IRAQ VS PANAMA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PANAMA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,702	1	36,594	- 11,892
Stroke	2	18,884	2	20,793	- 1,908
Kidney Disease	3	10,414	6	6,323	+ 4,091
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,074	4	7,395	+ 2,679
Lung Disease	5	7,674	20	1,329	+ 6,344
Violence	6	6,870	7	5,658	+ 1,212
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,560	8	5,551	+ 1,010
HIV/AIDS	8	6,148	72	0	+ 6,148
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,565	3	10,726	- 5,161
Hypertension	10	4,801	12	2,451	+ 2,350
Stomach Cancer	11	3,737	28	771	+ 2,967
Prostate Cancer	12	3,670	47	171	+ 3,499
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,554	9	4,812	- 1,258
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	3,317	24	852	+ 2,465
Liver Disease	15	3,064	16	2,127	+ 937
Lung Cancers	16	2,851	15	2,162	+ 689
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,789	13	2,429	+ 360
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,627	37	462	+ 2,165
Breast Cancer	19	2,623	17	1,783	+ 840
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,541	22	1,190	+ 1,351
Other Neoplasms	21	2,411	61	26	+ 2,385
Low Birth Weight	22	2,238	5	6,573	- 4,334
Tuberculosis	23	2,099	25	821	+ 1,278
Lymphomas	24	1,926	26	811	+ 1,115
Leukemia	25	1,779	21	1,315	+ 463
Cervical Cancer	26	1,737	48	162	+ 1,575
Liver Cancer	27	1,709	35	555	+ 1,154
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,534	18	1,578	- 44
Pancreas Cancer	29	1,271	36	530	+ 741
Skin Disease	30	1,200	57	49	+ 1,150
Malnutrition	31	1,151	53	92	+ 1,059
Suicide	32	1,142	19	1,418	- 276
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,078	31	658	+ 420
Drownings	34	973	32	658	+ 315
Other Injuries	35	939	14	2,212	- 1,273
Birth Trauma	36	882	10	4,223	- 3,341
Falls	37	865	30	709	+ 156
Oral Cancer	38	737	39	410	+ 327
Epilepsy	39	626	45	253	+ 373
Uterin Cancer	40	618	54	61	+ 557
Ovary Cancer	41	599	41	376	+ 224
Anemia	42	594	85	0	+ 594
Asthma	43	529	23	914	- 385
Skin Cancers	44	525	43	339	+ 186
Oesophagus Cancer	45	485	46	173	+ 312
Bladder Cancer	46	309	34	628	- 319
Drug Use	47	309	38	441	- 132
Maternal Conditions	48	306	27	780	- 474
Alcohol	49	285	58	40	+ 245
Peptic Ulcer Disease	50	282	49	159	+ 123
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	264	80	0	+ 264
Meningitis	52	255	42	372	- 117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	234	44	283	- 49
Upper Respiratory	54	129	65	6	+ 123
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	128	63	21	+ 107
Appendicitis	56	107	64	15	+ 91
Fires	57	106	29	742	- 636
Schizophrenia	58	91	84	0	+ 91
Hepatitis B	59	69	56	57	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	60	40	81	0	+ 40
Poisonings	61	37	52	95	- 58
Multiple Sclerosis	62	26	60	30	- 4
Encephalitis	63	25	40	378	- 354
Dengue	64	18	77	0	+ 18
Syphilis	65	13	50	137	- 123
Hepatitis C	66	6	68	1	+ 5
War	67	5	11	2,942	- 2,938
Otitis Media	68	4	70	0	+ 4
Tetanus	69	4	51	111	- 107
Leishmaniasis	70	3	62	22	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	71	3	76	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	72	3	82	0	+ 3
Chagas disease	73	3	75	0	+ 3
Pertussis	74	2	33	636	- 634
Ascariasis	75	1	67	2	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	79	0	55	59	- 59
Schistosomiasis	80	0	59	37	- 37
Malaria	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Panama

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.