IRAN VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	91,277	1	93,308	- 2,031
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	70,559	9	11,046	+ 59,512
Lung Cancers	3	47,701	11	6,784	+ 40,917
Lung Disease	4	32,380	7	11,409	+ 20,971
Stroke	5	32,258	2	36,730	- 4,472
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	21,988	15	4,575	+ 17,412
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	16,931	8	11,243	+ 5,688
Breast Cancer	8	13,465	19	3,736	+ 9,729
Diabetes Mellitus	9	13,027	5	13,910	- 883
Lymphomas	10	11,725	23	2,882	+ 8,843
Pancreas Cancer	11	11,522	29	2,418	+ 9,104
Falls	12	11,002	24	2,821	+ 8,181
Prostate Cancer	13	10,733	21	3,583	+ 7,150
Kidney Disease	14	10,430	6	11,810	- 1,381
Suicide	15	10,062	16	4,334	+ 5,729
Drug Use	16	8,398	31	2,242	+ 6,156
Liver Disease	17	8,256	12	6,637	+ 1,618
Parkinson's Disease	18	7,653	26	2,545	+ 5,108
Endocrine Disorders	19	7,365	32	2,092	+ 5,273
Liver Cancer	20	7,092	20	3,714	+ 3,377
Leukemia	21	7,059	18	3,966	+ 3,092
Hypertension	22	5,839	4	16,415	- 10,577
Bladder Cancer	23	5,743	36	1,410	+ 4,333
Other Injuries	24	5,451	17	4,048	+ 1,403
Oesophagus Cancer	25	5,080	30	2,371	+ 2,709
Stomach Cancer	26	4,961	10	9,822	- 4,861
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,693	35	1,611	+ 3,082
Road Traffic Accidents	28	4,551	3	17,803	- 13,251
Ovary Cancer	29	4,334	39	937	+ 3,396
Skin Cancers	30	4,001	47	518	+ 3,483
Other Neoplasms	31	3,824	58	112	+ 3,713
Oral Cancer	32	3,627	45	655	+ 2,973
Alcohol	33	3,397	53	253	+ 3,144
Uterin Cancer	34	2,695	51	355	+ 2,340
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,463	14	4,844	- 2,380
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,915	33	1,836	+ 78
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,577	50	405	+ 1,172
Skin Disease	38	1,547	55	237	+ 1,310
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,448	38	996	+ 452
Violence	40	1,378	27	2,535	- 1,157
Cervical Cancer	41	1,317	48	501	+ 816
Low Birth Weight	42	1,261	13	4,861	- 3,600
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,007	37	1,246	- 239
Epilepsy	44	875	44	719	+ 156
Hepatitis C	45	827	69	1	+ 826
Anemia	46	781	82	0	+ 781
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	735	59	80	+ 654
Drownings	48	645	40	930	- 285
Asthma	49	597	22	3,360	- 2,763
Birth Trauma	50	439	25	2,735	- 2,296
Malnutrition	51	438	56	157	+ 282
Fires	52	438	34	1,823	- 1,385
HIV/AIDS	53	371	28	2,521	- 2,150
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	325	85	0	+ 325
Osteoarthritis	55	316	84	0	+ 316
Poisonings	56	277	43	816	- 539
Schizophrenia	57	270	81	0	+ 270
Tuberculosis	58	222	41	882	- 660
Meningitis	59	156	46	642	- 486
Hepatitis B	60	150	49	425	- 275
Oral conditions	61	116	86	0	+ 116
Appendicitis	62	112	57	155	- 42
Upper Respiratory	63	106	63	16	+ 91
Maternal Conditions	64	103	52	285	- 182
War	65	48	42	848	- 800
Otitis Media	66	17	71	0	+ 17
Syphilis	67	12	61	52	- 40
Encephalitis	68	7	54	246	- 239
Pertussis	69	2	60	75	- 73
Chagas disease	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	1	62	37	- 36
Dengue	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	3	- 3
Chlamydia	83	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.