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IRAQ VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Austria AUSTRIA IRAQ Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 82,767 1 36,594 + 46,173
Stroke 2 24,441 2 20,793 + 3,649
Lung Cancers 3 19,788 15 2,162 + 17,626
Alzheimers & Dementia 4 19,588 13 2,429 + 17,159
Lung Disease 5 19,271 20 1,329 + 17,942
Hypertension 6 16,898 12 2,451 + 14,447
Colon-Rectum Cancers 7 10,905 24 852 + 10,054
Kidney Disease 8 10,546 6 6,323 + 4,223
Diabetes Mellitus 9 9,824 4 7,395 + 2,429
Pancreas Cancer 10 8,922 36 530 + 8,392
Breast Cancer 11 8,713 17 1,783 + 6,930
Other Injuries 12 7,979 14 2,212 + 5,767
Influenza and Pneumonia 13 7,337 8 5,551 + 1,786
Inflammatory/Heart 14 7,111 22 1,190 + 5,921
Prostate Cancer 15 7,043 47 171 + 6,872
Liver Disease 16 6,409 16 2,127 + 4,282
Suicide 17 6,134 19 1,418 + 4,716
Lymphomas 18 5,475 26 811 + 4,664
Parkinson's Disease 19 5,174 31 658 + 4,516
Endocrine Disorders 20 5,056 37 462 + 4,593
Falls 21 4,608 30 709 + 3,899
Liver Cancer 22 4,325 35 555 + 3,770
Leukemia 23 4,122 21 1,315 + 2,807
Stomach Cancer 24 3,832 28 771 + 3,062
Other Neoplasms 25 3,822 61 26 + 3,796
Bladder Cancer 26 2,897 34 628 + 2,269
Oral Cancer 27 2,882 39 410 + 2,472
Skin Cancers 28 2,743 43 339 + 2,404
Alcohol 29 2,526 58 40 + 2,486
Ovary Cancer 30 2,410 41 376 + 2,034
Road Traffic Accidents 31 2,045 3 10,726 - 8,681
Oesophagus Cancer 32 1,906 46 173 + 1,733
Rheumatic Heart Disease 33 1,777 44 283 + 1,494
Congenital Anomalies 34 1,534 9 4,812 - 3,278
Uterin Cancer 35 1,292 54 61 + 1,231
Epilepsy 36 1,042 45 253 + 789
Cervical Cancer 37 963 48 162 + 801
Multiple Sclerosis 38 797 60 30 + 766
Drug Use 39 757 38 441 + 317
Diarrhoeal diseases 40 714 18 1,578 - 864
Hepatitis C 41 691 68 1 + 690
Peptic Ulcer Disease 42 665 49 159 + 506
Skin Disease 43 466 57 49 + 417
Anemia 44 464 85 0 + 464
Asthma 45 380 23 914 - 534
Malnutrition 46 332 53 92 + 240
Violence 47 219 7 5,658 - 5,439
Drownings 48 198 32 658 - 460
HIV/AIDS 49 192 72 0 + 192
Tuberculosis 50 192 25 821 - 630
Low Birth Weight 51 188 5 6,573 - 6,385
Fires 52 168 29 742 - 574
Rheumatoid Arthritis 53 164 63 21 + 143
Birth Trauma 54 159 10 4,223 - 4,064
Upper Respiratory 55 122 65 6 + 116
Prostatic Hypertrophy 56 104 80 0 + 104
Osteoarthritis 57 103 81 0 + 103
Meningitis 58 102 42 372 - 270
Appendicitis 59 71 64 15 + 56
Poisonings 60 69 52 95 - 27
Oral conditions 61 39 82 0 + 39
Hepatitis B 62 39 56 57 - 18
Schizophrenia 63 20 84 0 + 20
Maternal Conditions 64 19 27 780 - 761
Otitis Media 65 5 70 0 + 5
Syphilis 66 5 50 137 - 132
War 67 4 11 2,942 - 2,938
Encephalitis 68 4 40 378 - 374
Leishmaniasis 69 1 62 22 - 21
Pertussis 70 0 33 636 - 635
Diphtheria 71 0 66 4 - 4
Tetanus 72 0 51 111 - 111
Measles 73 0 55 59 - 59
Schistosomiasis 74 0 59 37 - 37
Malaria 75 0 73 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 76 0 74 0 - 0
Chagas disease 77 0 75 0 - 0
Chlamydia 78 0 69 1 - 1
Ascariasis 79 0 67 2 - 2
Hookworm Disease 80 0 78 0 - 0
Dengue 81 0 77 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 82 0 79 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 83 0 76 0 - 0
Leprosy 84 0 71 0 - 0
Depression 85 0 83 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 86 0 86 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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020