PORTUGAL VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,876	1	12,878	- 4,002
Stroke	2	5,043	2	12,339	- 7,296
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,602	27	838	+ 1,763
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,794	8	3,601	- 1,808
Low Birth Weight	5	1,594	52	79	+ 1,515
Kidney Disease	6	1,534	9	2,803	- 1,270
Violence	7	1,372	48	96	+ 1,276
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,346	4	6,851	- 5,505
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,167	40	196	+ 971
Birth Trauma	10	1,024	60	24	+ 1,000
War	11	714	69	1	+ 713
Hypertension	12	594	14	1,880	- 1,285
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	589	3	7,191	- 6,602
Other Injuries	14	537	13	1,937	- 1,400
Lung Cancers	15	524	5	4,406	- 3,882
Liver Disease	16	516	22	1,126	- 610
Breast Cancer	17	432	12	1,997	- 1,564
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	383	36	231	+ 152
Suicide	19	344	19	1,172	- 828
Lung Disease	20	322	7	4,286	- 3,964
Leukemia	21	319	24	1,015	- 696
Inflammatory/Heart	22	289	26	909	- 620
Asthma	23	222	43	146	+ 75
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	207	6	4,389	- 4,183
Tuberculosis	25	199	38	213	- 14
Lymphomas	26	197	16	1,608	- 1,411
Maternal Conditions	27	189	63	7	+ 182
Stomach Cancer	28	187	10	2,532	- 2,345
Fires	29	180	46	108	+ 72
Falls	30	172	23	1,033	- 861
Parkinson's Disease	31	160	21	1,139	- 980
Drownings	32	160	51	79	+ 80
Pertussis	33	154	72	0	+ 154
Bladder Cancer	34	152	20	1,171	- 1,018
Liver Cancer	35	135	18	1,270	- 1,136
Pancreas Cancer	36	129	15	1,669	- 1,541
Endocrine Disorders	37	112	17	1,547	- 1,435
Drug Use	38	107	44	128	- 22
Oral Cancer	39	100	25	912	- 813
Encephalitis	40	92	67	1	+ 90
Ovary Cancer	41	91	33	397	- 306
Meningitis	42	90	56	43	+ 48
Skin Cancers	43	82	30	523	- 441
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	69	41	169	- 100
Epilepsy	45	61	31	415	- 354
Oesophagus Cancer	46	42	29	623	- 581
Prostate Cancer	47	41	11	2,124	- 2,082
Cervical Cancer	48	39	34	329	- 289
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	39	37	229	- 190
Syphilis	50	33	64	3	+ 30
Tetanus	51	27	73	0	+ 27
Poisonings	52	23	57	29	- 6
Malnutrition	53	22	53	79	- 56
Uterin Cancer	54	15	32	406	- 391
Measles	55	14	71	0	+ 14
Hepatitis B	56	14	59	26	- 12
Skin Disease	57	12	39	202	- 190
Alcohol	58	10	45	111	- 101
Schistosomiasis	59	9	77	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	60	7	54	56	- 49
Other Neoplasms	61	6	28	652	- 646
Leishmaniasis	62	5	68	1	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	5	47	99	- 94
Appendicitis	64	4	61	21	- 17
Upper Respiratory	65	1	62	15	- 13
Diphtheria	66	1	74	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	83	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	49	87	- 87
Chlamydia	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	71	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	35	320	- 320
Malaria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	55	49	- 49
Anemia	85	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Iraq

Portugal

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.