ROMANIA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,781	1	71,810	- 56,029
Stroke	2	8,967	2	49,707	- 40,741
Road Traffic Accidents	3	4,626	20	1,992	+ 2,633
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,189	18	2,230	+ 959
Low Birth Weight	5	2,834	41	317	+ 2,518
Kidney Disease	6	2,727	9	5,175	- 2,448
Violence	7	2,440	44	255	+ 2,185
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,394	5	9,357	- 6,963
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,075	38	367	+ 1,708
Birth Trauma	10	1,821	57	38	+ 1,783
War	11	1,269	65	2	+ 1,267
Hypertension	12	1,057	3	11,007	- 9,950
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,048	15	2,839	- 1,792
Other Injuries	14	954	19	2,139	- 1,185
Lung Cancers	15	932	4	10,113	- 9,181
Liver Disease	16	917	6	8,920	- 8,002
Breast Cancer	17	769	11	3,851	- 3,082
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	681	46	223	+ 457
Suicide	19	611	21	1,886	- 1,275
Lung Disease	20	573	7	7,359	- 6,786
Leukemia	21	567	26	1,342	- 775
Inflammatory/Heart	22	513	10	4,433	- 3,920
Asthma	23	394	45	225	+ 169
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	367	8	6,835	- 6,468
Tuberculosis	25	354	28	1,015	- 661
Lymphomas	26	350	25	1,385	- 1,035
Maternal Conditions	27	336	58	35	+ 301
Stomach Cancer	28	332	12	3,457	- 3,125
Fires	29	320	36	421	- 101
Falls	30	306	24	1,504	- 1,198
Parkinson's Disease	31	284	31	741	- 457
Drownings	32	284	32	596	- 312
Pertussis	33	274	69	0	+ 274
Bladder Cancer	34	271	23	1,715	- 1,444
Liver Cancer	35	239	13	3,114	- 2,874
Pancreas Cancer	36	229	14	2,935	- 2,706
Endocrine Disorders	37	199	48	193	+ 7
Drug Use	38	190	40	346	- 156
Oral Cancer	39	177	17	2,290	- 2,113
Encephalitis	40	163	62	6	+ 157
Ovary Cancer	41	162	27	1,109	- 947
Meningitis	42	161	54	76	+ 84
Skin Cancers	43	146	29	1,003	- 857
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	122	35	440	- 318
Epilepsy	45	109	42	314	- 205
Oesophagus Cancer	46	75	30	755	- 680
Prostate Cancer	47	74	16	2,449	- 2,375
Cervical Cancer	48	70	22	1,870	- 1,800
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	69	33	531	- 463
Syphilis	50	59	66	1	+ 58
Tetanus	51	48	67	1	+ 46
Poisonings	52	41	39	366	- 325
Malnutrition	53	39	50	142	- 102
Uterin Cancer	54	26	34	522	- 496
Measles	55	25	61	7	+ 18
Hepatitis B	56	24	59	30	- 6
Skin Disease	57	21	53	97	- 76
Alcohol	58	17	37	409	- 392
Schistosomiasis	59	16	74	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	60	13	55	66	- 53
Other Neoplasms	61	11	43	289	- 278
Leishmaniasis	62	10	70	0	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	9	85	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	64	7	60	21	- 14
Upper Respiratory	65	3	63	3	- 0
Diphtheria	66	2	71	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	1	52	98	- 98
Chlamydia	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	47	219	- 219
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	51	103	- 103
Anemia	85	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Iraq

Romania

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.