POLAND VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,692	1	117,700	- 84,008
Stroke	2	19,144	2	32,693	- 13,549
Road Traffic Accidents	3	9,876	22	3,555	+ 6,321
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,809	8	8,947	- 2,139
Low Birth Weight	5	6,052	42	579	+ 5,473
Kidney Disease	6	5,821	20	4,065	+ 1,756
Violence	7	5,209	49	294	+ 4,915
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,111	4	19,998	- 14,888
Congenital Anomalies	9	4,430	36	916	+ 3,514
Birth Trauma	10	3,888	57	52	+ 3,836
War	11	2,709	66	4	+ 2,705
Hypertension	12	2,256	15	4,937	- 2,680
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	2,237	21	3,701	- 1,465
Other Injuries	14	2,037	28	2,527	- 490
Lung Cancers	15	1,990	3	25,781	- 23,790
Liver Disease	16	1,959	10	7,912	- 5,954
Breast Cancer	17	1,642	9	7,967	- 6,325
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,453	37	839	+ 614
Suicide	19	1,305	18	4,282	- 2,977
Lung Disease	20	1,224	6	13,677	- 12,453
Leukemia	21	1,211	24	3,456	- 2,245
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,096	23	3,495	- 2,399
Asthma	23	841	43	540	+ 301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	784	5	14,610	- 13,826
Tuberculosis	25	756	41	597	+ 160
Lymphomas	26	747	19	4,141	- 3,394
Maternal Conditions	27	718	63	10	+ 708
Stomach Cancer	28	710	12	5,910	- 5,201
Fires	29	683	45	474	+ 209
Falls	30	653	16	4,712	- 4,059
Parkinson's Disease	31	606	34	1,500	- 894
Drownings	32	606	39	636	- 31
Pertussis	33	585	71	0	+ 585
Bladder Cancer	34	578	17	4,700	- 4,122
Liver Cancer	35	511	29	2,290	- 1,779
Pancreas Cancer	36	488	13	5,430	- 4,941
Endocrine Disorders	37	426	38	831	- 405
Drug Use	38	406	48	321	+ 85
Oral Cancer	39	378	25	3,377	- 2,999
Encephalitis	40	348	64	6	+ 342
Ovary Cancer	41	346	27	2,929	- 2,583
Meningitis	42	343	53	171	+ 172
Skin Cancers	43	312	31	2,155	- 1,843
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	260	40	612	- 351
Epilepsy	45	233	35	1,145	- 912
Oesophagus Cancer	46	159	33	1,803	- 1,644
Prostate Cancer	47	157	11	6,489	- 6,332
Cervical Cancer	48	149	32	1,907	- 1,757
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	146	26	3,091	- 2,945
Syphilis	50	126	69	0	+ 126
Tetanus	51	102	67	2	+ 101
Poisonings	52	88	51	205	- 117
Malnutrition	53	84	50	291	- 206
Uterin Cancer	54	56	30	2,163	- 2,106
Measles	55	54	72	0	+ 54
Hepatitis B	56	52	56	52	+ 0
Skin Disease	57	45	46	469	- 424
Alcohol	58	37	14	5,238	- 5,202
Schistosomiasis	59	34	76	0	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	60	28	44	502	- 474
Other Neoplasms	61	24	7	9,256	- 9,233
Leishmaniasis	62	20	75	0	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	20	47	369	- 349
Appendicitis	64	14	55	69	- 55
Upper Respiratory	65	6	60	19	- 14
Diphtheria	66	4	70	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	1	52	188	- 187
Chlamydia	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	54	115	- 115
Malaria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	58	30	- 30
Anemia	85	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.