IRAN VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	177,957	1	93,308	+ 84,649
Stroke	2	86,446	2	36,730	+ 49,716
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	69,027	8	11,243	+ 57,784
Lung Cancers	4	48,238	11	6,784	+ 41,454
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	47,082	9	11,046	+ 36,036
Lung Disease	6	44,268	7	11,409	+ 32,859
Hypertension	7	27,959	4	16,415	+ 11,544
Prostate Cancer	8	27,124	21	3,583	+ 23,541
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	23,838	15	4,575	+ 19,263
Falls	10	22,647	24	2,821	+ 19,826
Liver Disease	11	15,100	12	6,637	+ 8,463
Other Injuries	12	15,067	17	4,048	+ 11,019
Diabetes Mellitus	13	14,436	5	13,910	+ 526
Kidney Disease	14	13,703	6	11,810	+ 1,892
Breast Cancer	15	13,483	19	3,736	+ 9,747
Suicide	16	13,200	16	4,334	+ 8,866
Inflammatory/Heart	17	9,321	35	1,611	+ 7,710
Lymphomas	18	8,781	23	2,882	+ 5,899
Road Traffic Accidents	19	8,120	3	17,803	- 9,682
Stomach Cancer	20	7,986	10	9,822	- 1,836
Pancreas Cancer	21	7,292	29	2,418	+ 4,874
Oesophagus Cancer	22	7,087	30	2,371	+ 4,716
Oral Cancer	23	7,063	45	655	+ 6,409
Liver Cancer	24	6,571	20	3,714	+ 2,857
Other Neoplasms	25	6,194	58	112	+ 6,083
Bladder Cancer	26	5,917	36	1,410	+ 4,508
Parkinson's Disease	27	5,567	26	2,545	+ 3,022
Alcohol	28	5,443	53	253	+ 5,191
Cervical Cancer	29	5,366	48	501	+ 4,865
Leukemia	30	5,105	18	3,966	+ 1,139
Uterin Cancer	31	4,853	51	355	+ 4,498
Violence	32	4,704	27	2,535	+ 2,169
Skin Cancers	33	4,143	47	518	+ 3,624
HIV/AIDS	34	3,800	28	2,521	+ 1,279
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,383	37	1,246	+ 2,137
Endocrine Disorders	36	3,324	32	2,092	+ 1,232
Congenital Anomalies	37	2,964	14	4,844	- 1,879
Osteoarthritis	38	2,630	84	0	+ 2,630
Ovary Cancer	39	2,603	39	937	+ 1,665
Asthma	40	2,428	22	3,360	- 932
Skin Disease	41	2,081	55	237	+ 1,844
Drownings	42	1,859	40	930	+ 929
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,662	33	1,836	- 174
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,304	38	996	+ 308
Hepatitis C	45	904	69	1	+ 902
Epilepsy	46	873	44	719	+ 154
Appendicitis	47	837	57	155	+ 683
Low Birth Weight	48	792	13	4,861	- 4,068
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	698	59	80	+ 618
Meningitis	50	666	46	642	+ 25
Drug Use	51	659	31	2,242	- 1,583
Anemia	52	622	82	0	+ 622
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	608	85	0	+ 608
Schizophrenia	54	548	81	0	+ 548
Malnutrition	55	512	56	157	+ 356
Hepatitis B	56	477	49	425	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	57	447	50	405	+ 42
Fires	58	443	34	1,823	- 1,379
Birth Trauma	59	392	25	2,735	- 2,343
Tuberculosis	60	361	41	882	- 521
Maternal Conditions	61	350	52	285	+ 65
Poisonings	62	139	43	816	- 677
Otitis Media	63	87	71	0	+ 87
Oral conditions	64	50	86	0	+ 50
Upper Respiratory	65	46	63	16	+ 30
Encephalitis	66	46	54	246	- 200
Leprosy	67	15	72	0	+ 15
War	68	10	42	848	- 838
Syphilis	69	6	61	52	- 46
Ascariasis	70	6	67	3	+ 3
Tetanus	71	5	62	37	- 31
Iodine Deficiency	72	3	76	0	+ 3
Pertussis	73	0	60	75	- 75
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	68	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	66	3	- 3
Malaria	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	64	8	- 8
Chlamydia	84	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Cuba

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.