IRAQ VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,987	1	36,594	+ 19,393
Stroke	2	41,612	2	20,793	+ 20,820
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	36,856	8	5,551	+ 31,305
Lung Cancers	4	27,220	15	2,162	+ 25,058
Lung Disease	5	26,701	20	1,329	+ 25,372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	19,586	24	852	+ 18,735
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	19,449	13	2,429	+ 17,019
Stomach Cancer	8	17,227	28	771	+ 16,456
Kidney Disease	9	15,296	6	6,323	+ 8,973
Pancreas Cancer	10	12,648	36	530	+ 12,118
Liver Cancer	11	10,037	35	555	+ 9,482
Other Injuries	12	7,538	14	2,212	+ 5,326
Suicide	13	6,649	19	1,418	+ 5,232
Lymphomas	14	6,583	26	811	+ 5,772
Breast Cancer	15	5,399	17	1,783	+ 3,616
Other Neoplasms	16	5,165	61	26	+ 5,139
Liver Disease	17	4,849	16	2,127	+ 2,722
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,785	31	658	+ 4,127
Prostate Cancer	19	4,617	47	171	+ 4,446
Oesophagus Cancer	20	4,207	46	173	+ 4,034
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,923	37	462	+ 3,461
Bladder Cancer	22	3,394	34	628	+ 2,766
Falls	23	3,326	30	709	+ 2,617
Leukemia	24	3,282	21	1,315	+ 1,966
Drownings	25	2,872	32	658	+ 2,215
Oral Cancer	26	2,847	39	410	+ 2,436
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,812	22	1,190	+ 1,622
Hypertension	28	2,279	12	2,451	- 171
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,856	4	7,395	- 5,539
Ovary Cancer	30	1,729	41	376	+ 1,353
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,560	3	10,726	- 9,167
Cervical Cancer	32	1,298	48	162	+ 1,135
Uterin Cancer	33	1,182	54	61	+ 1,121
Tuberculosis	34	1,181	25	821	+ 360
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	998	49	159	+ 839
Skin Disease	36	958	57	49	+ 909
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	933	18	1,578	- 645
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	894	63	21	+ 873
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	873	44	283	+ 590
Congenital Anomalies	40	845	9	4,812	- 3,967
Hepatitis C	41	758	68	1	+ 757
Asthma	42	657	23	914	- 257
Malnutrition	43	652	53	92	+ 561
Skin Cancers	44	629	43	339	+ 291
Epilepsy	45	532	45	253	+ 280
Hepatitis B	46	486	56	57	+ 429
Schizophrenia	47	359	84	0	+ 359
Fires	48	344	29	742	- 398
Anemia	49	299	85	0	+ 299
Drug Use	50	250	38	441	- 191
Alcohol	51	197	58	40	+ 157
Meningitis	52	105	42	372	- 267
Violence	53	91	7	5,658	- 5,567
Poisonings	54	87	52	95	- 8
Low Birth Weight	55	69	5	6,573	- 6,504
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	59	80	0	+ 59
Upper Respiratory	57	54	65	6	+ 48
Appendicitis	58	43	64	15	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	59	37	60	30	+ 7
Oral conditions	60	36	82	0	+ 36
Birth Trauma	61	36	10	4,223	- 4,187
Osteoarthritis	62	29	81	0	+ 29
HIV/AIDS	63	16	72	0	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	64	13	27	780	- 767
Syphilis	65	5	50	137	- 132
War	66	5	11	2,942	- 2,937
Tetanus	67	3	51	111	- 108
Otitis Media	68	3	70	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	69	2	40	378	- 377
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	0	33	636	- 635
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	37	- 37
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	75	0	55	59	- 59
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Japan

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.