IRAN VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,591	1	93,308	- 26,717
Stroke	2	49,488	2	36,730	+ 12,758
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	38,040	8	11,243	+ 26,796
Violence	4	27,626	27	2,535	+ 25,091
Diabetes Mellitus	5	23,942	5	13,910	+ 10,033
Lung Disease	6	23,848	7	11,409	+ 12,439
Kidney Disease	7	15,139	6	11,810	+ 3,328
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,605	3	17,803	- 4,198
Lung Cancers	9	12,716	11	6,784	+ 5,933
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	12,338	9	11,046	+ 1,291
Hypertension	11	11,577	4	16,415	- 4,838
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	9,303	15	4,575	+ 4,728
Liver Disease	13	8,604	12	6,637	+ 1,967
Breast Cancer	14	8,338	19	3,736	+ 4,602
Prostate Cancer	15	7,632	21	3,583	+ 4,049
Falls	16	7,570	24	2,821	+ 4,749
Stomach Cancer	17	7,227	10	9,822	- 2,595
Inflammatory/Heart	18	7,032	35	1,611	+ 5,421
Endocrine Disorders	19	6,799	32	2,092	+ 4,707
Suicide	20	5,840	16	4,334	+ 1,506
Other Injuries	21	5,546	17	4,048	+ 1,498
HIV/AIDS	22	5,044	28	2,521	+ 2,524
Congenital Anomalies	23	4,947	14	4,844	+ 104
Pancreas Cancer	24	4,820	29	2,418	+ 2,401
Liver Cancer	25	4,625	20	3,714	+ 910
Oesophagus Cancer	26	4,204	30	2,371	+ 1,833
Lymphomas	27	4,168	23	2,882	+ 1,286
Oral Cancer	28	3,997	45	655	+ 3,343
Cervical Cancer	29	3,820	48	501	+ 3,319
Leukemia	30	3,427	18	3,966	- 539
Skin Disease	31	2,884	55	237	+ 2,646
Alcohol	32	2,860	53	253	+ 2,607
Low Birth Weight	33	2,764	13	4,861	- 2,097
Malnutrition	34	2,689	56	157	+ 2,533
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,273	33	1,836	+ 437
Bladder Cancer	36	2,131	36	1,410	+ 722
Chagas disease	37	2,026	78	0	+ 2,026
Skin Cancers	38	2,021	47	518	+ 1,503
Drownings	39	1,983	40	930	+ 1,053
Tuberculosis	40	1,966	41	882	+ 1,084
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,916	26	2,545	- 629
Other Neoplasms	42	1,874	58	112	+ 1,762
Ovary Cancer	43	1,749	39	937	+ 812
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,710	37	1,246	+ 464
Birth Trauma	45	1,517	25	2,735	- 1,218
Epilepsy	46	1,311	44	719	+ 592
Uterin Cancer	47	1,117	51	355	+ 762
Asthma	48	1,042	22	3,360	- 2,318
Drug Use	49	991	31	2,242	- 1,251
Anemia	50	971	82	0	+ 971
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	881	38	996	- 115
Hepatitis C	52	785	69	1	+ 784
Maternal Conditions	53	605	52	285	+ 320
Meningitis	54	546	46	642	- 96
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	440	85	0	+ 440
War	56	438	42	848	- 410
Appendicitis	57	429	57	155	+ 274
Fires	58	413	34	1,823	- 1,410
Hepatitis B	59	311	49	425	- 114
Schizophrenia	60	266	81	0	+ 266
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	240	59	80	+ 159
Schistosomiasis	62	238	66	3	+ 235
Leishmaniasis	63	174	64	8	+ 166
Multiple Sclerosis	64	143	50	405	- 262
Osteoarthritis	65	133	84	0	+ 133
Poisonings	66	127	43	816	- 689
Upper Respiratory	67	104	63	16	+ 89
Syphilis	68	90	61	52	+ 37
Leprosy	69	69	72	0	+ 69
Otitis Media	70	38	71	0	+ 38
Tetanus	71	35	62	37	- 1
Encephalitis	72	26	54	246	- 220
Oral conditions	73	25	86	0	+ 25
Malaria	74	18	77	0	+ 18
Pertussis	75	12	60	75	- 63
Dengue	76	6	74	0	+ 6
Iodine Deficiency	77	4	76	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	78	3	67	3	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	3	70	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	80	2	65	4	- 2
Measles	81	1	68	2	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	1	83	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	79	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Brazil

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.