SWEDEN VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,208	1	15,136	- 5,927
Stroke	2	5,232	3	6,035	- 803
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,699	34	315	+ 2,384
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,861	11	1,834	+ 26
Low Birth Weight	5	1,654	51	50	+ 1,604
Kidney Disease	6	1,591	12	1,629	- 38
Violence	7	1,424	47	113	+ 1,311
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,397	7	2,659	- 1,262
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,211	35	308	+ 903
Birth Trauma	10	1,063	55	34	+ 1,029
War	11	740	65	2	+ 739
Hypertension	12	617	10	1,838	- 1,222
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	611	2	10,917	- 10,306
Other Injuries	14	557	15	1,374	- 817
Lung Cancers	15	544	5	3,722	- 3,178
Liver Disease	16	535	23	723	- 188
Breast Cancer	17	449	13	1,582	- 1,134
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	397	36	289	+ 108
Suicide	19	357	14	1,479	- 1,123
Lung Disease	20	334	4	4,344	- 4,010
Leukemia	21	331	20	825	- 495
Inflammatory/Heart	22	299	28	547	- 247
Asthma	23	230	42	158	+ 72
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	214	6	3,049	- 2,835
Tuberculosis	25	207	56	24	+ 183
Lymphomas	26	204	16	1,357	- 1,152
Maternal Conditions	27	196	64	5	+ 191
Stomach Cancer	28	194	26	612	- 419
Fires	29	187	49	65	+ 122
Falls	30	178	17	1,109	- 931
Parkinson's Disease	31	166	19	943	- 777
Drownings	32	166	46	114	+ 51
Pertussis	33	160	67	0	+ 160
Bladder Cancer	34	158	21	760	- 602
Liver Cancer	35	140	22	752	- 612
Pancreas Cancer	36	133	9	1,849	- 1,715
Endocrine Disorders	37	116	24	702	- 586
Drug Use	38	111	30	423	- 313
Oral Cancer	39	103	31	379	- 276
Encephalitis	40	95	71	0	+ 95
Ovary Cancer	41	94	27	553	- 458
Meningitis	42	94	54	35	+ 59
Skin Cancers	43	85	25	650	- 565
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	71	48	110	- 39
Epilepsy	45	64	44	121	- 57
Oesophagus Cancer	46	43	29	538	- 495
Prostate Cancer	47	43	8	2,622	- 2,579
Cervical Cancer	48	41	38	228	- 187
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	40	37	277	- 237
Syphilis	50	34	72	0	+ 34
Tetanus	51	28	68	0	+ 28
Poisonings	52	24	60	18	+ 6
Malnutrition	53	23	45	117	- 94
Uterin Cancer	54	15	33	345	- 329
Measles	55	15	83	0	+ 15
Hepatitis B	56	14	62	9	+ 5
Skin Disease	57	12	39	220	- 208
Alcohol	58	10	32	359	- 349
Schistosomiasis	59	9	69	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	60	8	41	170	- 163
Other Neoplasms	61	6	18	1,036	- 1,030
Leishmaniasis	62	6	75	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	5	43	129	- 123
Appendicitis	64	4	59	18	- 14
Upper Respiratory	65	2	58	20	- 18
Diphtheria	66	1	70	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	53	44	- 44
Chlamydia	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	84	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	61	13	- 13
Malaria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	50	63	- 63
Anemia	85	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Iraq

Sweden

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.