SWITZERLAND VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,705	1	10,713	- 3,008
Stroke	2	4,378	3	3,918	+ 460
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,258	34	193	+ 2,065
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,557	17	1,022	+ 535
Low Birth Weight	5	1,384	43	105	+ 1,279
Kidney Disease	6	1,331	13	1,261	+ 70
Violence	7	1,191	51	42	+ 1,149
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,169	8	1,949	- 781
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,013	31	305	+ 708
Birth Trauma	10	889	52	32	+ 857
War	11	619	67	1	+ 619
Hypertension	12	516	6	2,471	- 1,955
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	511	2	7,192	- 6,681
Other Injuries	14	466	30	410	+ 56
Lung Cancers	15	455	4	3,520	- 3,064
Liver Disease	16	448	21	677	- 229
Breast Cancer	17	375	11	1,577	- 1,202
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	332	35	186	+ 146
Suicide	19	299	14	1,249	- 951
Lung Disease	20	280	5	2,902	- 2,622
Leukemia	21	277	22	671	- 394
Inflammatory/Heart	22	251	16	1,027	- 776
Asthma	23	192	46	95	+ 98
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	179	7	1,995	- 1,815
Tuberculosis	25	173	56	21	+ 152
Lymphomas	26	171	15	1,131	- 960
Maternal Conditions	27	164	64	4	+ 160
Stomach Cancer	28	162	24	614	- 451
Fires	29	156	55	21	+ 135
Falls	30	149	9	1,919	- 1,770
Parkinson's Disease	31	139	18	857	- 719
Drownings	32	138	50	49	+ 89
Pertussis	33	134	73	0	+ 134
Bladder Cancer	34	132	23	669	- 537
Liver Cancer	35	117	19	805	- 688
Pancreas Cancer	36	112	12	1,486	- 1,374
Endocrine Disorders	37	97	25	593	- 496
Drug Use	38	93	36	176	- 83
Oral Cancer	39	86	26	500	- 414
Encephalitis	40	80	68	1	+ 79
Ovary Cancer	41	79	29	457	- 378
Meningitis	42	78	57	20	+ 58
Skin Cancers	43	71	27	493	- 422
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	60	48	78	- 18
Epilepsy	45	53	39	159	- 105
Oesophagus Cancer	46	36	28	491	- 454
Prostate Cancer	47	36	10	1,579	- 1,543
Cervical Cancer	48	34	42	105	- 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	33	41	122	- 89
Syphilis	50	29	65	2	+ 27
Tetanus	51	23	70	0	+ 23
Poisonings	52	20	60	13	+ 7
Malnutrition	53	19	47	84	- 65
Uterin Cancer	54	13	33	224	- 211
Measles	55	12	75	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	56	12	63	5	+ 7
Skin Disease	57	10	40	129	- 119
Alcohol	58	8	32	229	- 221
Schistosomiasis	59	8	72	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	60	6	38	160	- 153
Other Neoplasms	61	5	20	681	- 676
Leishmaniasis	62	5	71	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	4	49	68	- 63
Appendicitis	64	3	59	15	- 11
Upper Respiratory	65	1	61	11	- 10
Diphtheria	66	1	74	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	58	15	- 15
Chlamydia	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	80	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	54	29	- 29
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	45	96	- 96
Anemia	85	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Iraq

Switzerland

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.