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Iraq
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
IRAQ VS GREECE

Compare Iraq and Greece health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Greece
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Iraq Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Greece GREECE
      Iraq IRAQ   Greece GREECE
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    		  
    67.3
    70.5
    68.9
    15
    32
    24
    1970
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    		  
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
    1980
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    		  
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
    1990
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    		  
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
    2000
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    		  
    75.4
    81.1
    78.2
    15
    12
    14
    2010
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    		  
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
    2019
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    		  
    78.6
    83.6
    81.1
    27
    23
    28
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Greece GREECE
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    78.6
    83.6
    27
    23
    Age 5
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    Age 10
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    Age 15
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    Age 20
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    79.1
    84.0
    30
    26
    Age 25
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    79.3
    84.0
    30
    26
    Age 30
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    79.4
    84.1
    31
    26
    Age 35
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    79.6
    84.2
    32
    26
    Age 40
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    79.8
    84.3
    32
    27
    Age 45
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    80.1
    84.4
    33
    27
    Age 50
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    80.5
    84.7
    32
    27
    Age 55
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    81.1
    85.0
    33
    27
    Age 60
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    82.1
    85.5
    33
    28
    Age 65
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    83.4
    86.1
    31
    27
    Age 70
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    84.8
    86.8
    25
    29
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    86.7
    87.9
    18
    32
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    88.7
    89.1
    14
    41
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    91.2
    90.9
    14
    59
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Greece GREECE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    227.26
    23
    63.02
    148
    2. Stroke
    128.44
    31
    35.72
    144
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    43.40
    51
    4.49
    173
    4. Kidney Disease
    37.39
    29
    12.11
    134
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    34.41
    37
    6.68
    140
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.16
    66
    9.74
    156
    7. Violence
    17.20
    26
    0.86
    160
    8. Hypertension
    16.27
    101
    7.48
    146
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.14
    135
    18.43
    121
    10. Breast Cancer
    15.07
    115
    18.29
    75
    11. Lung Cancers
    11.72
    97
    30.95
    12
    12. Liver Disease
    10.94
    118
    3.87
    173
    13. Lung Disease
    8.53
    174
    13.43
    149
    14. War
    8.37
    6
    0.01
    138
    15. Low Birth Weight
    8.00
    54
    2.25
    143
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    6.83
    57
    2.37
    171
    17. Other Injuries
    6.33
    113
    6.19
    117
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.43
    77
    3.67
    117
    19. Asthma
    5.15
    86
    0.09
    183
    20. Birth Trauma
    4.96
    66
    0.28
    174
    21. Leukemia
    4.79
    26
    5.01
    18
    22. Suicide
    4.74
    144
    3.63
    156
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4.74
    59
    6.56
    16
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    158
    11.20
    59
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    132
    5.85
    95
    26. Lymphomas
    3.82
    128
    4.87
    84
    27. Bladder Cancer
    3.81
    31
    5.01
    9
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.46
    87
    0.21
    175
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.16
    141
    4.63
    80
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    165
    5.75
    83
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    115
    7.43
    32
    32. Prostate Cancer
    2.81
    176
    12.42
    122
    33. Falls
    2.77
    156
    3.05
    146
    34. Fires
    2.35
    66
    0.54
    137
    35. Tuberculosis
    2.26
    106
    0.25
    154
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.17
    68
    0.02
    181
    37. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    133
    1.84
    143
    38. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    87
