IRAQ VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	60,326	13	2,429	+ 57,897
Coronary Heart Disease	2	44,093	1	36,594	+ 7,499
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	24,921	8	5,551	+ 19,370
Stroke	4	23,130	2	20,793	+ 2,337
Lung Cancers	5	21,955	15	2,162	+ 19,793
Lung Disease	6	20,222	20	1,329	+ 18,893
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,339	24	852	+ 10,488
Prostate Cancer	8	8,169	47	171	+ 7,999
Breast Cancer	9	7,818	17	1,783	+ 6,035
Lymphomas	10	5,748	26	811	+ 4,937
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,530	36	530	+ 5,000
Oesophagus Cancer	12	5,365	46	173	+ 5,192
Parkinson's Disease	13	5,270	31	658	+ 4,612
Liver Disease	14	4,712	16	2,127	+ 2,585
Falls	15	4,683	30	709	+ 3,974
Bladder Cancer	16	3,770	34	628	+ 3,142
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,591	4	7,395	- 3,804
Kidney Disease	18	3,363	6	6,323	- 2,960
Other Injuries	19	3,359	14	2,212	+ 1,147
Suicide	20	3,273	19	1,418	+ 1,856
Liver Cancer	21	3,219	35	555	+ 2,664
Leukemia	22	3,203	21	1,315	+ 1,888
Hypertension	23	3,202	12	2,451	+ 751
Stomach Cancer	24	3,073	28	771	+ 2,302
Ovary Cancer	25	2,470	41	376	+ 2,095
Other Neoplasms	26	2,450	61	26	+ 2,425
Skin Cancers	27	2,291	43	339	+ 1,952
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,027	37	462	+ 1,564
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,922	22	1,190	+ 732
Oral Cancer	30	1,911	39	410	+ 1,501
Drug Use	31	1,736	38	441	+ 1,296
Uterin Cancer	32	1,442	54	61	+ 1,381
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,333	3	10,726	- 9,393
Skin Disease	34	1,312	57	49	+ 1,262
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,307	9	4,812	- 3,505
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,285	49	159	+ 1,126
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,141	60	30	+ 1,110
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	983	18	1,578	- 595
Alcohol	39	956	58	40	+ 916
Low Birth Weight	40	807	5	6,573	- 5,765
Asthma	41	801	23	914	- 113
Epilepsy	42	734	45	253	+ 481
Cervical Cancer	43	676	48	162	+ 513
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	623	63	21	+ 602
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	539	44	283	+ 256
Violence	46	533	7	5,658	- 5,125
Tuberculosis	47	216	25	821	- 605
Fires	48	206	29	742	- 536
Drownings	49	185	32	658	- 473
Anemia	50	170	85	0	+ 170
Hepatitis C	51	164	68	1	+ 163
Meningitis	52	143	42	372	- 229
Poisonings	53	136	52	95	+ 40
Birth Trauma	54	117	10	4,223	- 4,106
HIV/AIDS	55	116	72	0	+ 116
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	113	80	0	+ 113
Osteoarthritis	57	103	81	0	+ 103
Malnutrition	58	71	53	92	- 20
Appendicitis	59	65	64	15	+ 50
Schizophrenia	60	62	84	0	+ 62
Oral conditions	61	33	82	0	+ 33
Syphilis	62	30	50	137	- 107
Upper Respiratory	63	30	65	6	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	64	29	27	780	- 751
Hepatitis B	65	25	56	57	- 32
Otitis Media	66	10	70	0	+ 10
War	67	6	11	2,942	- 2,936
Encephalitis	68	4	40	378	- 375
Pertussis	69	2	33	636	- 634
Leishmaniasis	70	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	51	111	- 111
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	75	0	55	59	- 59
Malaria	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	37	- 37
Chlamydia	79	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	80	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

United Kingdom

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.