IRAQ VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,291	1	36,594	+ 1,697
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	25,806	13	2,429	+ 23,377
Lung Cancers	3	15,406	15	2,162	+ 13,244
Lung Disease	4	15,403	20	1,329	+ 14,074
Stroke	5	14,231	2	20,793	- 6,562
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,439	8	5,551	+ 4,889
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,806	24	852	+ 7,955
Breast Cancer	8	6,109	17	1,783	+ 4,326
Prostate Cancer	9	4,704	47	171	+ 4,533
Kidney Disease	10	4,555	6	6,323	- 1,768
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,266	36	530	+ 3,736
Parkinson's Disease	12	4,259	31	658	+ 3,601
Lymphomas	13	4,124	26	811	+ 3,312
Suicide	14	3,779	19	1,418	+ 2,361
Oesophagus Cancer	15	3,365	46	173	+ 3,193
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,325	4	7,395	- 4,070
Stomach Cancer	17	2,868	28	771	+ 2,097
Liver Cancer	18	2,557	35	555	+ 2,002
Liver Disease	19	2,246	16	2,127	+ 119
Leukemia	20	2,201	21	1,315	+ 886
Ovary Cancer	21	2,194	41	376	+ 1,819
Bladder Cancer	22	2,058	34	628	+ 1,430
Skin Cancers	23	2,024	43	339	+ 1,685
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,004	37	462	+ 1,542
Falls	25	1,985	30	709	+ 1,276
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,928	22	1,190	+ 738
Other Neoplasms	27	1,752	61	26	+ 1,727
Oral Cancer	28	1,469	39	410	+ 1,059
Hypertension	29	1,405	12	2,451	- 1,046
Other Injuries	30	1,374	14	2,212	- 838
Drug Use	31	1,341	38	441	+ 900
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,230	9	4,812	- 3,581
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,230	3	10,726	- 9,496
Uterin Cancer	34	1,015	54	61	+ 953
Cervical Cancer	35	828	48	162	+ 666
Epilepsy	36	684	45	253	+ 431
Multiple Sclerosis	37	667	60	30	+ 637
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	538	49	159	+ 379
Alcohol	39	516	58	40	+ 476
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	474	63	21	+ 453
Asthma	41	466	23	914	- 448
Skin Disease	42	464	57	49	+ 415
Drownings	43	460	32	658	- 198
Low Birth Weight	44	449	5	6,573	- 6,124
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	423	18	1,578	- 1,155
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	400	44	283	+ 118
Violence	47	307	7	5,658	- 5,351
Fires	48	241	29	742	- 501
Anemia	49	231	85	0	+ 231
Tuberculosis	50	185	25	821	- 636
Osteoarthritis	51	157	81	0	+ 157
Hepatitis C	52	154	68	1	+ 153
Poisonings	53	113	52	95	+ 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	110	80	0	+ 110
Schizophrenia	55	93	84	0	+ 93
Birth Trauma	56	81	10	4,223	- 4,142
HIV/AIDS	57	69	72	0	+ 69
Meningitis	58	59	42	372	- 313
Hepatitis B	59	47	56	57	- 10
Appendicitis	60	27	64	15	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	61	25	27	780	- 755
Oral conditions	62	18	82	0	+ 18
Malnutrition	63	14	53	92	- 78
Upper Respiratory	64	8	65	6	+ 2
War	65	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Encephalitis	66	1	40	378	- 377
Pertussis	67	0	33	636	- 636
Syphilis	68	0	50	137	- 137
Chlamydia	69	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	62	22	- 22
Ascariasis	77	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	51	111	- 111
Diphtheria	82	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	83	0	55	59	- 59
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Ireland

Iraq

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.