IRAN VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	127,534	2	36,730	+ 90,804
Coronary Heart Disease	2	110,576	1	93,308	+ 17,268
Lung Disease	3	60,459	7	11,409	+ 49,050
Lung Cancers	4	44,586	11	6,784	+ 37,802
Stomach Cancer	5	24,870	10	9,822	+ 15,048
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	19,004	9	11,046	+ 7,957
Hypertension	7	18,799	4	16,415	+ 2,384
Road Traffic Accidents	8	15,622	3	17,803	- 2,181
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	15,504	15	4,575	+ 10,929
Oesophagus Cancer	10	15,161	30	2,371	+ 12,790
Kidney Disease	11	12,003	6	11,810	+ 193
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	11,444	8	11,243	+ 201
Liver Cancer	13	11,295	20	3,714	+ 7,580
Diabetes Mellitus	14	10,091	5	13,910	- 3,818
Liver Disease	15	9,088	12	6,637	+ 2,451
Falls	16	8,668	24	2,821	+ 5,847
Suicide	17	7,261	16	4,334	+ 2,927
Pancreas Cancer	18	6,962	29	2,418	+ 4,544
Breast Cancer	19	5,790	19	3,736	+ 2,054
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,413	26	2,545	+ 1,868
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	4,079	38	996	+ 3,083
Leukemia	22	3,629	18	3,966	- 337
Lymphomas	23	3,610	23	2,882	+ 728
Oral Cancer	24	3,414	45	655	+ 2,759
Other Injuries	25	3,376	17	4,048	- 672
Drownings	26	3,296	40	930	+ 2,366
Cervical Cancer	27	3,224	48	501	+ 2,723
Prostate Cancer	28	3,187	21	3,583	- 396
Bladder Cancer	29	2,364	36	1,410	+ 954
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	2,355	37	1,246	+ 1,108
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,285	14	4,844	- 2,558
Tuberculosis	32	2,172	41	882	+ 1,290
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,870	35	1,611	+ 259
HIV/AIDS	34	1,794	28	2,521	- 726
Ovary Cancer	35	1,753	39	937	+ 815
Poisonings	36	1,608	43	816	+ 792
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,599	32	2,092	- 493
Drug Use	38	1,511	31	2,242	- 731
Asthma	39	1,445	22	3,360	- 1,915
Low Birth Weight	40	1,350	13	4,861	- 3,510
Skin Cancers	41	1,228	47	518	+ 709
Alcohol	42	1,190	53	253	+ 938
Birth Trauma	43	1,101	25	2,735	- 1,634
Malnutrition	44	811	56	157	+ 655
Uterin Cancer	45	734	51	355	+ 378
Epilepsy	46	709	44	719	- 9
Violence	47	694	27	2,535	- 1,841
Fires	48	655	34	1,823	- 1,167
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	631	59	80	+ 551
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	544	33	1,836	- 1,292
Meningitis	51	356	46	642	- 286
Skin Disease	52	326	55	237	+ 89
Other Neoplasms	53	273	58	112	+ 161
Maternal Conditions	54	224	52	285	- 60
Encephalitis	55	175	54	246	- 71
Hepatitis B	56	172	49	425	- 253
Upper Respiratory	57	166	63	16	+ 150
Syphilis	58	114	61	52	+ 62
Multiple Sclerosis	59	108	50	405	- 297
Appendicitis	60	92	57	155	- 63
War	61	56	42	848	- 791
Measles	62	35	68	2	+ 32
Tetanus	63	31	62	37	- 6
Pertussis	64	30	60	75	- 45
Schistosomiasis	65	25	66	3	+ 22
Hepatitis C	66	5	69	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	67	3	65	4	- 0
Ascariasis	68	2	67	3	- 1
Otitis Media	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	70	1	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	64	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

China

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.