    1.61
    110
    39. Drug Use
    1.73
    58
    1.95
    47
    40. Drownings
    1.56
    127
    2.08
    114
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.42
    93
    0.29
    171
    42. Cervical Cancer
    1.39
    180
    2.16
    164
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    1.35
    167
    2.60
    127
    44. Pertussis
    1.08
    63
    0.00
    163
    45. Meningitis
    1.07
    77
    0.21
    155
    46. Encephalitis
    1.07
    17
    0.01
    162
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.95
    158
    1.06
    153
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.92
    151
    1.60
    129
    49. Epilepsy
    0.75
    161
    0.99
    136
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.59
    173
    2.71
    72
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iraq IRAQ   Greece GREECE
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,594
    24.98
    21,124
    20.92
    2. Stroke
    20,793
    14.19
    14,077
    13.94
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    10,726
    7.32
    870
    0.86
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    7,395
    5.05
    1,266
    1.25
    5. Low Birth Weight
    6,573
    4.49
    127
    0.13
    6. Kidney Disease
    6,323
    4.32
    4,759
    4.71
    7. Violence
    5,658
    3.86
    104
    0.10
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,551
    3.79
    8,282
    8.20
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    4,812
    3.28
    174
    0.17
    10. Birth Trauma
    4,223
    2.88
    17
    0.02
    11. War
    2,942
    2.01
    1
    0.00
    12. Hypertension
    2,451
    1.67
    2,922
    2.89
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,429
    1.66
    3,940
    3.90
    14. Other Injuries
    2,212
    1.51
    1,453
    1.44
    15. Lung Cancers
    2,162
    1.48
    7,355
    7.28
    16. Liver Disease
    2,127
    1.45
    809
    0.80
    17. Breast Cancer
    1,783
    1.22
    2,520
    2.50
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,578
    1.08
    95
    0.09
    19. Suicide
    1,418
    0.97
    533
    0.53
    20. Lung Disease
    1,329
    0.91
    5,526
    5.47
    21. Leukemia
    1,315
    0.90
    1,354
    1.34
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,190
    0.81
    725
    0.72
    23. Asthma
    914
    0.62
    27
    0.03
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    852
    0.58
    3,264
    3.23
    25. Tuberculosis
    821
    0.56
    66
    0.07
    26. Lymphomas
    811
    0.55
    1,268
    1.26
    27. Maternal Conditions
    780
    0.53
    2
    0.00
    28. Stomach Cancer
    771
    0.53
    1,535
    1.52
    29. Fires
    742
    0.51
    146
    0.14
    30. Falls
    709
    0.48
    1,245
    1.23
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    658
    0.45
    2,646
    2.62
    32. Drownings
    658
    0.45
    435
    0.43
    33. Pertussis
    636
    0.43
    0
    0.00
    34. Bladder Cancer
    628
    0.43
    1,551
    1.54
    35. Liver Cancer
    555
    0.38
    1,566
    1.55
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    530
    0.36
    1,904
    1.89
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.32
    526
    0.52
    38. Drug Use
    441
    0.30
    193
    0.19
    39. Oral Cancer
    410
    0.28
    440
    0.44
    40. Encephalitis
    378
    0.26
    1
    0.00
    41. Ovary Cancer
    376
    0.26
    557
    0.55
    42. Meningitis
    372
    0.25
    33
    0.03
    43. Skin Cancers
    339
    0.23
    438
    0.43
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    283
    0.19
    100
    0.10
    45. Epilepsy
    253
    0.17
    249
    0.25
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    173
    0.12
    246
    0.24
    47. Prostate Cancer
    171
    0.12
    2,023
    2.00
    48. Cervical Cancer
    162
    0.11
    243
    0.24
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    159
    0.11
    611
    0.61
    50. Syphilis
    137
    0.09
    1
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Greece GREECE
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    15.07
    115
    18.29
    75
    2. Lung Cancers
    11.72
    97
    30.95
    12
    3. Leukemia
    4.79
    26
    5.01
    18
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    158
    11.20
    59
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    132
    5.85
    95
    6. Lymphomas
    3.82
    128
    4.87
    84
    7. Bladder Cancer
    3.81
    31
    5.01
    9
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.16
    141
    4.63
    80
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    165
    5.75
    83
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    115
    7.43
    32
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.81
    176
    12.42
    122
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    133
    1.84
    143
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    87
    1.61
    110
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.39
    180
    2.16
    164
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.95
    158
    1.06
    153
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.59
    173
    2.71
    72
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.