SOUTH KOREA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,288	1	28,043	+ 17,245
Stroke	2	25,733	3	25,596	+ 137
Road Traffic Accidents	3	13,275	15	4,399	+ 8,876
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,152	13	6,812	+ 2,340
Low Birth Weight	5	8,134	45	370	+ 7,764
Kidney Disease	6	7,825	9	10,107	- 2,282
Violence	7	7,002	44	386	+ 6,616
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,870	2	26,650	- 19,780
Congenital Anomalies	9	5,955	41	518	+ 5,437
Birth Trauma	10	5,226	54	88	+ 5,138
War	11	3,641	68	5	+ 3,636
Hypertension	12	3,033	17	3,711	- 678
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,006	6	12,145	- 9,139
Other Injuries	14	2,738	18	3,634	- 896
Lung Cancers	15	2,676	4	20,293	- 17,618
Liver Disease	16	2,633	14	6,348	- 3,716
Breast Cancer	17	2,207	21	2,880	- 674
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,953	35	929	+ 1,025
Suicide	19	1,755	5	14,636	- 12,881
Lung Disease	20	1,645	11	8,526	- 6,882
Leukemia	21	1,628	23	2,140	- 513
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,473	31	1,325	+ 148
Asthma	23	1,131	32	1,150	- 20
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,054	8	10,180	- 9,126
Tuberculosis	25	1,016	24	1,950	- 934
Lymphomas	26	1,004	19	3,477	- 2,473
Maternal Conditions	27	965	61	34	+ 931
Stomach Cancer	28	954	10	8,625	- 7,671
Fires	29	918	47	263	+ 655
Falls	30	877	20	2,934	- 2,057
Parkinson's Disease	31	814	16	3,951	- 3,137
Drownings	32	814	42	501	+ 313
Pertussis	33	787	67	6	+ 781
Bladder Cancer	34	777	27	1,768	- 991
Liver Cancer	35	687	7	11,589	- 10,902
Pancreas Cancer	36	656	12	6,994	- 6,337
Endocrine Disorders	37	572	25	1,891	- 1,319
Drug Use	38	545	50	154	+ 391
Oral Cancer	39	508	29	1,457	- 949
Encephalitis	40	468	65	19	+ 449
Ovary Cancer	41	465	30	1,330	- 865
Meningitis	42	461	58	51	+ 410
Skin Cancers	43	419	37	585	- 165
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	350	48	224	+ 126
Epilepsy	45	313	40	524	- 212
Oesophagus Cancer	46	214	28	1,733	- 1,519
Prostate Cancer	47	211	22	2,316	- 2,104
Cervical Cancer	48	201	34	1,065	- 864
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	197	38	540	- 343
Syphilis	50	169	62	27	+ 143
Tetanus	51	137	69	5	+ 133
Poisonings	52	118	52	115	+ 3
Malnutrition	53	113	53	88	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	54	76	43	420	- 344
Measles	55	73	83	0	+ 73
Hepatitis B	56	70	39	526	- 456
Skin Disease	57	61	36	704	- 643
Alcohol	58	49	33	1,081	- 1,031
Schistosomiasis	59	46	72	1	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	60	38	66	11	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	61	32	26	1,807	- 1,775
Leishmaniasis	62	27	79	0	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	26	51	150	- 124
Appendicitis	64	19	57	54	- 35
Upper Respiratory	65	7	63	26	- 18
Diphtheria	66	5	73	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	67	2	74	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	68	2	49	168	- 166
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	71	0	82	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	55	84	- 84
Malaria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Iraq

South Korea

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.