IRAQ VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	63,282	2	20,793	+ 42,489
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,584	1	36,594	- 10
Lung Disease	3	14,275	20	1,329	+ 12,946
Diabetes Mellitus	4	13,474	4	7,395	+ 6,079
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,729	3	10,726	+ 1,002
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	11,662	13	2,429	+ 9,233
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,077	8	5,551	+ 5,526
Kidney Disease	8	10,048	6	6,323	+ 3,725
Liver Cancer	9	9,946	35	555	+ 9,391
Liver Disease	10	9,510	16	2,127	+ 7,383
Lung Cancers	11	8,473	15	2,162	+ 6,311
Hypertension	12	7,910	12	2,451	+ 5,460
Falls	13	6,139	30	709	+ 5,430
Stomach Cancer	14	6,022	28	771	+ 5,251
Tuberculosis	15	3,759	25	821	+ 2,937
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,286	24	852	+ 2,434
Asthma	17	3,243	23	914	+ 2,329
Suicide	18	2,885	19	1,418	+ 1,467
Low Birth Weight	19	2,838	5	6,573	- 3,735
Oral Cancer	20	2,820	39	410	+ 2,410
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,811	9	4,812	- 2,001
Breast Cancer	22	2,462	17	1,783	+ 679
Other Injuries	23	2,204	14	2,212	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,131	22	1,190	+ 941
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,124	31	658	+ 1,466
Drownings	26	2,028	32	658	+ 1,370
HIV/AIDS	27	1,987	72	0	+ 1,987
Leukemia	28	1,949	21	1,315	+ 634
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,747	18	1,578	+ 169
Lymphomas	30	1,180	26	811	+ 368
Cervical Cancer	31	952	48	162	+ 789
Birth Trauma	32	931	10	4,223	- 3,292
Oesophagus Cancer	33	901	46	173	+ 728
Endocrine Disorders	34	829	37	462	+ 366
Prostate Cancer	35	761	47	171	+ 590
Violence	36	710	7	5,658	- 4,948
Measles	37	708	55	59	+ 649
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	680	44	283	+ 397
Encephalitis	39	620	40	378	+ 242
Skin Disease	40	603	57	49	+ 554
Drug Use	41	543	38	441	+ 103
Uterin Cancer	42	461	54	61	+ 400
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	381	49	159	+ 222
Pancreas Cancer	44	370	36	530	- 160
Bladder Cancer	45	357	34	628	- 271
Alcohol	46	345	58	40	+ 305
Ovary Cancer	47	344	41	376	- 32
Poisonings	48	331	52	95	+ 236
Maternal Conditions	49	308	27	780	- 472
Pertussis	50	281	33	636	- 355
Meningitis	51	248	42	372	- 124
Fires	52	237	29	742	- 505
Epilepsy	53	232	45	253	- 21
Skin Cancers	54	186	43	339	- 153
Hepatitis B	55	151	56	57	+ 94
Syphilis	56	131	50	137	- 6
Other Neoplasms	57	129	61	26	+ 104
Tetanus	58	114	51	111	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	89	63	21	+ 68
Appendicitis	60	80	64	15	+ 65
Multiple Sclerosis	61	54	60	30	+ 24
Dengue	62	50	77	0	+ 50
Malnutrition	63	48	53	92	- 44
Hepatitis C	64	31	68	1	+ 30
War	65	14	11	2,942	- 2,929
Upper Respiratory	66	13	65	6	+ 7
Malaria	67	6	73	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	68	4	67	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	66	4	- 2
Chlamydia	70	0	69	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	37	- 37
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Viet Nam

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.