IRAQ VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	42,973	13	2,429	+ 40,544
Coronary Heart Disease	2	41,677	1	36,594	+ 5,083
Lung Cancers	3	25,999	15	2,162	+ 23,837
Stroke	4	22,985	2	20,793	+ 2,193
Lung Disease	5	22,655	20	1,329	+ 21,326
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,803	24	852	+ 12,952
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,712	8	5,551	+ 6,161
Falls	8	9,781	30	709	+ 9,072
Breast Cancer	9	8,370	17	1,783	+ 6,587
Prostate Cancer	10	7,731	47	171	+ 7,561
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,092	36	530	+ 6,562
Kidney Disease	12	5,991	6	6,323	- 331
Lymphomas	13	5,946	26	811	+ 5,135
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,650	4	7,395	- 1,745
Oesophagus Cancer	15	5,080	46	173	+ 4,907
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,019	31	658	+ 4,361
Suicide	17	4,795	19	1,418	+ 3,377
Other Neoplasms	18	4,336	61	26	+ 4,310
Other Injuries	19	3,903	14	2,212	+ 1,691
Leukemia	20	3,738	21	1,315	+ 2,422
Bladder Cancer	21	3,484	34	628	+ 2,856
Stomach Cancer	22	3,222	28	771	+ 2,452
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,843	22	1,190	+ 1,653
Liver Cancer	24	2,754	35	555	+ 2,199
Ovary Cancer	25	2,526	41	376	+ 2,151
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,497	37	462	+ 2,035
Skin Cancers	27	2,425	43	339	+ 2,086
Liver Disease	28	2,216	16	2,127	+ 88
Hypertension	29	1,937	12	2,451	- 513
Oral Cancer	30	1,818	39	410	+ 1,407
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,613	3	10,726	- 9,114
Alcohol	32	1,450	58	40	+ 1,411
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,383	18	1,578	- 195
Uterin Cancer	34	1,341	54	61	+ 1,280
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,288	9	4,812	- 3,524
Skin Disease	36	699	57	49	+ 650
Multiple Sclerosis	37	698	60	30	+ 668
Epilepsy	38	684	45	253	+ 432
Cervical Cancer	39	630	48	162	+ 468
Anemia	40	590	85	0	+ 590
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	562	44	283	+ 280
Drug Use	42	546	38	441	+ 106
Osteoarthritis	43	521	81	0	+ 521
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	507	63	21	+ 486
Low Birth Weight	45	396	5	6,573	- 6,176
Asthma	46	391	23	914	- 523
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	308	49	159	+ 149
Violence	48	254	7	5,658	- 5,404
Drownings	49	232	32	658	- 426
Schizophrenia	50	227	84	0	+ 227
Meningitis	51	186	42	372	- 186
Birth Trauma	52	175	10	4,223	- 4,048
Fires	53	117	29	742	- 625
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	99	80	0	+ 99
HIV/AIDS	55	77	72	0	+ 77
Tuberculosis	56	68	25	821	- 753
Upper Respiratory	57	66	65	6	+ 60
Appendicitis	58	60	64	15	+ 45
Oral conditions	59	50	82	0	+ 50
Hepatitis C	60	48	68	1	+ 47
Poisonings	61	41	52	95	- 54
Hepatitis B	62	32	56	57	- 25
Malnutrition	63	29	53	92	- 63
Otitis Media	64	23	70	0	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	65	19	27	780	- 760
War	66	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Pertussis	67	2	33	636	- 633
Encephalitis	68	2	40	378	- 376
Syphilis	69	2	50	137	- 135
Leishmaniasis	70	1	62	22	- 21
Diphtheria	71	0	66	4	- 4
Tetanus	72	0	51	111	- 111
Measles	73	0	55	59	- 59
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Netherlands

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.