IRAQ VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	328,896	1	36,594	+ 292,302
Stroke	2	94,267	2	20,793	+ 73,475
Liver Disease	3	17,933	16	2,127	+ 15,806
Lung Cancers	4	17,729	15	2,162	+ 15,567
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	16,752	13	2,429	+ 14,323
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,936	24	852	+ 15,085
Inflammatory/Heart	7	14,387	22	1,190	+ 13,196
Lung Disease	8	11,354	20	1,329	+ 10,025
Suicide	9	11,230	19	1,418	+ 9,813
Stomach Cancer	10	9,566	28	771	+ 8,795
Breast Cancer	11	9,565	17	1,783	+ 7,782
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	8,045	8	5,551	+ 2,494
HIV/AIDS	13	6,932	72	0	+ 6,932
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,857	36	530	+ 6,327
Alcohol	15	6,691	58	40	+ 6,651
Prostate Cancer	16	5,664	47	171	+ 5,493
Oral Cancer	17	5,334	39	410	+ 4,923
Road Traffic Accidents	18	5,295	3	10,726	- 5,431
Other Injuries	19	4,996	14	2,212	+ 2,784
Tuberculosis	20	3,769	25	821	+ 2,948
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,660	31	658	+ 3,002
Falls	22	3,393	30	709	+ 2,684
Violence	23	3,263	7	5,658	- 2,395
Lymphomas	24	3,110	26	811	+ 2,299
Ovary Cancer	25	3,094	41	376	+ 2,718
Leukemia	26	2,987	21	1,315	+ 1,672
Bladder Cancer	27	2,875	34	628	+ 2,247
Cervical Cancer	28	2,873	48	162	+ 2,710
Uterin Cancer	29	2,801	54	61	+ 2,739
Drownings	30	2,728	32	658	+ 2,070
Diabetes Mellitus	31	2,665	4	7,395	- 4,730
Liver Cancer	32	2,608	35	555	+ 2,053
Kidney Disease	33	2,566	6	6,323	- 3,757
Skin Cancers	34	2,372	43	339	+ 2,033
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,343	46	173	+ 2,170
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,956	49	159	+ 1,797
Fires	37	1,950	29	742	+ 1,208
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,638	9	4,812	- 3,174
Drug Use	39	1,346	38	441	+ 906
Poisonings	40	1,318	52	95	+ 1,223
Hypertension	41	1,145	12	2,451	- 1,306
Low Birth Weight	42	1,005	5	6,573	- 5,568
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	964	44	283	+ 681
Epilepsy	44	494	45	253	+ 242
Endocrine Disorders	45	490	37	462	+ 28
Encephalitis	46	466	40	378	+ 88
Multiple Sclerosis	47	406	60	30	+ 375
Skin Disease	48	370	57	49	+ 321
War	49	322	11	2,942	- 2,620
Meningitis	50	303	42	372	- 69
Birth Trauma	51	286	10	4,223	- 3,937
Asthma	52	270	23	914	- 643
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	223	18	1,578	- 1,355
Other Neoplasms	54	161	61	26	+ 136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	121	63	21	+ 100
Appendicitis	56	92	64	15	+ 77
Maternal Conditions	57	65	27	780	- 715
Malnutrition	58	64	53	92	- 27
Hepatitis B	59	50	56	57	- 7
Measles	60	49	55	59	- 10
Upper Respiratory	61	36	65	6	+ 30
Hepatitis C	62	9	68	1	+ 8
Chlamydia	63	6	69	1	+ 6
Syphilis	64	4	50	137	- 133
Tetanus	65	4	51	111	- 107
Pertussis	66	2	33	636	- 633
Diphtheria	67	1	66	4	- 3
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	37	- 37
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	22	- 22
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
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Ukraine

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.