IRAN VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	65,365	28	2,521	+ 62,844
Tuberculosis	2	40,312	41	882	+ 39,430
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	37,342	8	11,243	+ 26,098
Coronary Heart Disease	4	36,156	1	93,308	- 57,152
Stroke	5	32,854	2	36,730	- 3,876
Malaria	6	28,657	77	0	+ 28,657
Road Traffic Accidents	7	23,167	3	17,803	+ 5,364
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	18,904	33	1,836	+ 17,068
Low Birth Weight	9	18,598	13	4,861	+ 13,737
Diabetes Mellitus	10	15,214	5	13,910	+ 1,304
Birth Trauma	11	14,458	25	2,735	+ 11,723
Hypertension	12	13,517	4	16,415	- 2,898
Liver Disease	13	13,488	12	6,637	+ 6,851
Congenital Anomalies	14	10,566	14	4,844	+ 5,723
Kidney Disease	15	8,884	6	11,810	- 2,926
Maternal Conditions	16	8,372	52	285	+ 8,087
Lung Disease	17	7,839	7	11,409	- 3,569
Violence	18	7,809	27	2,535	+ 5,274
Suicide	19	5,054	16	4,334	+ 720
Other Injuries	20	4,829	17	4,048	+ 780
Pertussis	21	4,771	60	75	+ 4,696
Meningitis	22	4,336	46	642	+ 3,695
Asthma	23	4,215	22	3,360	+ 855
Malnutrition	24	3,939	56	157	+ 3,782
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	3,337	9	11,046	- 7,709
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,182	35	1,611	+ 1,572
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,013	32	2,092	+ 921
Prostate Cancer	28	2,867	21	3,583	- 716
Cervical Cancer	29	2,843	48	501	+ 2,342
Liver Cancer	30	2,457	20	3,714	- 1,258
Measles	31	2,310	68	2	+ 2,307
Breast Cancer	32	2,300	19	3,736	- 1,436
Falls	33	2,156	24	2,821	- 666
Syphilis	34	1,545	61	52	+ 1,493
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,523	37	1,246	+ 277
Drownings	36	1,505	40	930	+ 575
Fires	37	1,309	34	1,823	- 514
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,287	15	4,575	- 3,289
Stomach Cancer	39	1,275	10	9,822	- 8,547
Epilepsy	40	1,101	44	719	+ 382
Poisonings	41	1,022	43	816	+ 206
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,000	26	2,545	- 1,545
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	965	38	996	- 31
Drug Use	44	948	31	2,242	- 1,294
Lymphomas	45	884	23	2,882	- 1,997
Leukemia	46	833	18	3,966	- 3,133
Lung Cancers	47	778	11	6,784	- 6,006
Ovary Cancer	48	716	39	937	- 221
Alcohol	49	667	53	253	+ 414
Skin Disease	50	663	55	237	+ 425
Schistosomiasis	51	649	66	3	+ 646
Pancreas Cancer	52	607	29	2,418	- 1,812
Skin Cancers	53	522	47	518	+ 3
Oral Cancer	54	473	45	655	- 181
Tetanus	55	334	62	37	+ 298
Encephalitis	56	287	54	246	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	57	282	30	2,371	- 2,089
Appendicitis	58	268	57	155	+ 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	216	59	80	+ 136
Uterin Cancer	60	212	51	355	- 143
Bladder Cancer	61	211	36	1,410	- 1,199
Hepatitis B	62	210	49	425	- 215
Other Neoplasms	63	110	58	112	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	97	63	16	+ 82
Trypanosomiasis	65	97	79	0	+ 97
Multiple Sclerosis	66	55	50	405	- 350
Hepatitis C	67	36	69	1	+ 35
Diphtheria	68	27	70	1	+ 26
Ascariasis	69	15	67	3	+ 13
Chlamydia	70	15	65	4	+ 11
Otitis Media	71	9	71	0	+ 9
War	72	7	42	848	- 840
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	64	8	- 8
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.