IRAN VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	178,520	28	2,521	+ 176,000
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	60,359	8	11,243	+ 49,116
Coronary Heart Disease	3	58,861	1	93,308	- 34,446
Stroke	4	57,280	2	36,730	+ 20,550
Diabetes Mellitus	5	45,900	5	13,910	+ 31,990
Tuberculosis	6	23,399	41	882	+ 22,517
Road Traffic Accidents	7	21,945	3	17,803	+ 4,142
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	19,011	33	1,836	+ 17,175
Kidney Disease	9	18,263	6	11,810	+ 6,453
Lung Disease	10	17,371	7	11,409	+ 5,963
Hypertension	11	16,980	4	16,415	+ 565
Liver Disease	12	16,544	12	6,637	+ 9,907
Low Birth Weight	13	16,122	13	4,861	+ 11,262
Violence	14	14,037	27	2,535	+ 11,502
Suicide	15	13,339	16	4,334	+ 9,005
Congenital Anomalies	16	10,361	14	4,844	+ 5,517
Birth Trauma	17	9,430	25	2,735	+ 6,694
Asthma	18	8,373	22	3,360	+ 5,013
Other Injuries	19	7,804	17	4,048	+ 3,756
Inflammatory/Heart	20	6,383	35	1,611	+ 4,772
Malnutrition	21	6,167	56	157	+ 6,010
Cervical Cancer	22	5,915	48	501	+ 5,414
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	5,904	9	11,046	- 5,143
Maternal Conditions	24	4,247	52	285	+ 3,962
Meningitis	25	3,909	46	642	+ 3,267
Fires	26	3,907	34	1,823	+ 2,085
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,704	32	2,092	+ 1,611
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,703	30	2,371	+ 1,332
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	3,249	37	1,246	+ 2,003
Drownings	30	2,977	40	930	+ 2,047
Lymphomas	31	2,771	23	2,882	- 110
Oral Cancer	32	2,526	45	655	+ 1,871
Breast Cancer	33	2,465	19	3,736	- 1,271
Falls	34	2,221	24	2,821	- 601
Liver Cancer	35	2,065	20	3,714	- 1,650
Epilepsy	36	2,024	44	719	+ 1,305
Skin Cancers	37	1,873	47	518	+ 1,354
Parkinson's Disease	38	1,704	26	2,545	- 841
Lung Cancers	39	1,637	11	6,784	- 5,146
Pertussis	40	1,608	60	75	+ 1,533
Prostate Cancer	41	1,606	21	3,583	- 1,977
Poisonings	42	1,525	43	816	+ 709
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,337	38	996	+ 341
Syphilis	44	1,314	61	52	+ 1,262
Alcohol	45	1,107	53	253	+ 854
Skin Disease	46	1,078	55	237	+ 841
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	995	15	4,575	- 3,581
Drug Use	48	926	31	2,242	- 1,316
Ovary Cancer	49	697	39	937	- 241
Pancreas Cancer	50	582	29	2,418	- 1,837
Leukemia	51	471	18	3,966	- 3,495
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	382	59	80	+ 301
Stomach Cancer	53	370	10	9,822	- 9,452
Schistosomiasis	54	361	66	3	+ 359
Other Neoplasms	55	340	58	112	+ 229
Uterin Cancer	56	339	51	355	- 16
Appendicitis	57	273	57	155	+ 118
Upper Respiratory	58	268	63	16	+ 252
Encephalitis	59	251	54	246	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	60	231	36	1,410	- 1,179
Tetanus	61	225	62	37	+ 189
Hepatitis B	62	208	49	425	- 217
Multiple Sclerosis	63	110	50	405	- 295
Malaria	64	26	77	0	+ 26
Chlamydia	65	19	65	4	+ 15
Hepatitis C	66	18	69	1	+ 17
Ascariasis	67	16	67	3	+ 14
Measles	68	13	68	2	+ 11
War	69	13	42	848	- 835
Diphtheria	70	11	70	1	+ 10
Otitis Media	71	8	71	0	+ 8
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

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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.