IRAQ VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,093	1	36,594	- 15,501
Stroke	2	12,982	2	20,793	- 7,811
Kidney Disease	3	11,846	6	6,323	+ 5,523
Lung Disease	4	8,363	20	1,329	+ 7,034
Diabetes Mellitus	5	7,620	4	7,395	+ 225
Hypertension	6	6,898	12	2,451	+ 4,447
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,678	8	5,551	+ 1,127
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	6,540	13	2,429	+ 4,110
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,961	3	10,726	- 4,765
Stomach Cancer	10	5,279	28	771	+ 4,508
Violence	11	5,077	7	5,658	- 581
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,960	24	852	+ 4,109
Other Injuries	13	4,561	14	2,212	+ 2,349
Prostate Cancer	14	3,581	47	171	+ 3,411
Suicide	15	3,251	19	1,418	+ 1,834
Breast Cancer	16	3,070	17	1,783	+ 1,287
Liver Cancer	17	3,052	35	555	+ 2,497
Liver Disease	18	2,954	16	2,127	+ 827
Lymphomas	19	2,843	26	811	+ 2,031
Lung Cancers	20	2,745	15	2,162	+ 583
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,520	9	4,812	- 2,292
Pancreas Cancer	22	2,346	36	530	+ 1,816
Other Neoplasms	23	2,122	61	26	+ 2,097
Leukemia	24	2,090	21	1,315	+ 775
HIV/AIDS	25	1,534	72	0	+ 1,534
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,528	22	1,190	+ 338
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,465	37	462	+ 1,003
Low Birth Weight	28	1,422	5	6,573	- 5,151
Cervical Cancer	29	1,270	48	162	+ 1,108
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,103	31	658	+ 445
Skin Cancers	31	1,093	43	339	+ 754
Skin Disease	32	1,008	57	49	+ 959
Alcohol	33	1,008	58	40	+ 968
Epilepsy	34	928	45	253	+ 675
Falls	35	928	30	709	+ 219
Bladder Cancer	36	797	34	628	+ 169
Drownings	37	773	32	658	+ 115
Oral Cancer	38	767	39	410	+ 357
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	697	18	1,578	- 881
Ovary Cancer	40	642	41	376	+ 267
Uterin Cancer	41	642	54	61	+ 581
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	588	49	159	+ 429
Drug Use	43	504	38	441	+ 64
Oesophagus Cancer	44	487	46	173	+ 314
Asthma	45	483	23	914	- 430
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	440	63	21	+ 419
Birth Trauma	47	384	10	4,223	- 3,839
Malnutrition	48	294	53	92	+ 202
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	258	44	283	- 25
Tuberculosis	50	253	25	821	- 569
Anemia	51	198	85	0	+ 198
Appendicitis	52	172	64	15	+ 157
Schizophrenia	53	165	84	0	+ 165
Meningitis	54	142	42	372	- 230
Maternal Conditions	55	136	27	780	- 644
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	105	80	0	+ 105
Multiple Sclerosis	57	86	60	30	+ 55
Fires	58	81	29	742	- 661
Hepatitis B	59	55	56	57	- 1
Poisonings	60	43	52	95	- 52
Osteoarthritis	61	40	81	0	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	62	24	65	6	+ 18
Encephalitis	63	20	40	378	- 358
Hepatitis C	64	9	68	1	+ 7
Syphilis	65	8	50	137	- 129
Oral conditions	66	8	82	0	+ 8
Leprosy	67	8	71	0	+ 8
War	68	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Pertussis	69	1	33	636	- 635
Dengue	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	0	67	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	62	22	- 22
Diphtheria	73	0	66	4	- 4
Tetanus	74	0	51	111	- 111
Measles	75	0	55	59	- 59
Schistosomiasis	76	0	59	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Costa Rica

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.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.