ZIMBABWE VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,913	3	8,493	+ 6,420
Stroke	2	8,474	5	5,126	+ 3,348
Road Traffic Accidents	3	4,371	4	6,037	- 1,666
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,014	9	3,344	- 330
Low Birth Weight	5	2,679	7	4,038	- 1,359
Kidney Disease	6	2,577	12	2,214	+ 363
Violence	7	2,306	18	1,916	+ 390
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,262	2	10,779	- 8,517
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,961	11	2,217	- 256
Birth Trauma	10	1,721	8	3,405	- 1,684
War	11	1,199	65	26	+ 1,173
Hypertension	12	999	24	1,146	- 147
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	990	31	768	+ 222
Other Injuries	14	901	20	1,656	- 754
Lung Cancers	15	881	43	286	+ 595
Liver Disease	16	867	17	1,941	- 1,074
Breast Cancer	17	727	28	839	- 112
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	643	6	4,595	- 3,951
Suicide	19	578	13	2,069	- 1,491
Lung Disease	20	542	23	1,163	- 622
Leukemia	21	536	45	244	+ 292
Inflammatory/Heart	22	485	25	1,047	- 562
Asthma	23	372	21	1,531	- 1,158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	347	40	505	- 158
Tuberculosis	25	335	16	1,999	- 1,664
Lymphomas	26	331	26	960	- 629
Maternal Conditions	27	318	19	1,749	- 1,431
Stomach Cancer	28	314	33	559	- 245
Fires	29	302	30	793	- 490
Falls	30	289	41	465	- 176
Parkinson's Disease	31	268	46	226	+ 42
Drownings	32	268	27	956	- 688
Pertussis	33	259	42	419	- 160
Bladder Cancer	34	256	54	125	+ 131
Liver Cancer	35	226	38	510	- 284
Pancreas Cancer	36	216	47	217	- 1
Endocrine Disorders	37	188	34	553	- 365
Drug Use	38	180	48	213	- 33
Oral Cancer	39	167	49	208	- 40
Encephalitis	40	154	56	117	+ 37
Ovary Cancer	41	153	51	173	- 20
Meningitis	42	152	22	1,325	- 1,173
Skin Cancers	43	138	44	264	- 126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	115	36	542	- 427
Epilepsy	45	103	39	508	- 405
Oesophagus Cancer	46	70	29	801	- 731
Prostate Cancer	47	70	32	628	- 558
Cervical Cancer	48	66	14	2,023	- 1,957
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	65	35	548	- 483
Syphilis	50	56	55	124	- 69
Tetanus	51	45	57	102	- 56
Poisonings	52	39	37	515	- 476
Malnutrition	53	37	10	2,396	- 2,359
Uterin Cancer	54	25	50	182	- 157
Measles	55	24	63	30	- 6
Hepatitis B	56	23	60	57	- 34
Skin Disease	57	20	52	173	- 153
Alcohol	58	16	61	48	- 32
Schistosomiasis	59	15	53	172	- 157
Multiple Sclerosis	60	12	67	14	- 2
Other Neoplasms	61	10	62	37	- 27
Leishmaniasis	62	9	77	0	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	9	64	26	- 18
Appendicitis	64	6	58	66	- 60
Upper Respiratory	65	2	59	65	- 63
Diphtheria	66	2	72	2	- 0
Ascariasis	67	1	70	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	68	1	66	14	- 14
Chlamydia	69	0	69	3	- 3
Otitis Media	70	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	1	19,988	- 19,988
Malaria	73	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	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 ZIMBABWE

Iraq

Zimbabwe

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.