IRAQ VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,481	1	36,594	+ 11,887
Stroke	2	29,830	2	20,793	+ 9,038
Diabetes Mellitus	3	21,704	4	7,395	+ 14,309
Lung Disease	4	11,473	20	1,329	+ 10,144
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	10,691	8	5,551	+ 5,141
Kidney Disease	6	10,577	6	6,323	+ 4,255
Hypertension	7	6,010	12	2,451	+ 3,559
Liver Disease	8	5,513	16	2,127	+ 3,386
Lung Cancers	9	5,333	15	2,162	+ 3,171
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,175	3	10,726	- 5,552
Suicide	11	4,985	19	1,418	+ 3,567
Asthma	12	4,185	23	914	+ 3,272
Breast Cancer	13	3,864	17	1,783	+ 2,081
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	3,816	13	2,429	+ 1,387
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,545	9	4,812	- 1,267
Low Birth Weight	16	3,298	5	6,573	- 3,275
Stomach Cancer	17	3,222	28	771	+ 2,451
Measles	18	3,129	55	59	+ 3,070
Drownings	19	2,660	32	658	+ 2,003
Other Injuries	20	2,588	14	2,212	+ 376
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	2,401	18	1,578	+ 823
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,385	24	852	+ 1,534
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	2,286	44	283	+ 2,003
Prostate Cancer	24	2,143	47	171	+ 1,972
Ovary Cancer	25	2,008	41	376	+ 1,632
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,758	49	159	+ 1,599
Falls	27	1,589	30	709	+ 880
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,472	31	658	+ 814
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,447	22	1,190	+ 257
Liver Cancer	30	1,360	35	555	+ 805
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,214	37	462	+ 752
Cervical Cancer	32	1,178	48	162	+ 1,015
Lymphomas	33	1,126	26	811	+ 314
Violence	34	1,118	7	5,658	- 4,540
Birth Trauma	35	1,093	10	4,223	- 3,130
Uterin Cancer	36	1,066	54	61	+ 1,005
Maternal Conditions	37	1,058	27	780	+ 279
Bladder Cancer	38	962	34	628	+ 334
Oral Cancer	39	882	39	410	+ 471
Pancreas Cancer	40	746	36	530	+ 216
Skin Disease	41	694	57	49	+ 645
Leukemia	42	636	21	1,315	- 679
Malnutrition	43	568	53	92	+ 477
Meningitis	44	486	42	372	+ 114
Epilepsy	45	469	45	253	+ 217
Alcohol	46	427	58	40	+ 387
Skin Cancers	47	394	43	339	+ 56
Fires	48	361	29	742	- 381
Syphilis	49	355	50	137	+ 218
Tuberculosis	50	350	25	821	- 471
Oesophagus Cancer	51	191	46	173	+ 18
Poisonings	52	168	52	95	+ 73
Other Neoplasms	53	133	61	26	+ 107
Encephalitis	54	116	40	378	- 262
Drug Use	55	109	38	441	- 331
Appendicitis	56	80	64	15	+ 65
Hepatitis B	57	66	56	57	+ 10
Pertussis	58	45	33	636	- 591
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	41	63	21	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	60	35	60	30	+ 5
Dengue	61	26	77	0	+ 26
Tetanus	62	10	51	111	- 101
Diphtheria	63	7	66	4	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	6	68	1	+ 4
War	65	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Ascariasis	66	3	67	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	2	69	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	2	65	6	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	37	- 37
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	22	- 22
Malaria	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Samoa

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.