IRAQ VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	THAILAND		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,879	1	36,594	- 5,715
Stroke	2	30,258	2	20,793	+ 9,465
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	18,832	8	5,551	+ 13,281
Kidney Disease	4	16,144	6	6,323	+ 9,821
Liver Cancer	5	14,374	35	555	+ 13,819
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	13,753	13	2,429	+ 11,324
Road Traffic Accidents	7	13,499	3	10,726	+ 2,772
Lung Cancers	8	13,420	15	2,162	+ 11,258
Lung Disease	9	11,721	20	1,329	+ 10,392
Diabetes Mellitus	10	11,301	4	7,395	+ 3,906
Liver Disease	11	10,591	16	2,127	+ 8,463
HIV/AIDS	12	8,380	72	0	+ 8,380
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,964	24	852	+ 5,112
Tuberculosis	14	5,749	25	821	+ 4,927
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	4,131	18	1,578	+ 2,553
Suicide	16	3,700	19	1,418	+ 2,282
Breast Cancer	17	3,643	17	1,783	+ 1,860
Falls	18	3,256	30	709	+ 2,547
Cervical Cancer	19	3,076	48	162	+ 2,913
Oral Cancer	20	2,986	39	410	+ 2,575
Other Injuries	21	2,931	14	2,212	+ 719
Lymphomas	22	2,732	26	811	+ 1,921
Parkinson's Disease	23	2,584	31	658	+ 1,926
Asthma	24	2,517	23	914	+ 1,603
Drownings	25	2,381	32	658	+ 1,723
Leukemia	26	2,349	21	1,315	+ 1,033
Stomach Cancer	27	2,077	28	771	+ 1,306
Skin Disease	28	2,032	57	49	+ 1,982
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,899	46	173	+ 1,726
Prostate Cancer	30	1,813	47	171	+ 1,643
Violence	31	1,785	7	5,658	- 3,873
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,733	22	1,190	+ 543
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,434	36	530	+ 904
Hypertension	34	1,312	12	2,451	- 1,139
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,268	9	4,812	- 3,544
Ovary Cancer	36	1,206	41	376	+ 830
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,136	37	462	+ 674
Bladder Cancer	38	1,082	34	628	+ 454
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,010	49	159	+ 851
Low Birth Weight	40	931	5	6,573	- 5,641
Skin Cancers	41	682	43	339	+ 343
Malnutrition	42	579	53	92	+ 487
Meningitis	43	560	42	372	+ 188
Uterin Cancer	44	520	54	61	+ 459
Drug Use	45	478	38	441	+ 37
Encephalitis	46	434	40	378	+ 56
Epilepsy	47	415	45	253	+ 162
Fires	48	372	29	742	- 370
Alcohol	49	330	58	40	+ 290
Birth Trauma	50	321	10	4,223	- 3,902
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	262	44	283	- 21
Maternal Conditions	52	137	27	780	- 643
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	117	63	21	+ 96
Other Neoplasms	54	115	61	26	+ 90
Dengue	55	103	77	0	+ 103
Hepatitis B	56	92	56	57	+ 35
Poisonings	57	79	52	95	- 16
Tetanus	58	70	51	111	- 41
Appendicitis	59	69	64	15	+ 54
War	60	53	11	2,942	- 2,890
Multiple Sclerosis	61	52	60	30	+ 21
Pertussis	62	47	33	636	- 589
Measles	63	34	55	59	- 25
Syphilis	64	22	50	137	- 115
Upper Respiratory	65	11	65	6	+ 5
Malaria	66	8	73	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	67	5	68	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	4	70	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	2	67	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	69	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	66	4	- 3
Leishmaniasis	72	1	62	22	- 21
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Thailand

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.