IRAQ VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,545	1	36,594	+ 4,951
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	24,720	13	2,429	+ 22,291
Stroke	3	19,392	2	20,793	- 1,401
Lung Cancers	4	15,275	15	2,162	+ 13,114
Lung Disease	5	14,798	20	1,329	+ 13,469
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,187	24	852	+ 11,336
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,502	8	5,551	+ 1,951
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,267	4	7,395	- 1,128
Prostate Cancer	9	6,024	47	171	+ 5,854
Breast Cancer	10	6,007	17	1,783	+ 4,225
Falls	11	5,110	30	709	+ 4,401
Skin Cancers	12	4,986	43	339	+ 4,648
Lymphomas	13	4,959	26	811	+ 4,147
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,426	36	530	+ 3,896
Suicide	15	4,308	19	1,418	+ 2,890
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,734	3	10,726	- 6,992
Kidney Disease	17	3,522	6	6,323	- 2,800
Leukemia	18	3,188	21	1,315	+ 1,873
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,879	31	658	+ 2,221
Hypertension	20	2,665	12	2,451	+ 214
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,646	37	462	+ 2,184
Stomach Cancer	22	2,632	28	771	+ 1,861
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,551	22	1,190	+ 1,361
Liver Cancer	24	2,347	35	555	+ 1,792
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,275	46	173	+ 2,102
Bladder Cancer	26	2,175	34	628	+ 1,547
Other Neoplasms	27	1,997	61	26	+ 1,972
Other Injuries	28	1,778	14	2,212	- 434
Ovary Cancer	29	1,687	41	376	+ 1,311
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,431	9	4,812	- 3,381
Oral Cancer	31	1,334	39	410	+ 924
Liver Disease	32	1,285	16	2,127	- 842
Uterin Cancer	33	1,178	54	61	+ 1,117
Skin Disease	34	961	57	49	+ 912
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	918	44	283	+ 635
Asthma	36	739	23	914	- 175
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	659	18	1,578	- 919
Low Birth Weight	38	639	5	6,573	- 5,934
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	573	49	159	+ 414
Drug Use	40	564	38	441	+ 123
Cervical Cancer	41	495	48	162	+ 333
Violence	42	467	7	5,658	- 5,191
Epilepsy	43	448	45	253	+ 196
Drownings	44	443	32	658	- 215
Alcohol	45	419	58	40	+ 379
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	384	63	21	+ 362
Multiple Sclerosis	47	354	60	30	+ 324
Hepatitis C	48	241	68	1	+ 240
Osteoarthritis	49	196	81	0	+ 196
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	180	80	0	+ 180
Anemia	51	143	85	0	+ 143
Tuberculosis	52	140	25	821	- 681
Fires	53	138	29	742	- 604
Birth Trauma	54	119	10	4,223	- 4,104
Malnutrition	55	115	53	92	+ 23
Hepatitis B	56	113	56	57	+ 56
HIV/AIDS	57	85	72	0	+ 85
Poisonings	58	76	52	95	- 20
Meningitis	59	73	42	372	- 299
Schizophrenia	60	66	84	0	+ 66
Oral conditions	61	63	82	0	+ 63
Appendicitis	62	48	64	15	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	63	39	27	780	- 741
Upper Respiratory	64	30	65	6	+ 24
Pertussis	65	6	33	636	- 630
Encephalitis	66	6	40	378	- 373
Otitis Media	67	5	70	0	+ 5
War	68	5	11	2,942	- 2,937
Tetanus	69	3	51	111	- 108
Syphilis	70	3	50	137	- 134
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	37	- 37
Malaria	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	62	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	55	59	- 59
Diphtheria	83	0	66	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

New Zealand

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.