IRAN VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	76,761	1	93,308	- 16,546
Violence	2	34,344	27	2,535	+ 31,809
Stroke	3	29,539	2	36,730	- 7,190
Lung Disease	4	28,391	7	11,409	+ 16,982
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	19,203	8	11,243	+ 7,959
Road Traffic Accidents	6	13,840	3	17,803	- 3,963
Kidney Disease	7	12,181	6	11,810	+ 370
Hypertension	8	11,407	4	16,415	- 5,009
Stomach Cancer	9	10,894	10	9,822	+ 1,072
Lung Cancers	10	9,358	11	6,784	+ 2,574
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,963	5	13,910	- 4,947
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	7,791	15	4,575	+ 3,216
Breast Cancer	13	6,540	19	3,736	+ 2,804
Prostate Cancer	14	6,389	21	3,583	+ 2,806
Other Neoplasms	15	5,712	58	112	+ 5,600
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,281	14	4,844	+ 437
HIV/AIDS	17	4,782	28	2,521	+ 2,262
Lymphomas	18	4,639	23	2,882	+ 1,758
Liver Disease	19	4,325	12	6,637	- 2,313
Cervical Cancer	20	4,039	48	501	+ 3,538
Leukemia	21	3,936	18	3,966	- 30
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	3,845	9	11,046	- 7,201
Low Birth Weight	23	3,735	13	4,861	- 1,126
Liver Cancer	24	3,680	20	3,714	- 34
Pancreas Cancer	25	3,605	29	2,418	+ 1,186
Suicide	26	3,502	16	4,334	- 832
Malnutrition	27	3,348	56	157	+ 3,191
Other Injuries	28	2,838	17	4,048	- 1,210
Falls	29	2,705	24	2,821	- 116
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,437	32	2,092	+ 345
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,369	35	1,611	+ 759
Tuberculosis	32	2,267	41	882	+ 1,385
Ovary Cancer	33	2,000	39	937	+ 1,063
Skin Disease	34	1,964	55	237	+ 1,727
Skin Cancers	35	1,833	47	518	+ 1,315
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,489	30	2,371	- 882
Oral Cancer	37	1,438	45	655	+ 784
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,332	33	1,836	- 504
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,245	37	1,246	- 1
Drownings	40	1,228	40	930	+ 298
Birth Trauma	41	1,156	25	2,735	- 1,579
Bladder Cancer	42	1,085	36	1,410	- 324
Epilepsy	43	1,065	44	719	+ 346
Drug Use	44	876	31	2,242	- 1,366
Uterin Cancer	45	754	51	355	+ 399
Maternal Conditions	46	702	52	285	+ 417
Parkinson's Disease	47	683	26	2,545	- 1,862
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	593	85	0	+ 593
War	49	463	42	848	- 384
Meningitis	50	435	46	642	- 207
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	432	59	80	+ 351
Appendicitis	52	379	57	155	+ 224
Chagas disease	53	362	78	0	+ 362
Asthma	54	341	22	3,360	- 3,019
Dengue	55	238	74	0	+ 238
Fires	56	226	34	1,823	- 1,597
Anemia	57	179	82	0	+ 179
Osteoarthritis	58	119	84	0	+ 119
Hepatitis C	59	116	69	1	+ 115
Multiple Sclerosis	60	111	50	405	- 294
Poisonings	61	108	43	816	- 707
Hepatitis B	62	90	49	425	- 335
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	68	38	996	- 928
Encephalitis	64	67	54	246	- 179
Syphilis	65	54	61	52	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	47	63	16	+ 32
Malaria	67	46	77	0	+ 46
Alcohol	68	41	53	253	- 212
Pertussis	69	32	60	75	- 43
Schizophrenia	70	31	81	0	+ 31
Tetanus	71	25	62	37	- 11
Leprosy	72	15	72	0	+ 15
Otitis Media	73	13	71	0	+ 13
Leishmaniasis	74	13	64	8	+ 5
Oral conditions	75	13	86	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	76	8	67	3	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	77	1	66	3	- 2
Measles	78	1	68	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	80	1	70	1	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Colombia

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.