IRAQ VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,095	1	36,594	+ 16,501
Stroke	2	50,875	2	20,793	+ 30,082
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	29,648	13	2,429	+ 27,219
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	28,248	8	5,551	+ 22,697
Lung Cancers	5	18,166	15	2,162	+ 16,004
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	18,098	24	852	+ 17,246
Lung Disease	7	17,671	20	1,329	+ 16,342
Diabetes Mellitus	8	14,848	4	7,395	+ 7,453
Kidney Disease	9	11,558	6	6,323	+ 5,235
Stomach Cancer	10	10,440	28	771	+ 9,669
Prostate Cancer	11	8,756	47	171	+ 8,586
Breast Cancer	12	8,233	17	1,783	+ 6,450
Other Injuries	13	7,986	14	2,212	+ 5,774
Hypertension	14	7,750	12	2,451	+ 5,300
Pancreas Cancer	15	6,882	36	530	+ 6,352
Lymphomas	16	6,628	26	811	+ 5,816
Endocrine Disorders	17	6,377	37	462	+ 5,915
Liver Cancer	18	5,238	35	555	+ 4,683
Suicide	19	4,832	19	1,418	+ 3,414
Bladder Cancer	20	4,826	34	628	+ 4,198
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,698	31	658	+ 4,040
Liver Disease	22	4,641	16	2,127	+ 2,514
Falls	23	4,258	30	709	+ 3,549
Leukemia	24	4,186	21	1,315	+ 2,871
Oral Cancer	25	3,760	39	410	+ 3,350
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,747	22	1,190	+ 2,557
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,456	3	10,726	- 7,271
Other Neoplasms	28	2,689	61	26	+ 2,663
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,567	46	173	+ 2,395
Skin Cancers	30	2,158	43	339	+ 1,820
Epilepsy	31	1,711	45	253	+ 1,459
Uterin Cancer	32	1,674	54	61	+ 1,612
Ovary Cancer	33	1,638	41	376	+ 1,263
Cervical Cancer	34	1,356	48	162	+ 1,193
HIV/AIDS	35	1,318	72	0	+ 1,318
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	951	18	1,578	- 627
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	942	49	159	+ 783
Tuberculosis	38	878	25	821	+ 57
Skin Disease	39	834	57	49	+ 785
Congenital Anomalies	40	810	9	4,812	- 4,002
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	696	44	283	+ 413
Anemia	42	621	85	0	+ 621
Asthma	43	604	23	914	- 310
Drug Use	44	529	38	441	+ 89
Alcohol	45	458	58	40	+ 418
Fires	46	446	29	742	- 295
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	408	63	21	+ 387
Violence	48	397	7	5,658	- 5,261
Hepatitis C	49	358	68	1	+ 357
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	340	80	0	+ 340
Drownings	51	327	32	658	- 331
Low Birth Weight	52	325	5	6,573	- 6,248
Malnutrition	53	324	53	92	+ 233
Multiple Sclerosis	54	232	60	30	+ 201
Schizophrenia	55	203	84	0	+ 203
Meningitis	56	176	42	372	- 196
Poisonings	57	121	52	95	+ 26
Osteoarthritis	58	118	81	0	+ 118
Hepatitis B	59	107	56	57	+ 50
Birth Trauma	60	98	10	4,223	- 4,125
Appendicitis	61	86	64	15	+ 71
Upper Respiratory	62	61	65	6	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	63	30	27	780	- 750
Syphilis	64	13	50	137	- 124
Oral conditions	65	12	82	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	66	10	70	0	+ 10
Encephalitis	67	5	40	378	- 373
Leishmaniasis	68	5	62	22	- 17
War	69	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Leprosy	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	55	59	- 58
Pertussis	72	0	33	636	- 635
Tetanus	73	0	51	111	- 111
Diphtheria	74	0	66	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	69	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	37	- 37
Malaria	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Portugal

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.