IRAQ VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,927	1	36,594	- 13,667
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,407	13	2,429	+ 10,978
Kidney Disease	3	10,906	6	6,323	+ 4,584
Stroke	4	10,882	2	20,793	- 9,911
Lung Cancers	5	9,067	15	2,162	+ 6,905
Diabetes Mellitus	6	8,562	4	7,395	+ 1,167
Lung Disease	7	6,920	20	1,329	+ 5,591
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,799	8	5,551	+ 1,248
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	6,760	24	852	+ 5,908
Breast Cancer	10	5,536	17	1,783	+ 3,753
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,577	36	530	+ 4,047
Endocrine Disorders	12	4,486	37	462	+ 4,024
Lymphomas	13	4,141	26	811	+ 3,330
Other Injuries	14	3,705	14	2,212	+ 1,493
Leukemia	15	2,738	21	1,315	+ 1,423
Stomach Cancer	16	2,530	28	771	+ 1,759
Prostate Cancer	17	2,334	47	171	+ 2,163
Bladder Cancer	18	2,221	34	628	+ 1,593
Suicide	19	2,030	19	1,418	+ 612
Other Neoplasms	20	1,879	61	26	+ 1,854
Hypertension	21	1,792	12	2,451	- 659
Parkinson's Disease	22	1,781	31	658	+ 1,123
Skin Cancers	23	1,697	43	339	+ 1,358
Skin Disease	24	1,646	57	49	+ 1,597
Liver Cancer	25	1,544	35	555	+ 989
Road Traffic Accidents	26	1,490	3	10,726	- 9,236
Ovary Cancer	27	1,444	41	376	+ 1,068
Liver Disease	28	1,308	16	2,127	- 819
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,302	9	4,812	- 3,509
Inflammatory/Heart	30	960	22	1,190	- 230
Uterin Cancer	31	904	54	61	+ 843
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	744	18	1,578	- 834
Oral Cancer	33	672	39	410	+ 262
Anemia	34	667	85	0	+ 667
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	645	44	283	+ 362
Asthma	36	634	23	914	- 280
Oesophagus Cancer	37	617	46	173	+ 444
Cervical Cancer	38	595	48	162	+ 433
Falls	39	552	30	709	- 156
Epilepsy	40	486	45	253	+ 233
Violence	41	466	7	5,658	- 5,192
Low Birth Weight	42	421	5	6,573	- 6,152
Drug Use	43	302	38	441	- 139
Schizophrenia	44	298	84	0	+ 298
Drownings	45	175	32	658	- 483
Hepatitis C	46	174	68	1	+ 173
Multiple Sclerosis	47	174	60	30	+ 144
Malnutrition	48	174	53	92	+ 82
Alcohol	49	173	58	40	+ 133
Birth Trauma	50	156	10	4,223	- 4,067
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	149	49	159	- 10
HIV/AIDS	52	114	72	0	+ 114
Fires	53	109	29	742	- 633
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	103	63	21	+ 82
Meningitis	55	91	42	372	- 282
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	78	80	0	+ 78
Tuberculosis	57	72	25	821	- 749
Hepatitis B	58	71	56	57	+ 14
Osteoarthritis	59	35	81	0	+ 35
War	60	33	11	2,942	- 2,909
Maternal Conditions	61	26	27	780	- 754
Upper Respiratory	62	24	65	6	+ 18
Poisonings	63	18	52	95	- 77
Appendicitis	64	17	64	15	+ 2
Oral conditions	65	17	82	0	+ 17
Encephalitis	66	15	40	378	- 363
Otitis Media	67	3	70	0	+ 3
Leprosy	68	2	71	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	1	33	636	- 635
Leishmaniasis	70	0	62	22	- 22
Syphilis	71	0	50	137	- 137
Diphtheria	72	0	66	4	- 4
Tetanus	73	0	51	111	- 111
Measles	74	0	55	59	- 59
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Israel

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.