IRAQ VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	50,127	72	0	+ 50,127
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	27,391	8	5,551	+ 21,840
Coronary Heart Disease	3	22,795	1	36,594	- 13,799
Stroke	4	21,370	2	20,793	+ 578
Diabetes Mellitus	5	21,018	4	7,395	+ 13,623
Tuberculosis	6	15,294	25	821	+ 14,472
Violence	7	14,621	7	5,658	+ 8,963
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	11,031	18	1,578	+ 9,453
Kidney Disease	9	10,654	6	6,323	+ 4,331
Suicide	10	9,590	19	1,418	+ 8,172
Road Traffic Accidents	11	9,061	3	10,726	- 1,665
Hypertension	12	8,904	12	2,451	+ 6,453
Lung Disease	13	8,282	20	1,329	+ 6,953
Liver Disease	14	6,276	16	2,127	+ 4,148
Lung Cancers	15	5,365	15	2,162	+ 3,203
Low Birth Weight	16	4,352	5	6,573	- 2,221
Other Injuries	17	4,187	14	2,212	+ 1,975
Asthma	18	4,154	23	914	+ 3,240
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,101	37	462	+ 3,639
Cervical Cancer	20	3,868	48	162	+ 3,706
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,765	22	1,190	+ 2,575
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	3,256	13	2,429	+ 827
Breast Cancer	23	3,156	17	1,783	+ 1,373
Prostate Cancer	24	3,045	47	171	+ 2,875
Congenital Anomalies	25	3,029	9	4,812	- 1,783
Meningitis	26	2,549	42	372	+ 2,176
Fires	27	2,519	29	742	+ 1,777
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,497	24	852	+ 1,646
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,427	46	173	+ 2,254
Birth Trauma	30	2,091	10	4,223	- 2,132
Lymphomas	31	1,962	26	811	+ 1,151
Drownings	32	1,673	32	658	+ 1,015
Liver Cancer	33	1,659	35	555	+ 1,105
Malnutrition	34	1,658	53	92	+ 1,566
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,397	36	530	+ 867
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,319	49	159	+ 1,160
Epilepsy	37	1,302	45	253	+ 1,049
Maternal Conditions	38	1,183	27	780	+ 404
Stomach Cancer	39	1,068	28	771	+ 298
Leukemia	40	1,019	21	1,315	- 296
Oral Cancer	41	979	39	410	+ 568
Falls	42	974	30	709	+ 265
Pertussis	43	795	33	636	+ 160
Syphilis	44	786	50	137	+ 650
Skin Disease	45	767	57	49	+ 718
Parkinson's Disease	46	750	31	658	+ 92
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	706	44	283	+ 424
Skin Cancers	48	691	43	339	+ 352
Alcohol	49	687	58	40	+ 647
Poisonings	50	679	52	95	+ 584
Ovary Cancer	51	662	41	376	+ 286
Bladder Cancer	52	577	34	628	- 51
Drug Use	53	536	38	441	+ 95
Uterin Cancer	54	357	54	61	+ 296
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	262	63	21	+ 240
Appendicitis	56	191	64	15	+ 176
Measles	57	188	55	59	+ 129
Other Neoplasms	58	186	61	26	+ 160
Encephalitis	59	163	40	378	- 215
Upper Respiratory	60	155	65	6	+ 149
Hepatitis B	61	97	56	57	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	62	79	60	30	+ 48
Malaria	63	58	73	0	+ 58
War	64	46	11	2,942	- 2,896
Tetanus	65	26	51	111	- 85
Schistosomiasis	66	24	59	37	- 13
Otitis Media	67	13	70	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	68	13	69	1	+ 12
Diphtheria	69	11	66	4	+ 7
Hepatitis C	70	5	68	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	71	2	67	2	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

South Africa

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.