IRAN VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,190	1	93,308	- 23,118
Lung Disease	2	52,403	7	11,409	+ 40,994
Stroke	3	35,998	2	36,730	- 732
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	17,695	8	11,243	+ 6,452
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	16,923	33	1,836	+ 15,087
Liver Disease	6	16,542	12	6,637	+ 9,905
Diabetes Mellitus	7	16,381	5	13,910	+ 2,471
Kidney Disease	8	14,851	6	11,810	+ 3,040
Tuberculosis	9	13,765	41	882	+ 12,884
Road Traffic Accidents	10	12,338	3	17,803	- 5,465
Stomach Cancer	11	11,803	10	9,822	+ 1,982
Falls	12	11,084	24	2,821	+ 8,263
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	10,445	9	11,046	- 601
Low Birth Weight	14	7,917	13	4,861	+ 3,056
Asthma	15	7,769	22	3,360	+ 4,409
Hypertension	16	7,647	4	16,415	- 8,769
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	6,753	38	996	+ 5,757
HIV/AIDS	18	5,796	28	2,521	+ 3,275
Birth Trauma	19	5,122	25	2,735	+ 2,387
Congenital Anomalies	20	5,023	14	4,844	+ 179
Lung Cancers	21	4,401	11	6,784	- 2,383
Oesophagus Cancer	22	4,372	30	2,371	+ 2,001
Oral Cancer	23	4,301	45	655	+ 3,646
Other Injuries	24	4,258	17	4,048	+ 210
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,859	37	1,246	+ 2,613
Suicide	26	3,511	16	4,334	- 823
Liver Cancer	27	3,489	20	3,714	- 225
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,139	26	2,545	+ 594
Cervical Cancer	29	3,045	48	501	+ 2,544
Encephalitis	30	2,800	54	246	+ 2,554
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,415	15	4,575	- 2,161
Drownings	32	2,029	40	930	+ 1,099
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,994	29	2,418	- 425
Leukemia	34	1,854	18	3,966	- 2,112
Violence	35	1,831	27	2,535	- 705
Meningitis	36	1,721	46	642	+ 1,079
Ovary Cancer	37	1,424	39	937	+ 487
Epilepsy	38	1,379	44	719	+ 661
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,096	32	2,092	- 997
Syphilis	40	1,062	61	52	+ 1,010
Skin Cancers	41	923	47	518	+ 404
Maternal Conditions	42	914	52	285	+ 629
Breast Cancer	43	791	19	3,736	- 2,945
Fires	44	786	34	1,823	- 1,036
Inflammatory/Heart	45	766	35	1,611	- 845
Skin Disease	46	727	55	237	+ 489
Drug Use	47	685	31	2,242	- 1,557
Bladder Cancer	48	649	36	1,410	- 761
Alcohol	49	597	53	253	+ 344
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	531	59	80	+ 451
Appendicitis	51	502	57	155	+ 348
Lymphomas	52	484	23	2,882	- 2,398
Hepatitis B	53	404	49	425	- 21
Malnutrition	54	346	56	157	+ 190
Prostate Cancer	55	338	21	3,583	- 3,245
Dengue	56	331	74	0	+ 331
Other Neoplasms	57	215	58	112	+ 103
Measles	58	205	68	2	+ 202
Poisonings	59	190	43	816	- 626
Tetanus	60	138	62	37	+ 102
Upper Respiratory	61	102	63	16	+ 86
Multiple Sclerosis	62	100	50	405	- 305
Pertussis	63	95	60	75	+ 20
Hepatitis C	64	92	69	1	+ 91
Leishmaniasis	65	92	64	8	+ 84
Ascariasis	66	18	67	3	+ 15
Chlamydia	67	10	65	4	+ 6
War	68	9	42	848	- 839
Otitis Media	69	5	71	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	2	70	1	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	71	0	51	355	- 355
Anemia	72	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	66	3	- 3
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Bhutan

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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.