RUSSIA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	122,452	1	562,711	- 440,259
Stroke	2	69,577	2	327,199	- 257,623
Road Traffic Accidents	3	35,893	19	17,507	+ 18,386
Diabetes Mellitus	4	24,745	18	18,345	+ 6,401
Low Birth Weight	5	21,994	44	2,153	+ 19,841
Kidney Disease	6	21,157	22	11,581	+ 9,576
Violence	7	18,933	23	11,450	+ 7,483
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	18,574	10	32,404	- 13,830
Congenital Anomalies	9	16,101	41	4,201	+ 11,900
Birth Trauma	10	14,131	53	714	+ 13,417
War	11	9,845	59	123	+ 9,722
Hypertension	12	8,201	17	18,348	- 10,147
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	8,129	5	48,522	- 40,393
Other Injuries	14	7,402	14	22,517	- 15,115
Lung Cancers	15	7,234	3	54,361	- 47,127
Liver Disease	16	7,118	6	45,463	- 38,344
Breast Cancer	17	5,966	13	23,242	- 17,276
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	5,281	55	403	+ 4,878
Suicide	19	4,744	8	36,625	- 31,881
Lung Disease	20	4,447	9	36,600	- 32,153
Leukemia	21	4,401	31	8,238	- 3,837
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,982	4	54,060	- 50,078
Asthma	23	3,057	46	1,764	+ 1,293
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,850	7	42,633	- 39,783
Tuberculosis	25	2,748	30	8,422	- 5,674
Lymphomas	26	2,715	29	8,919	- 6,205
Maternal Conditions	27	2,609	56	267	+ 2,342
Stomach Cancer	28	2,579	11	29,386	- 26,807
Fires	29	2,482	37	6,387	- 3,905
Falls	30	2,372	21	11,705	- 9,333
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,202	26	9,371	- 7,169
Drownings	32	2,201	36	6,629	- 4,427
Pertussis	33	2,127	65	2	+ 2,125
Bladder Cancer	34	2,101	38	6,307	- 4,206
Liver Cancer	35	1,857	24	11,165	- 9,308
Pancreas Cancer	36	1,774	16	20,282	- 18,508
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,547	45	2,004	- 457
Drug Use	38	1,474	27	9,113	- 7,639
Oral Cancer	39	1,373	25	10,880	- 9,507
Encephalitis	40	1,266	47	1,076	+ 190
Ovary Cancer	41	1,257	32	8,123	- 6,866
Meningitis	42	1,246	48	1,037	+ 208
Skin Cancers	43	1,133	39	5,612	- 4,478
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	946	42	2,770	- 1,824
Epilepsy	45	846	52	718	+ 127
Oesophagus Cancer	46	578	33	7,431	- 6,853
Prostate Cancer	47	571	20	14,107	- 13,536
Cervical Cancer	48	543	34	7,423	- 6,880
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	532	28	8,938	- 8,406
Syphilis	50	458	62	19	+ 440
Tetanus	51	372	63	3	+ 368
Poisonings	52	319	40	5,565	- 5,246
Malnutrition	53	306	57	242	+ 64
Uterin Cancer	54	205	35	6,867	- 6,663
Measles	55	197	68	0	+ 197
Hepatitis B	56	190	60	43	+ 146
Skin Disease	57	165	43	2,735	- 2,571
Alcohol	58	133	12	27,984	- 27,851
Schistosomiasis	59	124	72	0	+ 124
Multiple Sclerosis	60	102	49	827	- 725
Other Neoplasms	61	86	51	729	- 643
Leishmaniasis	62	74	73	0	+ 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	71	50	750	- 679
Appendicitis	64	51	54	409	- 358
Upper Respiratory	65	20	58	158	- 138
Diphtheria	66	13	67	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	67	5	77	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	68	4	66	2	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	61	25	- 23
Otitis Media	70	0	64	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	15	21,262	- 21,262
Malaria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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.