IRAQ VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	SWEDEN		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,148	1	36,594	+ 23,554
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	43,383	13	2,429	+ 40,954
Stroke	3	23,982	2	20,793	+ 3,189
Lung Disease	4	17,264	20	1,329	+ 15,935
Lung Cancers	5	14,792	15	2,162	+ 12,630
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,118	24	852	+ 11,266
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,566	8	5,551	+ 5,015
Prostate Cancer	8	10,420	47	171	+ 10,250
Pancreas Cancer	9	7,346	36	530	+ 6,816
Hypertension	10	7,306	12	2,451	+ 4,855
Diabetes Mellitus	11	7,290	4	7,395	- 105
Kidney Disease	12	6,474	6	6,323	+ 151
Breast Cancer	13	6,288	17	1,783	+ 4,505
Suicide	14	5,879	19	1,418	+ 4,462
Other Injuries	15	5,458	14	2,212	+ 3,246
Lymphomas	16	5,391	26	811	+ 4,580
Falls	17	4,407	30	709	+ 3,698
Other Neoplasms	18	4,117	61	26	+ 4,092
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,747	31	658	+ 3,090
Leukemia	20	3,280	21	1,315	+ 1,965
Bladder Cancer	21	3,021	34	628	+ 2,393
Liver Cancer	22	2,988	35	555	+ 2,433
Liver Disease	23	2,875	16	2,127	+ 748
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,790	37	462	+ 2,327
Skin Cancers	25	2,584	43	339	+ 2,246
Stomach Cancer	26	2,434	28	771	+ 1,663
Ovary Cancer	27	2,196	41	376	+ 1,821
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,173	22	1,190	+ 983
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,138	46	173	+ 1,966
Drug Use	30	1,682	38	441	+ 1,242
Oral Cancer	31	1,507	39	410	+ 1,097
Alcohol	32	1,425	58	40	+ 1,386
Uterin Cancer	33	1,370	54	61	+ 1,309
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,252	3	10,726	- 9,474
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,223	9	4,812	- 3,589
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,150	18	1,578	- 428
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,101	49	159	+ 942
Cervical Cancer	38	904	48	162	+ 742
Skin Disease	39	874	57	49	+ 825
Anemia	40	694	85	0	+ 694
Multiple Sclerosis	41	677	60	30	+ 646
Asthma	42	629	23	914	- 285
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	512	63	21	+ 491
Epilepsy	44	479	45	253	+ 226
Malnutrition	45	465	53	92	+ 373
Drownings	46	455	32	658	- 203
Violence	47	449	7	5,658	- 5,209
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	438	44	283	+ 156
Fires	49	257	29	742	- 485
Schizophrenia	50	252	84	0	+ 252
Low Birth Weight	51	200	5	6,573	- 6,373
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	182	80	0	+ 182
Hepatitis C	53	175	68	1	+ 174
Meningitis	54	139	42	372	- 233
Birth Trauma	55	133	10	4,223	- 4,089
Tuberculosis	56	95	25	821	- 726
Osteoarthritis	57	95	81	0	+ 95
Upper Respiratory	58	77	65	6	+ 72
Appendicitis	59	72	64	15	+ 57
Poisonings	60	70	52	95	- 25
HIV/AIDS	61	50	72	0	+ 50
Hepatitis B	62	38	56	57	- 19
Oral conditions	63	33	82	0	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	64	20	27	780	- 760
War	65	7	11	2,942	- 2,935
Otitis Media	66	3	70	0	+ 3
Pertussis	67	2	33	636	- 634
Tetanus	68	1	51	111	- 110
Schistosomiasis	69	1	59	37	- 36
Diphtheria	70	1	66	4	- 3
Encephalitis	71	1	40	378	- 378
Syphilis	72	0	50	137	- 137
Chlamydia	73	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	55	59	- 59
Leprosy	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Sweden

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.