IRAN VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	81,822	8	11,243	+ 70,579
Tuberculosis	2	73,571	41	882	+ 72,689
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	73,260	33	1,836	+ 71,424
HIV/AIDS	4	58,695	28	2,521	+ 56,174
Stroke	5	51,362	2	36,730	+ 14,632
Malaria	6	51,293	77	0	+ 51,293
Coronary Heart Disease	7	45,358	1	93,308	- 47,950
Low Birth Weight	8	34,845	13	4,861	+ 29,984
Birth Trauma	9	34,279	25	2,735	+ 31,544
Road Traffic Accidents	10	27,995	3	17,803	+ 10,192
Measles	11	25,418	68	2	+ 25,416
Hypertension	12	19,586	4	16,415	+ 3,171
Maternal Conditions	13	18,368	52	285	+ 18,083
Liver Disease	14	18,039	12	6,637	+ 11,402
Diabetes Mellitus	15	17,851	5	13,910	+ 3,941
Meningitis	16	15,871	46	642	+ 15,229
Violence	17	15,775	27	2,535	+ 13,240
Lung Disease	18	14,954	7	11,409	+ 3,545
Congenital Anomalies	19	12,130	14	4,844	+ 7,287
Asthma	20	11,899	22	3,360	+ 8,539
Kidney Disease	21	11,108	6	11,810	- 703
Malnutrition	22	10,803	56	157	+ 10,647
Other Injuries	23	9,706	17	4,048	+ 5,658
Suicide	24	9,149	16	4,334	+ 4,815
Endocrine Disorders	25	6,616	32	2,092	+ 4,524
Breast Cancer	26	5,384	19	3,736	+ 1,648
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	4,961	37	1,246	+ 3,714
War	28	4,904	42	848	+ 4,056
Tetanus	29	4,384	62	37	+ 4,348
Inflammatory/Heart	30	4,221	35	1,611	+ 2,610
Pertussis	31	4,148	60	75	+ 4,073
Cervical Cancer	32	3,599	48	501	+ 3,098
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	3,189	9	11,046	- 7,857
Drownings	34	3,163	40	930	+ 2,233
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	3,033	38	996	+ 2,036
Falls	36	2,836	24	2,821	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	37	2,647	66	3	+ 2,644
Prostate Cancer	38	2,445	21	3,583	- 1,138
Fires	39	2,218	34	1,823	+ 395
Poisonings	40	2,096	43	816	+ 1,280
Syphilis	41	1,878	61	52	+ 1,826
Lymphomas	42	1,861	23	2,882	- 1,020
Epilepsy	43	1,858	44	719	+ 1,139
Liver Cancer	44	1,825	20	3,714	- 1,890
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	1,822	15	4,575	- 2,754
Oral Cancer	46	1,424	45	655	+ 769
Leukemia	47	1,379	18	3,966	- 2,588
Parkinson's Disease	48	1,051	26	2,545	- 1,494
Stomach Cancer	49	1,024	10	9,822	- 8,798
Ovary Cancer	50	1,001	39	937	+ 64
Appendicitis	51	967	57	155	+ 812
Alcohol	52	966	53	253	+ 713
Oesophagus Cancer	53	753	30	2,371	- 1,618
Skin Disease	54	753	55	237	+ 516
Lung Cancers	55	732	11	6,784	- 6,051
Leishmaniasis	56	712	64	8	+ 704
Drug Use	57	686	31	2,242	- 1,557
Skin Cancers	58	670	47	518	+ 151
Trypanosomiasis	59	620	79	0	+ 620
Pancreas Cancer	60	572	29	2,418	- 1,846
Hepatitis B	61	516	49	425	+ 91
Encephalitis	62	438	54	246	+ 192
Upper Respiratory	63	381	63	16	+ 366
Bladder Cancer	64	364	36	1,410	- 1,045
Uterin Cancer	65	306	51	355	- 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	235	59	80	+ 155
Diphtheria	67	166	70	1	+ 165
Otitis Media	68	97	71	0	+ 97
Hepatitis C	69	88	69	1	+ 87
Other Neoplasms	70	75	58	112	- 36
Ascariasis	71	75	67	3	+ 72
Multiple Sclerosis	72	59	50	405	- 346
Chlamydia	73	29	65	4	+ 25
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Central Africa

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.