IRAQ VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,003	1	36,594	+ 9,409
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	37,685	13	2,429	+ 35,256
Stroke	3	25,815	2	20,793	+ 5,023
Lung Cancers	4	19,698	15	2,162	+ 17,536
Lung Disease	5	16,846	20	1,329	+ 15,517
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,094	24	852	+ 14,242
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	12,209	8	5,551	+ 6,658
Kidney Disease	8	8,656	6	6,323	+ 2,333
Hypertension	9	8,113	12	2,451	+ 5,662
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,919	4	7,395	- 476
Breast Cancer	11	6,291	17	1,783	+ 4,508
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,010	36	530	+ 5,480
Prostate Cancer	13	5,714	47	171	+ 5,543
Stomach Cancer	14	5,159	28	771	+ 4,388
Other Injuries	15	4,928	14	2,212	+ 2,715
Lymphomas	16	4,748	26	811	+ 3,937
Bladder Cancer	17	4,648	34	628	+ 4,020
Liver Cancer	18	4,538	35	555	+ 3,983
Inflammatory/Heart	19	4,436	22	1,190	+ 3,246
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,400	31	658	+ 3,742
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,329	37	462	+ 3,866
Other Neoplasms	22	4,226	61	26	+ 4,200
Liver Disease	23	3,766	16	2,127	+ 1,639
Leukemia	24	3,358	21	1,315	+ 2,043
Suicide	25	3,213	19	1,418	+ 1,795
Falls	26	2,890	30	709	+ 2,181
Oral Cancer	27	2,299	39	410	+ 1,889
Ovary Cancer	28	1,803	41	376	+ 1,428
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,790	46	173	+ 1,617
Skin Disease	30	1,638	57	49	+ 1,589
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,628	3	10,726	- 9,098
Skin Cancers	32	1,605	43	339	+ 1,266
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,435	44	283	+ 1,152
Uterin Cancer	34	1,435	54	61	+ 1,374
Asthma	35	1,008	23	914	+ 95
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	947	18	1,578	- 631
Anemia	37	814	85	0	+ 814
Congenital Anomalies	38	768	9	4,812	- 4,044
Cervical Cancer	39	761	48	162	+ 599
Epilepsy	40	733	45	253	+ 481
Drug Use	41	691	38	441	+ 250
Hepatitis C	42	581	68	1	+ 579
HIV/AIDS	43	479	72	0	+ 479
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	423	49	159	+ 264
Drownings	45	397	32	658	- 261
Alcohol	46	297	58	40	+ 257
Malnutrition	47	269	53	92	+ 178
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	262	63	21	+ 240
Multiple Sclerosis	49	255	60	30	+ 225
Tuberculosis	50	241	25	821	- 581
Violence	51	233	7	5,658	- 5,425
Low Birth Weight	52	225	5	6,573	- 6,348
Osteoarthritis	53	189	81	0	+ 189
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	182	80	0	+ 182
Fires	55	164	29	742	- 577
Schizophrenia	56	161	84	0	+ 161
Poisonings	57	152	52	95	+ 56
Hepatitis B	58	144	56	57	+ 88
Meningitis	59	115	42	372	- 258
Birth Trauma	60	100	10	4,223	- 4,122
Appendicitis	61	70	64	15	+ 55
Upper Respiratory	62	41	65	6	+ 35
Oral conditions	63	39	82	0	+ 39
Maternal Conditions	64	12	27	780	- 768
Leishmaniasis	65	10	62	22	- 12
Otitis Media	66	8	70	0	+ 8
Syphilis	67	8	50	137	- 129
War	68	5	11	2,942	- 2,937
Iodine Deficiency	69	3	76	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	70	3	40	378	- 375
Chagas disease	71	3	75	0	+ 3
Tetanus	72	2	51	111	- 109
Pertussis	73	2	33	636	- 634
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	37	- 37
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	66	4	- 4
Dengue	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	55	59	- 59
Chlamydia	82	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

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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.