IRAQ VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,883	1	36,594	+ 14,289
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	34,160	13	2,429	+ 31,731
Stroke	3	18,607	2	20,793	- 2,186
Lung Cancers	4	16,716	15	2,162	+ 14,554
Lung Disease	5	13,784	20	1,329	+ 12,455
Hypertension	6	11,738	12	2,451	+ 9,287
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,473	24	852	+ 8,622
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,258	8	5,551	+ 3,707
Falls	9	9,116	30	709	+ 8,407
Prostate Cancer	10	7,501	47	171	+ 7,330
Breast Cancer	11	7,490	17	1,783	+ 5,707
Pancreas Cancer	12	7,057	36	530	+ 6,527
Kidney Disease	13	5,990	6	6,323	- 333
Suicide	14	5,932	19	1,418	+ 4,515
Lymphomas	15	5,373	26	811	+ 4,561
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,877	22	1,190	+ 3,687
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,853	4	7,395	- 2,542
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,071	31	658	+ 3,413
Liver Cancer	19	3,823	35	555	+ 3,268
Other Neoplasms	20	3,236	61	26	+ 3,210
Liver Disease	21	3,217	16	2,127	+ 1,090
Leukemia	22	3,188	21	1,315	+ 1,873
Bladder Cancer	23	3,180	34	628	+ 2,552
Stomach Cancer	24	2,915	28	771	+ 2,144
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,816	37	462	+ 2,354
Oral Cancer	26	2,377	39	410	+ 1,966
Skin Cancers	27	2,342	43	339	+ 2,004
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,331	46	173	+ 2,158
Ovary Cancer	29	2,172	41	376	+ 1,796
Other Injuries	30	1,945	14	2,212	- 267
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,449	9	4,812	- 3,362
Alcohol	32	1,087	58	40	+ 1,048
Uterin Cancer	33	1,062	54	61	+ 1,001
Road Traffic Accidents	34	917	3	10,726	- 9,810
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	883	18	1,578	- 696
Drug Use	36	836	38	441	+ 396
Osteoarthritis	37	806	81	0	+ 806
Multiple Sclerosis	38	759	60	30	+ 729
Epilepsy	39	753	45	253	+ 500
Skin Disease	40	614	57	49	+ 565
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	581	49	159	+ 422
Cervical Cancer	42	499	48	162	+ 337
Low Birth Weight	43	498	5	6,573	- 6,075
Anemia	44	483	85	0	+ 483
Schizophrenia	45	457	84	0	+ 457
Asthma	46	450	23	914	- 464
Malnutrition	47	400	53	92	+ 308
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	370	44	283	+ 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	322	63	21	+ 301
Drownings	50	234	32	658	- 424
Violence	51	201	7	5,658	- 5,457
Birth Trauma	52	152	10	4,223	- 4,071
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	151	80	0	+ 151
HIV/AIDS	54	138	72	0	+ 138
Fires	55	101	29	742	- 640
Tuberculosis	56	101	25	821	- 720
Meningitis	57	95	42	372	- 278
Hepatitis C	58	71	68	1	+ 70
Appendicitis	59	69	64	15	+ 54
Poisonings	60	61	52	95	- 34
Upper Respiratory	61	52	65	6	+ 46
Oral conditions	62	38	82	0	+ 38
Hepatitis B	63	21	56	57	- 35
Maternal Conditions	64	20	27	780	- 760
Syphilis	65	7	50	137	- 130
Iodine Deficiency	66	5	76	0	+ 5
War	67	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Encephalitis	68	3	40	378	- 375
Otitis Media	69	2	70	0	+ 2
Tetanus	70	2	51	111	- 109
Leishmaniasis	71	2	62	22	- 20
Schistosomiasis	72	2	59	37	- 36
Pertussis	73	0	33	636	- 636
Diphtheria	74	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	75	0	55	59	- 59
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Switzerland

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.