IRAQ VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,136	1	36,594	+ 25,542
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	35,344	13	2,429	+ 32,915
Lung Disease	3	24,045	20	1,329	+ 22,716
Stroke	4	19,508	2	20,793	- 1,284
Lung Cancers	5	19,140	15	2,162	+ 16,979
Kidney Disease	6	10,566	6	6,323	+ 4,244
Drug Use	7	9,160	38	441	+ 8,720
Hypertension	8	8,117	12	2,451	+ 5,667
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	7,609	24	852	+ 6,757
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,558	4	7,395	+ 163
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	7,423	8	5,551	+ 1,872
Suicide	12	6,535	19	1,418	+ 5,117
Breast Cancer	13	5,990	17	1,783	+ 4,207
Endocrine Disorders	14	5,782	37	462	+ 5,320
Pancreas Cancer	15	5,451	36	530	+ 4,921
Liver Disease	16	5,341	16	2,127	+ 3,214
Road Traffic Accidents	17	5,131	3	10,726	- 5,595
Falls	18	4,974	30	709	+ 4,265
Lymphomas	19	4,957	26	811	+ 4,146
Prostate Cancer	20	4,383	47	171	+ 4,212
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,245	31	658	+ 3,587
Inflammatory/Heart	22	4,003	22	1,190	+ 2,813
Liver Cancer	23	3,331	35	555	+ 2,776
Leukemia	24	3,318	21	1,315	+ 2,003
Other Injuries	25	3,199	14	2,212	+ 987
Bladder Cancer	26	2,415	34	628	+ 1,787
Violence	27	2,335	7	5,658	- 3,323
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,194	46	173	+ 2,021
Other Neoplasms	29	2,184	61	26	+ 2,158
Alcohol	30	1,804	58	40	+ 1,764
Ovary Cancer	31	1,796	41	376	+ 1,420
Skin Cancers	32	1,761	43	339	+ 1,422
Stomach Cancer	33	1,609	28	771	+ 839
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,447	9	4,812	- 3,364
Oral Cancer	35	1,422	39	410	+ 1,012
Uterin Cancer	36	1,238	54	61	+ 1,177
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,225	18	1,578	- 353
Cervical Cancer	38	860	48	162	+ 697
Low Birth Weight	39	852	5	6,573	- 5,721
Malnutrition	40	832	53	92	+ 741
Hepatitis C	41	699	68	1	+ 698
HIV/AIDS	42	697	72	0	+ 697
Skin Disease	43	666	57	49	+ 616
Multiple Sclerosis	44	623	60	30	+ 592
Drownings	45	501	32	658	- 157
Asthma	46	470	23	914	- 444
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	449	44	283	+ 166
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	426	49	159	+ 267
Fires	49	392	29	742	- 350
Epilepsy	50	389	45	253	+ 136
Anemia	51	383	85	0	+ 383
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	303	63	21	+ 282
Poisonings	53	206	52	95	+ 111
Birth Trauma	54	152	10	4,223	- 4,071
War	55	147	11	2,942	- 2,795
Maternal Conditions	56	96	27	780	- 684
Schizophrenia	57	89	84	0	+ 89
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	83	80	0	+ 83
Hepatitis B	59	75	56	57	+ 18
Meningitis	60	75	42	372	- 298
Osteoarthritis	61	71	81	0	+ 71
Tuberculosis	62	67	25	821	- 754
Appendicitis	63	52	64	15	+ 37
Oral conditions	64	35	82	0	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	65	28	65	6	+ 22
Syphilis	66	6	50	137	- 131
Otitis Media	67	4	70	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	68	3	40	378	- 375
Pertussis	69	2	33	636	- 634
Chagas disease	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	51	111	- 111
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	66	4	- 4
Dengue	76	0	77	0	+ 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	22	- 22
Measles	80	0	55	59	- 59
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

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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.