IRAQ VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	127,837	1	36,594	+ 91,243
Stroke	2	35,509	2	20,793	+ 14,716
Lung Cancers	3	28,001	15	2,162	+ 25,839
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	21,721	8	5,551	+ 16,170
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	15,869	24	852	+ 15,017
Lung Disease	6	14,854	20	1,329	+ 13,525
Other Neoplasms	7	10,054	61	26	+ 10,028
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,718	4	7,395	+ 2,323
Breast Cancer	9	8,653	17	1,783	+ 6,870
Liver Disease	10	8,594	16	2,127	+ 6,466
Prostate Cancer	11	7,048	47	171	+ 6,877
Stomach Cancer	12	6,419	28	771	+ 5,649
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,897	36	530	+ 5,367
Alcohol	14	5,689	58	40	+ 5,650
Hypertension	15	5,362	12	2,451	+ 2,911
Falls	16	5,117	30	709	+ 4,409
Bladder Cancer	17	5,105	34	628	+ 4,477
Suicide	18	4,651	19	1,418	+ 3,233
Lymphomas	19	4,498	26	811	+ 3,687
Kidney Disease	20	4,415	6	6,323	- 1,908
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	4,020	13	2,429	+ 1,591
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,861	3	10,726	- 6,866
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,796	22	1,190	+ 2,606
Leukemia	24	3,753	21	1,315	+ 2,438
Oral Cancer	25	3,667	39	410	+ 3,257
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,357	49	159	+ 3,198
Ovary Cancer	27	3,181	41	376	+ 2,806
Other Injuries	28	2,744	14	2,212	+ 532
Liver Cancer	29	2,487	35	555	+ 1,932
Uterin Cancer	30	2,349	54	61	+ 2,288
Skin Cancers	31	2,340	43	339	+ 2,002
Cervical Cancer	32	2,071	48	162	+ 1,909
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,958	46	173	+ 1,785
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,629	31	658	+ 972
Epilepsy	35	1,244	45	253	+ 991
Congenital Anomalies	36	995	9	4,812	- 3,817
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	911	18	1,578	- 667
Endocrine Disorders	38	903	37	462	+ 440
Drownings	39	691	32	658	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	664	44	283	+ 382
Tuberculosis	41	648	25	821	- 173
Low Birth Weight	42	629	5	6,573	- 5,944
Asthma	43	587	23	914	- 327
Multiple Sclerosis	44	546	60	30	+ 515
Fires	45	515	29	742	- 227
Skin Disease	46	510	57	49	+ 460
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	401	63	21	+ 379
Drug Use	48	349	38	441	- 92
Violence	49	319	7	5,658	- 5,339
Malnutrition	50	316	53	92	+ 224
Poisonings	51	222	52	95	+ 127
Hepatitis C	52	204	68	1	+ 203
Meningitis	53	185	42	372	- 187
HIV/AIDS	54	125	72	0	+ 125
Appendicitis	55	75	64	15	+ 59
Hepatitis B	56	56	56	57	- 0
Birth Trauma	57	56	10	4,223	- 4,167
Schizophrenia	58	32	84	0	+ 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	31	80	0	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	60	21	65	6	+ 15
Osteoarthritis	61	20	81	0	+ 20
Anemia	62	13	85	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	63	10	27	780	- 769
Encephalitis	64	7	40	378	- 371
Oral conditions	65	4	82	0	+ 4
War	66	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Tetanus	67	2	51	111	- 109
Otitis Media	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Syphilis	69	0	50	137	- 136
Diphtheria	70	0	66	4	- 3
Pertussis	71	0	33	636	- 636
Measles	72	0	55	59	- 59
Chlamydia	73	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	76	0	59	37	- 37
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Poland

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.