SPAIN VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,113	1	51,684	- 10,571
Stroke	2	23,360	3	29,004	- 5,643
Road Traffic Accidents	3	12,051	31	1,829	+ 10,222
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,308	10	7,773	+ 535
Low Birth Weight	5	7,384	52	253	+ 7,132
Kidney Disease	6	7,104	8	9,725	- 2,621
Violence	7	6,357	51	262	+ 6,095
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,236	7	13,717	- 7,481
Congenital Anomalies	9	5,406	38	863	+ 4,543
Birth Trauma	10	4,744	60	113	+ 4,632
War	11	3,305	68	6	+ 3,300
Hypertension	12	2,753	9	9,115	- 6,361
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	2,729	2	42,339	- 39,609
Other Injuries	14	2,485	15	5,536	- 3,051
Lung Cancers	15	2,429	4	22,131	- 19,702
Liver Disease	16	2,390	23	4,231	- 1,841
Breast Cancer	17	2,003	11	7,067	- 5,064
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,773	36	1,064	+ 709
Suicide	19	1,593	25	3,609	- 2,017
Lung Disease	20	1,493	5	18,926	- 17,433
Leukemia	21	1,478	24	3,772	- 2,295
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,337	19	4,984	- 3,647
Asthma	23	1,027	35	1,133	- 106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	957	6	16,957	- 16,001
Tuberculosis	25	923	50	270	+ 652
Lymphomas	26	912	16	5,335	- 4,423
Maternal Conditions	27	876	64	14	+ 862
Stomach Cancer	28	866	14	5,796	- 4,930
Fires	29	833	55	185	+ 649
Falls	30	796	26	3,246	- 2,450
Parkinson's Disease	31	739	20	4,943	- 4,204
Drownings	32	739	45	446	+ 293
Pertussis	33	714	73	2	+ 713
Bladder Cancer	34	706	17	5,222	- 4,517
Liver Cancer	35	623	18	5,098	- 4,475
Pancreas Cancer	36	596	12	6,752	- 6,157
Endocrine Disorders	37	519	21	4,863	- 4,344
Drug Use	38	495	41	776	- 281
Oral Cancer	39	461	27	2,583	- 2,122
Encephalitis	40	425	70	4	+ 421
Ovary Cancer	41	422	28	2,026	- 1,604
Meningitis	42	418	59	129	+ 290
Skin Cancers	43	381	32	1,803	- 1,422
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	318	33	1,612	- 1,294
Epilepsy	45	284	40	824	- 540
Oesophagus Cancer	46	194	29	2,011	- 1,817
Prostate Cancer	47	192	13	6,420	- 6,228
Cervical Cancer	48	182	39	855	- 673
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	179	44	475	- 297
Syphilis	50	154	67	9	+ 145
Tetanus	51	125	72	2	+ 123
Poisonings	52	107	57	170	- 63
Malnutrition	53	103	47	302	- 200
Uterin Cancer	54	69	34	1,612	- 1,543
Measles	55	66	81	0	+ 66
Hepatitis B	56	64	58	162	- 98
Skin Disease	57	55	30	1,840	- 1,785
Alcohol	58	45	46	333	- 289
Schistosomiasis	59	42	74	0	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	60	34	49	287	- 253
Other Neoplasms	61	29	22	4,748	- 4,719
Leishmaniasis	62	25	65	11	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	24	48	294	- 270
Appendicitis	64	17	61	79	- 62
Upper Respiratory	65	7	62	47	- 40
Diphtheria	66	4	76	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	2	78	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	68	1	42	652	- 651
Chlamydia	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	43	538	- 538
Malaria	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	181	- 181
Anemia	85	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.