IRAQ VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,426	1	36,594	+ 7,832
Stroke	2	17,488	2	20,793	- 3,304
Road Traffic Accidents	3	8,476	3	10,726	- 2,250
Hypertension	4	7,816	12	2,451	+ 5,365
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,623	4	7,395	- 772
Kidney Disease	6	5,623	6	6,323	- 699
Lung Disease	7	5,432	20	1,329	+ 4,103
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,353	8	5,551	- 197
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	5,259	13	2,429	+ 2,830
Stomach Cancer	10	4,676	28	771	+ 3,906
Lung Cancers	11	3,230	15	2,162	+ 1,068
Liver Disease	12	3,160	16	2,127	+ 1,033
Low Birth Weight	13	2,314	5	6,573	- 4,259
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,306	9	4,812	- 2,506
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,178	24	852	+ 1,327
Suicide	16	2,063	19	1,418	+ 646
Other Injuries	17	1,927	14	2,212	- 285
Leukemia	18	1,888	21	1,315	+ 573
Breast Cancer	19	1,779	17	1,783	- 4
Liver Cancer	20	1,769	35	555	+ 1,214
Prostate Cancer	21	1,706	47	171	+ 1,535
Asthma	22	1,600	23	914	+ 686
Lymphomas	23	1,372	26	811	+ 561
Falls	24	1,343	30	709	+ 634
Birth Trauma	25	1,302	10	4,223	- 2,921
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,212	31	658	+ 554
Violence	27	1,207	7	5,658	- 4,451
HIV/AIDS	28	1,200	72	0	+ 1,200
Pancreas Cancer	29	1,151	36	530	+ 621
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,129	46	173	+ 956
Drug Use	31	1,068	38	441	+ 627
Endocrine Disorders	32	996	37	462	+ 534
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	874	18	1,578	- 704
Fires	34	868	29	742	+ 126
Inflammatory/Heart	35	767	22	1,190	- 423
Bladder Cancer	36	671	34	628	+ 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	593	49	159	+ 434
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	474	44	283	+ 191
Ovary Cancer	39	446	41	376	+ 71
Drownings	40	443	32	658	- 215
Tuberculosis	41	420	25	821	- 401
War	42	404	11	2,942	- 2,539
Poisonings	43	388	52	95	+ 293
Epilepsy	44	342	45	253	+ 89
Oral Cancer	45	312	39	410	- 99
Meningitis	46	305	42	372	- 67
Skin Cancers	47	247	43	339	- 92
Cervical Cancer	48	238	48	162	+ 76
Hepatitis B	49	202	56	57	+ 146
Multiple Sclerosis	50	193	60	30	+ 163
Uterin Cancer	51	169	54	61	+ 108
Maternal Conditions	52	136	27	780	- 644
Alcohol	53	120	58	40	+ 81
Encephalitis	54	117	40	378	- 261
Skin Disease	55	113	57	49	+ 64
Malnutrition	56	75	53	92	- 17
Appendicitis	57	74	64	15	+ 59
Other Neoplasms	58	53	61	26	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	38	63	21	+ 17
Pertussis	60	36	33	636	- 600
Syphilis	61	25	50	137	- 112
Tetanus	62	17	51	111	- 94
Upper Respiratory	63	7	65	6	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	64	4	62	22	- 18
Chlamydia	65	2	69	1	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	66	1	59	37	- 36
Ascariasis	67	1	67	2	- 0
Measles	68	1	55	59	- 58
Hepatitis C	69	1	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	66	4	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.