USA VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	297,357	1	504,904	- 207,547
Stroke	2	168,957	4	158,520	+ 10,437
Road Traffic Accidents	3	87,160	17	41,694	+ 45,466
Diabetes Mellitus	4	60,090	10	61,418	- 1,328
Low Birth Weight	5	53,410	39	6,924	+ 46,486
Kidney Disease	6	51,378	6	85,861	- 34,483
Violence	7	45,976	27	18,976	+ 27,000
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	45,105	11	60,317	- 15,213
Congenital Anomalies	9	39,100	34	11,762	+ 27,339
Birth Trauma	10	34,315	54	1,233	+ 33,082
War	11	23,907	55	1,198	+ 22,710
Hypertension	12	19,915	8	65,960	- 46,046
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	19,739	2	287,198	- 267,459
Other Injuries	14	17,975	25	25,997	- 8,023
Lung Cancers	15	17,567	5	155,533	- 137,965
Liver Disease	16	17,286	16	43,402	- 26,117
Breast Cancer	17	14,488	13	48,671	- 34,183
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	12,824	37	9,955	+ 2,869
Suicide	19	11,520	12	53,099	- 41,578
Lung Disease	20	10,800	3	195,387	- 184,587
Leukemia	21	10,687	24	26,966	- 16,279
Inflammatory/Heart	22	9,671	22	32,529	- 22,858
Asthma	23	7,425	46	3,818	+ 3,606
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	6,920	9	61,827	- 54,907
Tuberculosis	25	6,673	62	546	+ 6,127
Lymphomas	26	6,593	19	40,281	- 33,688
Maternal Conditions	27	6,336	56	779	+ 5,557
Stomach Cancer	28	6,262	33	13,077	- 6,814
Fires	29	6,028	49	3,183	+ 2,845
Falls	30	5,760	18	40,418	- 34,658
Parkinson's Disease	31	5,346	21	34,491	- 29,145
Drownings	32	5,345	45	4,070	+ 1,275
Pertussis	33	5,166	69	16	+ 5,150
Bladder Cancer	34	5,103	26	19,622	- 14,519
Liver Cancer	35	4,509	23	27,064	- 22,556
Pancreas Cancer	36	4,308	15	44,293	- 39,985
Endocrine Disorders	37	3,756	14	46,985	- 43,229
Drug Use	38	3,580	7	74,435	- 70,855
Oral Cancer	39	3,334	35	11,555	- 8,221
Encephalitis	40	3,074	68	25	+ 3,049
Ovary Cancer	41	3,051	31	14,591	- 11,540
Meningitis	42	3,025	60	606	+ 2,420
Skin Cancers	43	2,753	32	14,311	- 11,558
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2,298	47	3,646	- 1,348
Epilepsy	45	2,054	50	3,162	- 1,109
Oesophagus Cancer	46	1,405	28	17,829	- 16,425
Prostate Cancer	47	1,387	20	35,612	- 34,225
Cervical Cancer	48	1,319	38	6,984	- 5,666
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	1,292	48	3,461	- 2,169
Syphilis	50	1,113	66	49	+ 1,063
Tetanus	51	902	71	2	+ 900
Poisonings	52	774	53	1,674	- 900
Malnutrition	53	744	40	6,762	- 6,018
Uterin Cancer	54	497	36	10,063	- 9,566
Measles	55	479	80	0	+ 479
Hepatitis B	56	461	59	608	- 146
Skin Disease	57	400	43	5,409	- 5,009
Alcohol	58	323	30	14,659	- 14,337
Schistosomiasis	59	302	72	1	+ 301
Multiple Sclerosis	60	246	44	5,059	- 4,813
Other Neoplasms	61	208	29	17,743	- 17,535
Leishmaniasis	62	179	79	0	+ 179
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	172	52	2,461	- 2,288
Appendicitis	64	123	63	424	- 302
Upper Respiratory	65	49	65	229	- 181
Diphtheria	66	31	75	0	+ 31
Ascariasis	67	13	82	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	68	11	41	5,684	- 5,673
Chlamydia	69	5	84	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	70	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	42	5,660	- 5,660
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	70	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Iraq

United States

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.