IRAQ VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,038	1	36,594	+ 30,444
Stroke	2	43,235	2	20,793	+ 22,443
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	28,609	13	2,429	+ 26,180
Lung Cancers	4	23,575	15	2,162	+ 21,413
Lung Disease	5	22,353	20	1,329	+ 21,024
Hypertension	6	20,661	12	2,451	+ 18,210
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,671	24	852	+ 13,819
Diabetes Mellitus	8	13,693	4	7,395	+ 6,298
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	11,278	8	5,551	+ 5,728
Breast Cancer	10	9,573	17	1,783	+ 7,790
Kidney Disease	11	8,784	6	6,323	+ 2,462
Other Injuries	12	8,361	14	2,212	+ 6,149
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,349	36	530	+ 7,819
Stomach Cancer	14	7,077	28	771	+ 6,307
Other Neoplasms	15	6,892	61	26	+ 6,866
Lymphomas	16	6,675	26	811	+ 5,864
Liver Cancer	17	6,641	35	555	+ 6,086
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,820	37	462	+ 5,357
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,818	31	658	+ 5,160
Prostate Cancer	20	5,805	47	171	+ 5,634
Leukemia	21	4,645	21	1,315	+ 3,329
Bladder Cancer	22	4,632	34	628	+ 4,004
Liver Disease	23	3,838	16	2,127	+ 1,710
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,818	22	1,190	+ 2,628
Falls	25	2,915	30	709	+ 2,206
Suicide	26	2,790	19	1,418	+ 1,372
Oral Cancer	27	2,308	39	410	+ 1,898
Ovary Cancer	28	2,265	41	376	+ 1,890
Skin Cancers	29	2,236	43	339	+ 1,897
Road Traffic Accidents	30	2,223	3	10,726	- 8,503
Hepatitis C	31	1,692	68	1	+ 1,690
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,530	44	283	+ 1,247
Uterin Cancer	33	1,517	54	61	+ 1,456
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,412	46	173	+ 1,239
Anemia	35	1,154	85	0	+ 1,154
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,120	18	1,578	- 459
Congenital Anomalies	37	996	9	4,812	- 3,816
Skin Disease	38	994	57	49	+ 945
Epilepsy	39	923	45	253	+ 670
Cervical Cancer	40	796	48	162	+ 634
Malnutrition	41	535	53	92	+ 444
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	484	63	21	+ 463
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	476	49	159	+ 317
Multiple Sclerosis	44	467	60	30	+ 437
Drug Use	45	451	38	441	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	46	359	72	0	+ 359
Asthma	47	341	23	914	- 573
Osteoarthritis	48	332	81	0	+ 332
Schizophrenia	49	293	84	0	+ 293
Violence	50	282	7	5,658	- 5,376
Low Birth Weight	51	247	5	6,573	- 6,326
Drownings	52	237	32	658	- 420
Tuberculosis	53	232	25	821	- 589
Hepatitis B	54	231	56	57	+ 174
Alcohol	55	191	58	40	+ 152
Fires	56	187	29	742	- 555
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	166	80	0	+ 166
Poisonings	58	106	52	95	+ 11
Birth Trauma	59	97	10	4,223	- 4,126
Meningitis	60	88	42	372	- 284
Appendicitis	61	33	64	15	+ 18
Oral conditions	62	33	82	0	+ 33
Tetanus	63	15	51	111	- 96
Upper Respiratory	64	14	65	6	+ 8
Otitis Media	65	11	70	0	+ 11
War	66	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Maternal Conditions	67	4	27	780	- 776
Encephalitis	68	3	40	378	- 375
Syphilis	69	3	50	137	- 134
Leishmaniasis	70	2	62	22	- 20
Measles	71	1	55	59	- 58
Chagas disease	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	33	636	- 635
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	66	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	37	- 37
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Italy

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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.