IRAN VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	112,760	1	93,308	+ 19,453
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	69,484	9	11,046	+ 58,437
Stroke	3	54,663	2	36,730	+ 17,933
Lung Cancers	4	50,009	11	6,784	+ 43,225
Lung Disease	5	47,508	7	11,409	+ 36,100
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	41,895	8	11,243	+ 30,651
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	24,563	15	4,575	+ 19,988
Kidney Disease	8	21,782	6	11,810	+ 9,971
Breast Cancer	9	19,089	19	3,736	+ 15,352
Suicide	10	15,578	16	4,334	+ 11,244
Other Injuries	11	14,805	17	4,048	+ 10,757
Other Neoplasms	12	13,487	58	112	+ 13,375
Prostate Cancer	13	13,463	21	3,583	+ 9,880
Pancreas Cancer	14	13,352	29	2,418	+ 10,934
Falls	15	12,955	24	2,821	+ 10,133
Lymphomas	16	11,455	23	2,882	+ 8,573
Liver Disease	17	10,573	12	6,637	+ 3,936
Endocrine Disorders	18	10,565	32	2,092	+ 8,473
Parkinson's Disease	19	10,166	26	2,545	+ 7,621
Diabetes Mellitus	20	9,367	5	13,910	- 4,543
Leukemia	21	8,850	18	3,966	+ 4,884
Bladder Cancer	22	7,958	36	1,410	+ 6,549
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,826	35	1,611	+ 6,215
Liver Cancer	24	7,200	20	3,714	+ 3,486
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,628	30	2,371	+ 4,257
Stomach Cancer	26	6,369	10	9,822	- 3,453
Hypertension	27	5,458	4	16,415	- 10,958
Oral Cancer	28	4,979	45	655	+ 4,324
Road Traffic Accidents	29	4,915	3	17,803	- 12,888
Ovary Cancer	30	4,815	39	937	+ 3,878
Skin Cancers	31	3,854	47	518	+ 3,335
Alcohol	32	3,687	53	253	+ 3,434
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	3,082	33	1,836	+ 1,246
Uterin Cancer	34	2,835	51	355	+ 2,479
Skin Disease	35	2,801	55	237	+ 2,563
Epilepsy	36	2,566	44	719	+ 1,848
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,160	38	996	+ 1,164
Malnutrition	38	2,145	56	157	+ 1,989
Drug Use	39	2,121	31	2,242	- 121
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,080	14	4,844	- 2,764
Cervical Cancer	41	1,792	48	501	+ 1,291
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,569	37	1,246	+ 322
Anemia	43	1,468	82	0	+ 1,468
Violence	44	1,103	27	2,535	- 1,432
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,084	50	405	+ 679
Asthma	46	942	22	3,360	- 2,418
Drownings	47	580	40	930	- 350
Fires	48	553	34	1,823	- 1,270
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	535	59	80	+ 455
Low Birth Weight	50	514	13	4,861	- 4,346
Osteoarthritis	51	432	84	0	+ 432
Hepatitis C	52	391	69	1	+ 390
Birth Trauma	53	346	25	2,735	- 2,389
Tuberculosis	54	337	41	882	- 545
Poisonings	55	303	43	816	- 512
Schizophrenia	56	292	81	0	+ 292
HIV/AIDS	57	266	28	2,521	- 2,254
Meningitis	58	210	46	642	- 431
Upper Respiratory	59	162	63	16	+ 147
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	148	85	0	+ 148
Oral conditions	61	140	86	0	+ 140
Appendicitis	62	123	57	155	- 32
Hepatitis B	63	122	49	425	- 303
Maternal Conditions	64	44	52	285	- 241
Otitis Media	65	13	71	0	+ 13
Encephalitis	66	9	54	246	- 237
War	67	9	42	848	- 839
Pertussis	68	6	60	75	- 69
Diphtheria	69	0	70	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	61	52	- 52
Chlamydia	71	0	65	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	64	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	66	3	- 3
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	62	37	- 37
Measles	79	0	68	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	3	- 3
Dengue	83	0	74	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

Belgium

Iran

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.