IRAQ VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	34,871	72	0	+ 34,871
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,256	8	5,551	+ 13,705
Stroke	3	16,081	2	20,793	- 4,711
Malaria	4	15,948	73	0	+ 15,948
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,697	18	1,578	+ 11,119
Tuberculosis	6	12,021	25	821	+ 11,200
Birth Trauma	7	10,241	10	4,223	+ 6,018
Low Birth Weight	8	9,827	5	6,573	+ 3,254
Liver Disease	9	9,106	16	2,127	+ 6,979
Coronary Heart Disease	10	8,967	1	36,594	- 27,627
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,393	3	10,726	- 3,333
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,365	9	4,812	+ 1,553
Hypertension	13	5,294	12	2,451	+ 2,843
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,846	4	7,395	- 2,549
Malnutrition	15	4,659	53	92	+ 4,567
Meningitis	16	3,998	42	372	+ 3,626
Cervical Cancer	17	3,639	48	162	+ 3,477
Kidney Disease	18	3,562	6	6,323	- 2,761
Other Injuries	19	3,498	14	2,212	+ 1,285
Suicide	20	2,635	19	1,418	+ 1,218
Lung Disease	21	2,575	20	1,329	+ 1,246
Maternal Conditions	22	2,404	27	780	+ 1,624
Violence	23	2,333	7	5,658	- 3,325
Syphilis	24	1,790	50	137	+ 1,653
Pertussis	25	1,503	33	636	+ 867
Asthma	26	1,499	23	914	+ 585
Drownings	27	1,394	32	658	+ 736
Falls	28	1,207	30	709	+ 498
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,193	13	2,429	- 1,236
Prostate Cancer	30	1,136	47	171	+ 965
Lymphomas	31	1,108	26	811	+ 297
Fires	32	1,105	29	742	+ 363
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,014	22	1,190	- 176
Poisonings	34	923	52	95	+ 828
Breast Cancer	35	740	17	1,783	- 1,043
Oesophagus Cancer	36	726	46	173	+ 553
Endocrine Disorders	37	715	37	462	+ 253
Epilepsy	38	672	45	253	+ 419
Leukemia	39	528	21	1,315	- 787
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	497	49	159	+ 338
Lung Cancers	41	457	15	2,162	- 1,705
Stomach Cancer	42	418	28	771	- 353
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	410	24	852	- 442
Tetanus	44	384	51	111	+ 273
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	384	44	283	+ 101
Liver Cancer	46	358	35	555	- 197
Parkinson's Disease	47	332	31	658	- 326
Oral Cancer	48	314	39	410	- 96
Alcohol	49	283	58	40	+ 243
Bladder Cancer	50	266	34	628	- 362
Schistosomiasis	51	259	59	37	+ 222
Skin Disease	52	255	57	49	+ 205
Drug Use	53	248	38	441	- 193
Skin Cancers	54	219	43	339	- 120
Hepatitis B	55	211	56	57	+ 154
Appendicitis	56	170	64	15	+ 155
Ovary Cancer	57	167	41	376	- 209
Leishmaniasis	58	147	62	22	+ 124
Encephalitis	59	142	40	378	- 237
Upper Respiratory	60	137	65	6	+ 131
Measles	61	98	55	59	+ 39
Pancreas Cancer	62	86	36	530	- 445
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	61	63	21	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	64	60	54	61	- 1
Other Neoplasms	65	40	61	26	+ 14
Hepatitis C	66	36	68	1	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	67	27	60	30	- 3
Ascariasis	68	17	67	2	+ 16
War	69	13	11	2,942	- 2,929
Otitis Media	70	10	70	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	71	7	69	1	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	72	6	74	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	73	6	66	4	+ 2
Dengue	74	2	77	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	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

Zambia

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.