IRAN VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	71,150	1	93,308	- 22,158
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	51,471	9	11,046	+ 40,425
Stroke	3	34,112	2	36,730	- 2,618
Lung Cancers	4	28,953	11	6,784	+ 22,169
Lung Disease	5	28,024	7	11,409	+ 16,616
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	20,501	15	4,575	+ 15,925
Diabetes Mellitus	7	14,763	5	13,910	+ 854
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	14,681	8	11,243	+ 3,437
Prostate Cancer	9	12,436	21	3,583	+ 8,853
Breast Cancer	10	11,244	19	3,736	+ 7,508
Suicide	11	10,400	16	4,334	+ 6,066
Kidney Disease	12	10,365	6	11,810	- 1,445
Pancreas Cancer	13	10,294	29	2,418	+ 7,875
Falls	14	10,288	24	2,821	+ 7,467
Lymphomas	15	10,033	23	2,882	+ 7,152
Endocrine Disorders	16	7,688	32	2,092	+ 5,596
Skin Cancers	17	7,656	47	518	+ 7,137
Leukemia	18	7,020	18	3,966	+ 3,054
Parkinson's Disease	19	6,723	26	2,545	+ 4,178
Liver Cancer	20	6,723	20	3,714	+ 3,009
Drug Use	21	5,886	31	2,242	+ 3,644
Other Injuries	22	5,423	17	4,048	+ 1,375
Hypertension	23	5,387	4	16,415	- 11,028
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,187	35	1,611	+ 3,576
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,932	30	2,371	+ 2,561
Liver Disease	26	4,694	12	6,637	- 1,944
Stomach Cancer	27	4,253	10	9,822	- 5,569
Other Neoplasms	28	4,135	58	112	+ 4,023
Road Traffic Accidents	29	4,110	3	17,803	- 13,693
Bladder Cancer	30	3,920	36	1,410	+ 2,511
Ovary Cancer	31	3,310	39	937	+ 2,373
Oral Cancer	32	3,210	45	655	+ 2,556
Congenital Anomalies	33	2,346	14	4,844	- 2,497
Skin Disease	34	1,962	55	237	+ 1,725
Uterin Cancer	35	1,731	51	355	+ 1,375
Asthma	36	1,504	22	3,360	- 1,856
Alcohol	37	1,254	53	253	+ 1,001
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,251	38	996	+ 255
Cervical Cancer	39	1,128	48	501	+ 627
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	976	33	1,836	- 860
Epilepsy	41	940	44	719	+ 221
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	911	37	1,246	- 335
Low Birth Weight	43	819	13	4,861	- 4,041
Violence	44	804	27	2,535	- 1,731
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	756	59	80	+ 676
Multiple Sclerosis	46	620	50	405	+ 215
Drownings	47	585	40	930	- 346
Hepatitis C	48	571	69	1	+ 570
Anemia	49	519	82	0	+ 519
Birth Trauma	50	463	25	2,735	- 2,273
Malnutrition	51	386	56	157	+ 229
Osteoarthritis	52	376	84	0	+ 376
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	235	85	0	+ 235
Schizophrenia	54	211	81	0	+ 211
Fires	55	180	34	1,823	- 1,642
Tuberculosis	56	174	41	882	- 708
HIV/AIDS	57	165	28	2,521	- 2,356
Hepatitis B	58	136	49	425	- 289
Oral conditions	59	132	86	0	+ 132
Meningitis	60	123	46	642	- 519
Poisonings	61	115	43	816	- 701
Appendicitis	62	87	57	155	- 68
Maternal Conditions	63	67	52	285	- 218
Upper Respiratory	64	56	63	16	+ 40
War	65	26	42	848	- 822
Otitis Media	66	20	71	0	+ 20
Syphilis	67	9	61	52	- 43
Encephalitis	68	9	54	246	- 237
Pertussis	69	5	60	75	- 70
Tetanus	70	5	62	37	- 32
Diphtheria	71	1	70	1	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	65	4	- 4
Measles	78	0	68	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	79	0	66	3	- 3
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	64	8	- 8
Malaria	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Australia

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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.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.