IRAQ VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	43,956	72	0	+ 43,956
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,981	8	5,551	+ 16,431
Tuberculosis	3	21,258	25	821	+ 20,437
Stroke	4	20,007	2	20,793	- 785
Coronary Heart Disease	5	18,322	1	36,594	- 18,272
Road Traffic Accidents	6	13,033	3	10,726	+ 2,307
Diabetes Mellitus	7	10,873	4	7,395	+ 3,478
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	9,679	18	1,578	+ 8,101
Low Birth Weight	9	7,745	5	6,573	+ 1,172
Lung Disease	10	6,922	20	1,329	+ 5,593
Violence	11	6,750	7	5,658	+ 1,092
Hypertension	12	6,423	12	2,451	+ 3,972
Birth Trauma	13	5,172	10	4,223	+ 949
Liver Disease	14	5,037	16	2,127	+ 2,910
Kidney Disease	15	4,827	6	6,323	- 1,495
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,250	9	4,812	- 562
Suicide	17	3,643	19	1,418	+ 2,226
Malnutrition	18	3,356	53	92	+ 3,264
Other Injuries	19	3,103	14	2,212	+ 891
Asthma	20	3,009	23	914	+ 2,096
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,636	13	2,429	+ 207
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,429	22	1,190	+ 1,239
Cervical Cancer	23	1,993	48	162	+ 1,831
Breast Cancer	24	1,818	17	1,783	+ 35
Maternal Conditions	25	1,653	27	780	+ 873
Drownings	26	1,645	32	658	+ 987
Meningitis	27	1,632	42	372	+ 1,260
Fires	28	1,632	29	742	+ 890
Skin Cancers	29	1,617	43	339	+ 1,279
Oral Cancer	30	1,497	39	410	+ 1,087
Prostate Cancer	31	1,415	47	171	+ 1,244
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,137	49	159	+ 978
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,094	37	462	+ 632
Falls	34	932	30	709	+ 223
Lung Cancers	35	882	15	2,162	- 1,279
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	817	24	852	- 35
Pertussis	37	813	33	636	+ 177
Epilepsy	38	738	45	253	+ 486
Poisonings	39	695	52	95	+ 600
Lymphomas	40	688	26	811	- 123
Liver Cancer	41	675	35	555	+ 120
Parkinson's Disease	42	651	31	658	- 7
Syphilis	43	522	50	137	+ 385
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	496	44	283	+ 214
Stomach Cancer	45	489	28	771	- 282
Drug Use	46	476	38	441	+ 35
Skin Disease	47	464	57	49	+ 415
Alcohol	48	422	58	40	+ 382
Leukemia	49	355	21	1,315	- 960
Ovary Cancer	50	349	41	376	- 26
Malaria	51	323	73	0	+ 323
Oesophagus Cancer	52	314	46	173	+ 141
Pancreas Cancer	53	263	36	530	- 267
Bladder Cancer	54	235	34	628	- 393
Schistosomiasis	55	205	59	37	+ 168
Uterin Cancer	56	171	54	61	+ 110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	142	63	21	+ 121
Appendicitis	58	132	64	15	+ 117
Encephalitis	59	121	40	378	- 257
Other Neoplasms	60	116	61	26	+ 90
Upper Respiratory	61	95	65	6	+ 90
Tetanus	62	90	51	111	- 21
Hepatitis B	63	67	56	57	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	64	34	60	30	+ 4
Measles	65	31	55	59	- 28
Hepatitis C	66	8	68	1	+ 7
War	67	7	11	2,942	- 2,935
Chlamydia	68	5	69	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	4	67	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	4	70	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	3	66	4	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	22	- 22
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Namibia

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.