THAILAND VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,800	1	51,305	+ 9,495
Stroke	2	34,546	2	50,273	- 15,727
Road Traffic Accidents	3	17,822	7	22,428	- 4,606
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,287	10	18,776	- 6,489
Low Birth Weight	5	10,921	40	1,548	+ 9,373
Kidney Disease	6	10,505	4	26,822	- 16,317
Violence	7	9,401	31	2,965	+ 6,435
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,223	3	31,289	- 22,067
Congenital Anomalies	9	7,995	35	2,107	+ 5,887
Birth Trauma	10	7,016	50	533	+ 6,483
War	11	4,888	60	87	+ 4,801
Hypertension	12	4,072	34	2,179	+ 1,893
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	4,036	6	22,851	- 18,815
Other Injuries	14	3,675	21	4,869	- 1,194
Lung Cancers	15	3,592	8	22,296	- 18,704
Liver Disease	16	3,534	11	17,596	- 14,062
Breast Cancer	17	2,962	17	6,053	- 3,090
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	2,622	15	6,863	- 4,241
Suicide	19	2,356	16	6,147	- 3,791
Lung Disease	20	2,208	9	19,474	- 17,266
Leukemia	21	2,185	26	3,902	- 1,717
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,977	32	2,879	- 901
Asthma	23	1,518	24	4,182	- 2,664
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,415	13	9,908	- 8,493
Tuberculosis	25	1,364	14	9,551	- 8,187
Lymphomas	26	1,348	22	4,539	- 3,191
Maternal Conditions	27	1,295	52	227	+ 1,068
Stomach Cancer	28	1,280	27	3,451	- 2,170
Fires	29	1,232	48	617	+ 615
Falls	30	1,178	18	5,409	- 4,231
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,093	23	4,292	- 3,199
Drownings	32	1,093	25	3,956	- 2,863
Pertussis	33	1,056	62	77	+ 979
Bladder Cancer	34	1,043	38	1,798	- 755
Liver Cancer	35	922	5	23,883	- 22,961
Pancreas Cancer	36	881	33	2,383	- 1,502
Endocrine Disorders	37	768	37	1,888	- 1,120
Drug Use	38	732	45	794	- 62
Oral Cancer	39	682	20	4,961	- 4,279
Encephalitis	40	629	46	722	- 93
Ovary Cancer	41	624	36	2,003	- 1,379
Meningitis	42	619	43	931	- 312
Skin Cancers	43	563	41	1,133	- 570
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	470	51	436	+ 34
Epilepsy	45	420	47	689	- 269
Oesophagus Cancer	46	287	29	3,156	- 2,869
Prostate Cancer	47	284	30	3,013	- 2,729
Cervical Cancer	48	270	19	5,110	- 4,840
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	264	39	1,679	- 1,414
Syphilis	50	227	64	36	+ 191
Tetanus	51	184	58	116	+ 68
Poisonings	52	158	57	132	+ 26
Malnutrition	53	152	42	962	- 810
Uterin Cancer	54	102	44	864	- 763
Measles	55	98	63	56	+ 42
Hepatitis B	56	94	56	153	- 59
Skin Disease	57	82	28	3,375	- 3,294
Alcohol	58	66	49	548	- 482
Schistosomiasis	59	62	75	0	+ 62
Multiple Sclerosis	60	50	61	86	- 35
Other Neoplasms	61	43	54	192	- 149
Leishmaniasis	62	37	72	1	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	35	53	194	- 159
Appendicitis	64	25	59	114	- 89
Upper Respiratory	65	10	65	18	- 8
Diphtheria	66	6	71	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	67	3	69	4	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	2	67	7	- 5
Chlamydia	69	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	68	7	- 7
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	12	13,922	- 13,922
Malaria	73	0	66	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	55	172	- 172
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Iraq

Thailand

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.