UNITED KINGDOM VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,529	2	71,728	- 12,199
Stroke	2	33,824	4	37,626	- 3,802
Road Traffic Accidents	3	17,449	33	2,169	+ 15,280
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,030	17	5,842	+ 6,187
Low Birth Weight	5	10,692	40	1,313	+ 9,379
Kidney Disease	6	10,286	18	5,471	+ 4,815
Violence	7	9,204	46	868	+ 8,336
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,030	3	40,540	- 31,511
Congenital Anomalies	9	7,828	35	2,127	+ 5,701
Birth Trauma	10	6,870	54	190	+ 6,680
War	11	4,786	67	10	+ 4,776
Hypertension	12	3,987	23	5,208	- 1,221
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,952	1	98,135	- 94,183
Other Injuries	14	3,598	19	5,464	- 1,866
Lung Cancers	15	3,517	5	35,715	- 32,198
Liver Disease	16	3,460	14	7,666	- 4,205
Breast Cancer	17	2,900	9	12,718	- 9,818
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	2,567	38	1,599	+ 968
Suicide	19	2,306	20	5,325	- 3,019
Lung Disease	20	2,162	6	32,896	- 30,734
Leukemia	21	2,139	22	5,211	- 3,072
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,936	29	3,126	- 1,190
Asthma	23	1,486	41	1,302	+ 184
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,385	7	18,446	- 17,061
Tuberculosis	25	1,336	47	351	+ 985
Lymphomas	26	1,320	10	9,350	- 8,031
Maternal Conditions	27	1,268	64	47	+ 1,222
Stomach Cancer	28	1,254	24	4,999	- 3,745
Fires	29	1,207	48	334	+ 872
Falls	30	1,153	15	7,618	- 6,465
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,070	13	8,573	- 7,502
Drownings	32	1,070	49	301	+ 769
Pertussis	33	1,034	69	3	+ 1,031
Bladder Cancer	34	1,022	16	6,133	- 5,112
Liver Cancer	35	903	21	5,237	- 4,334
Pancreas Cancer	36	862	11	8,995	- 8,133
Endocrine Disorders	37	752	28	3,297	- 2,545
Drug Use	38	717	31	2,824	- 2,108
Oral Cancer	39	667	30	3,109	- 2,441
Encephalitis	40	615	68	6	+ 610
Ovary Cancer	41	611	25	4,019	- 3,408
Meningitis	42	606	52	232	+ 373
Skin Cancers	43	551	27	3,727	- 3,176
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	460	45	876	- 416
Epilepsy	45	411	42	1,193	- 782
Oesophagus Cancer	46	281	12	8,727	- 8,446
Prostate Cancer	47	278	8	13,289	- 13,012
Cervical Cancer	48	264	43	1,099	- 835
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	259	36	2,090	- 1,831
Syphilis	50	223	62	49	+ 174
Tetanus	51	181	72	0	+ 180
Poisonings	52	155	53	221	- 66
Malnutrition	53	149	58	116	+ 33
Uterin Cancer	54	100	32	2,346	- 2,247
Measles	55	96	75	0	+ 96
Hepatitis B	56	92	65	40	+ 52
Skin Disease	57	80	34	2,134	- 2,054
Alcohol	58	65	39	1,555	- 1,490
Schistosomiasis	59	61	78	0	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	60	49	37	1,856	- 1,806
Other Neoplasms	61	42	26	3,986	- 3,944
Leishmaniasis	62	36	70	0	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	34	44	1,014	- 979
Appendicitis	64	25	59	105	- 81
Upper Respiratory	65	10	63	48	- 39
Diphtheria	66	6	74	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	67	3	80	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	68	2	51	267	- 265
Chlamydia	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	66	16	- 16
Leprosy	71	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	55	188	- 188
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	85	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Iraq

United Kingdom

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.