SRI LANKA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,115	1	26,304	- 7,189
Stroke	2	10,861	6	6,805	+ 4,056
Road Traffic Accidents	3	5,603	9	4,200	+ 1,403
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,863	2	12,460	- 8,598
Low Birth Weight	5	3,433	29	536	+ 2,897
Kidney Disease	6	3,303	5	6,858	- 3,555
Violence	7	2,956	31	499	+ 2,456
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,899	8	5,117	- 2,217
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,513	22	989	+ 1,524
Birth Trauma	10	2,206	44	193	+ 2,013
War	11	1,537	38	280	+ 1,257
Hypertension	12	1,280	20	1,055	+ 225
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,269	4	6,939	- 5,670
Other Injuries	14	1,155	14	1,529	- 374
Lung Cancers	15	1,129	12	1,775	- 646
Liver Disease	16	1,111	17	1,303	- 192
Breast Cancer	17	931	15	1,383	- 452
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	824	28	605	+ 220
Suicide	19	741	10	2,977	- 2,237
Lung Disease	20	694	3	9,456	- 8,762
Leukemia	21	687	18	1,155	- 468
Inflammatory/Heart	22	622	35	425	+ 197
Asthma	23	477	7	6,471	- 5,994
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	445	24	911	- 467
Tuberculosis	25	429	25	769	- 340
Lymphomas	26	424	21	1,027	- 603
Maternal Conditions	27	407	48	96	+ 311
Stomach Cancer	28	403	16	1,321	- 918
Fires	29	387	41	239	+ 149
Falls	30	370	23	964	- 594
Parkinson's Disease	31	344	45	168	+ 176
Drownings	32	344	27	731	- 387
Pertussis	33	332	59	15	+ 318
Bladder Cancer	34	328	34	432	- 104
Liver Cancer	35	290	19	1,090	- 801
Pancreas Cancer	36	277	43	214	+ 63
Endocrine Disorders	37	241	32	462	- 221
Drug Use	38	230	40	257	- 27
Oral Cancer	39	214	11	2,893	- 2,679
Encephalitis	40	198	61	10	+ 187
Ovary Cancer	41	196	37	281	- 85
Meningitis	42	194	46	146	+ 48
Skin Cancers	43	177	52	58	+ 119
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	148	53	49	+ 98
Epilepsy	45	132	39	269	- 137
Oesophagus Cancer	46	90	13	1,544	- 1,454
Prostate Cancer	47	89	30	507	- 418
Cervical Cancer	48	85	26	762	- 677
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	83	56	38	+ 45
Syphilis	50	72	58	15	+ 57
Tetanus	51	58	57	27	+ 31
Poisonings	52	50	49	93	- 44
Malnutrition	53	48	54	43	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	54	32	42	218	- 186
Measles	55	31	77	0	+ 31
Hepatitis B	56	30	62	6	+ 24
Skin Disease	57	26	36	293	- 267
Alcohol	58	21	51	82	- 62
Schistosomiasis	59	19	81	0	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	60	16	69	2	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	61	13	50	86	- 72
Leishmaniasis	62	12	73	0	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	11	60	11	+ 0
Appendicitis	64	8	64	5	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	3	66	5	- 1
Diphtheria	66	2	74	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	63	6	- 6
HIV/AIDS	72	0	55	39	- 39
Malaria	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	47	131	- 131
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	85	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Iraq

Sri Lanka

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.