cancer	41	159	25	1,067	- 908
Meningitis	42	157	51	78	+ 79
Skin Cancers	43	143	27	1,024	- 881
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	119	41	238	- 118
Epilepsy	45	107	38	289	- 182
Oesophagus Cancer	46	73	15	2,145	- 2,072
Prostate Cancer	47	72	10	3,265	- 3,193
Cervical Cancer	48	69	39	266	- 198
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	67	47	130	- 63
Syphilis	50	58	69	1	+ 57
Tetanus	51	47	72	0	+ 47
Poisonings	52	40	61	17	+ 23
Malnutrition	53	39	63	12	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	54	26	34	566	- 540
Measles	55	25	73	0	+ 25
Hepatitis B	56	24	62	14	+ 10
Skin Disease	57	21	36	295	- 275
Alcohol	58	17	32	612	- 596
Schistosomiasis	59	16	74	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	60	13	37	295	- 282
Other Neoplasms	61	11	18	1,831	- 1,820
Leishmaniasis	62	9	70	0	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	9	44	214	- 205
Appendicitis	64	6	58	26	- 19
Upper Respiratory	65	3	57	28	- 26
Diphtheria	66	2	71	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	1	60	20	- 20
Chlamydia	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	55	33	- 33
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	81	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	50	96	- 96
Anemia	85	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Iraq

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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.