IRAQ VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	36,846	8	5,551	+ 31,295
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	25,726	18	1,578	+ 24,148
Tuberculosis	3	22,635	25	821	+ 21,814
Malaria	4	17,947	73	0	+ 17,947
Birth Trauma	5	17,809	10	4,223	+ 13,586
Low Birth Weight	6	17,057	5	6,573	+ 10,485
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,910	1	36,594	- 25,684
Stroke	8	10,264	2	20,793	- 10,528
Congenital Anomalies	9	8,834	9	4,812	+ 4,022
HIV/AIDS	10	7,843	72	0	+ 7,843
Meningitis	11	7,759	42	372	+ 7,387
Road Traffic Accidents	12	7,411	3	10,726	- 3,315
Liver Disease	13	6,813	16	2,127	+ 4,685
Measles	14	5,233	55	59	+ 5,174
Maternal Conditions	15	4,184	27	780	+ 3,405
Pertussis	16	4,139	33	636	+ 3,503
Other Injuries	17	4,034	14	2,212	+ 1,822
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,999	4	7,395	- 3,396
Violence	19	3,272	7	5,658	- 2,386
Kidney Disease	20	3,233	6	6,323	- 3,090
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,808	37	462	+ 2,346
Lung Disease	22	2,234	20	1,329	+ 905
Breast Cancer	23	2,113	17	1,783	+ 330
Hypertension	24	1,901	12	2,451	- 550
Cervical Cancer	25	1,880	48	162	+ 1,717
Tetanus	26	1,485	51	111	+ 1,374
Asthma	27	1,456	23	914	+ 542
Falls	28	1,338	30	709	+ 629
Fires	29	1,268	29	742	+ 526
Suicide	30	1,248	19	1,418	- 170
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,206	13	2,429	- 1,223
Drownings	32	1,170	32	658	+ 513
Poisonings	33	1,168	52	95	+ 1,073
Drug Use	34	1,115	38	441	+ 674
Prostate Cancer	35	1,051	47	171	+ 881
Malnutrition	36	1,048	53	92	+ 957
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,039	49	159	+ 880
Syphilis	38	969	50	137	+ 832
Liver Cancer	39	940	35	555	+ 385
Lymphomas	40	925	26	811	+ 113
Epilepsy	41	889	45	253	+ 636
Inflammatory/Heart	42	858	22	1,190	- 332
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	738	24	852	- 114
Diphtheria	44	675	66	4	+ 672
War	45	577	11	2,942	- 2,365
Parkinson's Disease	46	440	31	658	- 218
Leukemia	47	401	21	1,315	- 914
Oral Cancer	48	398	39	410	- 12
Ovary Cancer	49	379	41	376	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	50	378	28	771	- 392
Pancreas Cancer	51	351	36	530	- 179
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	346	44	283	+ 63
Skin Cancers	53	344	43	339	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	54	268	59	37	+ 231
Hepatitis B	55	265	56	57	+ 208
Skin Disease	56	261	57	49	+ 212
Lung Cancers	57	230	15	2,162	- 1,932
Alcohol	58	183	58	40	+ 144
Encephalitis	59	166	40	378	- 212
Appendicitis	60	135	64	15	+ 120
Ascariasis	61	122	67	2	+ 120
Uterin Cancer	62	121	54	61	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	63	119	34	628	- 509
Oesophagus Cancer	64	100	46	173	- 73
Hepatitis C	65	54	68	1	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	66	52	61	26	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	67	46	65	6	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	68	32	60	30	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	29	63	21	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	70	4	62	22	- 18
Chlamydia	71	2	69	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Nigeria

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.