UKRAINE VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,010	1	278,709	- 247,699
Stroke	2	17,620	2	79,883	- 62,263
Road Traffic Accidents	3	9,090	18	4,487	+ 4,602
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,267	31	2,258	+ 4,008
Low Birth Weight	5	5,570	42	851	+ 4,718
Kidney Disease	6	5,358	33	2,174	+ 3,184
Violence	7	4,795	23	2,765	+ 2,030
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,704	12	6,817	- 2,113
Congenital Anomalies	9	4,078	38	1,388	+ 2,689
Birth Trauma	10	3,579	51	242	+ 3,336
War	11	2,493	49	273	+ 2,220
Hypertension	12	2,077	41	970	+ 1,106
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	2,058	5	14,196	- 12,137
Other Injuries	14	1,874	19	4,234	- 2,359
Lung Cancers	15	1,832	4	15,024	- 13,192
Liver Disease	16	1,803	3	15,197	- 13,394
Breast Cancer	17	1,511	11	8,106	- 6,595
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,337	53	189	+ 1,148
Suicide	19	1,201	9	9,517	- 8,315
Lung Disease	20	1,126	8	9,621	- 8,495
Leukemia	21	1,114	26	2,531	- 1,417
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,009	7	12,191	- 11,183
Asthma	23	774	52	229	+ 545
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	722	6	13,505	- 12,783
Tuberculosis	25	696	20	3,194	- 2,498
Lymphomas	26	688	24	2,636	- 1,948
Maternal Conditions	27	661	57	55	+ 606
Stomach Cancer	28	653	10	8,106	- 7,453
Fires	29	629	37	1,652	- 1,023
Falls	30	601	22	2,875	- 2,274
Parkinson's Disease	31	558	21	3,101	- 2,544
Drownings	32	557	30	2,312	- 1,754
Pertussis	33	539	66	2	+ 537
Bladder Cancer	34	532	27	2,436	- 1,904
Liver Cancer	35	470	32	2,210	- 1,740
Pancreas Cancer	36	449	14	5,811	- 5,361
Endocrine Disorders	37	392	45	415	- 23
Drug Use	38	373	39	1,141	- 768
Oral Cancer	39	348	17	4,520	- 4,172
Encephalitis	40	321	46	395	- 74
Ovary Cancer	41	318	25	2,621	- 2,303
Meningitis	42	315	50	257	+ 58
Skin Cancers	43	287	34	2,010	- 1,723
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	240	43	817	- 577
Epilepsy	45	214	44	419	- 205
Oesophagus Cancer	46	146	35	1,986	- 1,839
Prostate Cancer	47	145	16	4,800	- 4,655
Cervical Cancer	48	138	28	2,434	- 2,297
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	135	36	1,657	- 1,523
Syphilis	50	116	64	4	+ 112
Tetanus	51	94	65	3	+ 91
Poisonings	52	81	40	1,117	- 1,036
Malnutrition	53	78	58	54	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	54	52	29	2,373	- 2,321
Measles	55	50	60	41	+ 9
Hepatitis B	56	48	59	42	+ 6
Skin Disease	57	42	48	313	- 272
Alcohol	58	34	15	5,670	- 5,636
Schistosomiasis	59	32	78	0	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	60	26	47	344	- 318
Other Neoplasms	61	22	54	137	- 115
Leishmaniasis	62	19	79	0	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	18	55	103	- 85
Appendicitis	64	13	56	78	- 65
Upper Respiratory	65	5	61	31	- 25
Diphtheria	66	3	67	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	1	62	8	- 7
Chlamydia	69	1	63	5	- 5
Otitis Media	70	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	69	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	13	5,874	- 5,874
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	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	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

Iraq

Ukraine

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.