IRAQ VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,415	1	36,594	+ 821
Diabetes Mellitus	2	27,718	4	7,395	+ 20,323
Kidney Disease	3	14,363	6	6,323	+ 8,041
Stroke	4	12,808	2	20,793	- 7,985
Violence	5	10,445	7	5,658	+ 4,787
Liver Disease	6	9,605	16	2,127	+ 7,477
Lung Disease	7	9,374	20	1,329	+ 8,045
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,988	8	5,551	+ 2,437
Hypertension	9	5,732	12	2,451	+ 3,281
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,248	3	10,726	- 5,479
Other Injuries	11	3,919	14	2,212	+ 1,707
Endocrine Disorders	12	3,641	37	462	+ 3,178
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,366	9	4,812	- 1,446
Malnutrition	14	2,431	53	92	+ 2,339
Prostate Cancer	15	2,412	47	171	+ 2,242
Breast Cancer	16	2,375	17	1,783	+ 593
Lung Cancers	17	2,366	15	2,162	+ 204
Low Birth Weight	18	2,306	5	6,573	- 4,267
Stomach Cancer	19	2,233	28	771	+ 1,463
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,212	24	852	+ 1,360
Liver Cancer	21	2,194	35	555	+ 1,640
Suicide	22	2,180	19	1,418	+ 762
Other Neoplasms	23	1,997	61	26	+ 1,971
Lymphomas	24	1,597	26	811	+ 786
Leukemia	25	1,555	21	1,315	+ 240
Cervical Cancer	26	1,541	48	162	+ 1,379
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,452	36	530	+ 922
HIV/AIDS	28	1,329	72	0	+ 1,329
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,119	18	1,578	- 459
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,109	13	2,429	- 1,320
Skin Disease	31	975	57	49	+ 926
Alcohol	32	948	58	40	+ 908
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	880	49	159	+ 721
Ovary Cancer	34	853	41	376	+ 477
Falls	35	846	30	709	+ 137
Birth Trauma	36	821	10	4,223	- 3,402
Anemia	37	702	85	0	+ 702
Tuberculosis	38	625	25	821	- 196
Epilepsy	39	615	45	253	+ 363
Skin Cancers	40	614	43	339	+ 276
Inflammatory/Heart	41	601	22	1,190	- 589
Drownings	42	579	32	658	- 79
Parkinson's Disease	43	505	31	658	- 153
Drug Use	44	473	38	441	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	456	63	21	+ 434
Oral Cancer	46	436	39	410	+ 26
Asthma	47	432	23	914	- 482
Bladder Cancer	48	410	34	628	- 218
Oesophagus Cancer	49	403	46	173	+ 230
Uterin Cancer	50	290	54	61	+ 229
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	288	80	0	+ 288
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	277	44	283	- 6
Appendicitis	53	249	64	15	+ 234
Maternal Conditions	54	241	27	780	- 538
Hepatitis C	55	201	68	1	+ 200
Fires	56	194	29	742	- 547
Poisonings	57	171	52	95	+ 76
Meningitis	58	115	42	372	- 257
Osteoarthritis	59	98	81	0	+ 98
Multiple Sclerosis	60	95	60	30	+ 65
Hepatitis B	61	68	56	57	+ 11
Encephalitis	62	45	40	378	- 333
Schizophrenia	63	41	84	0	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	64	41	65	6	+ 35
Oral conditions	65	40	82	0	+ 40
War	66	36	11	2,942	- 2,906
Dengue	67	10	77	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	68	9	70	0	+ 9
Chagas disease	69	8	75	0	+ 8
Pertussis	70	7	33	636	- 629
Tetanus	71	3	51	111	- 108
Ascariasis	72	2	67	2	- 0
Syphilis	73	2	50	137	- 135
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	76	0	+ 1
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	62	22	- 22
Chlamydia	77	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	80	0	55	59	- 59
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	59	37	- 37
Malaria	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Mexico

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.