SOUTH AFRICA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,558	3	32,739	+ 19,819
Stroke	2	29,863	4	30,693	- 830
Road Traffic Accidents	3	15,406	11	13,014	+ 2,392
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,621	5	30,188	- 19,566
Low Birth Weight	5	9,440	16	6,250	+ 3,190
Kidney Disease	6	9,081	9	15,302	- 6,221
Violence	7	8,126	7	21,000	- 12,873
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,972	2	39,341	- 31,368
Congenital Anomalies	9	6,911	25	4,351	+ 2,560
Birth Trauma	10	6,065	30	3,004	+ 3,062
War	11	4,226	64	66	+ 4,160
Hypertension	12	3,520	12	12,789	- 9,269
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,489	22	4,676	- 1,187
Other Injuries	14	3,177	17	6,014	- 2,837
Lung Cancers	15	3,105	15	7,705	- 4,600
Liver Disease	16	3,055	14	9,013	- 5,958
Breast Cancer	17	2,561	23	4,533	- 1,973
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	2,267	8	15,843	- 13,577
Suicide	19	2,036	10	13,774	- 11,738
Lung Disease	20	1,909	13	11,895	- 9,986
Leukemia	21	1,889	40	1,464	+ 425
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,709	21	5,408	- 3,699
Asthma	23	1,312	18	5,966	- 4,654
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,223	28	3,587	- 2,363
Tuberculosis	25	1,179	6	21,965	- 20,786
Lymphomas	26	1,165	31	2,818	- 1,652
Maternal Conditions	27	1,120	38	1,700	- 580
Stomach Cancer	28	1,107	39	1,535	- 428
Fires	29	1,065	27	3,618	- 2,552
Falls	30	1,018	42	1,399	- 381
Parkinson's Disease	31	945	46	1,077	- 132
Drownings	32	945	32	2,403	- 1,458
Pertussis	33	913	43	1,142	- 229
Bladder Cancer	34	902	52	829	+ 73
Liver Cancer	35	797	33	2,383	- 1,586
Pancreas Cancer	36	761	35	2,007	- 1,246
Endocrine Disorders	37	664	19	5,890	- 5,226
Drug Use	38	633	53	770	- 137
Oral Cancer	39	589	41	1,406	- 817
Encephalitis	40	543	59	234	+ 309
Ovary Cancer	41	539	51	951	- 411
Meningitis	42	535	26	3,660	- 3,126
Skin Cancers	43	487	48	993	- 506
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	406	47	1,015	- 609
Epilepsy	45	363	37	1,870	- 1,507
Oesophagus Cancer	46	248	29	3,486	- 3,237
Prostate Cancer	47	245	24	4,374	- 4,129
Cervical Cancer	48	233	20	5,555	- 5,322
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	228	36	1,894	- 1,666
Syphilis	50	197	44	1,130	- 933
Tetanus	51	159	65	38	+ 122
Poisonings	52	137	50	975	- 839
Malnutrition	53	131	34	2,381	- 2,249
Uterin Cancer	54	88	54	512	- 424
Measles	55	85	57	270	- 186
Hepatitis B	56	82	61	139	- 58
Skin Disease	57	71	45	1,101	- 1,031
Alcohol	58	57	49	987	- 930
Schistosomiasis	59	53	66	35	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	60	44	62	113	- 69
Other Neoplasms	61	37	58	267	- 230
Leishmaniasis	62	32	77	0	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	30	55	376	- 345
Appendicitis	64	22	56	274	- 252
Upper Respiratory	65	9	60	223	- 214
Diphtheria	66	6	69	16	- 11
Ascariasis	67	2	71	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	2	70	8	- 6
Chlamydia	69	1	68	18	- 17
Otitis Media	70	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	1	71,996	- 71,996
Malaria	73	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Iraq

South Africa

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.