IRAN VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	79,037	1	93,308	- 14,271
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	77,206	9	11,046	+ 66,160
Lung Disease	3	64,910	7	11,409	+ 53,501
Lung Cancers	4	55,064	11	6,784	+ 48,281
Stroke	5	54,193	2	36,730	+ 17,463
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	33,199	8	11,243	+ 21,955
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	31,767	15	4,575	+ 27,191
Prostate Cancer	8	21,899	21	3,583	+ 18,317
Breast Cancer	9	19,221	19	3,736	+ 15,484
Diabetes Mellitus	10	18,998	5	13,910	+ 5,088
Pancreas Cancer	11	16,216	29	2,418	+ 13,798
Kidney Disease	12	13,477	6	11,810	+ 1,666
Lymphomas	13	10,797	23	2,882	+ 7,916
Liver Disease	14	10,241	12	6,637	+ 3,604
Hypertension	15	9,507	4	16,415	- 6,908
Suicide	16	9,135	16	4,334	+ 4,801
Parkinson's Disease	17	8,879	26	2,545	+ 6,334
Alcohol	18	8,855	53	253	+ 8,602
Endocrine Disorders	19	8,502	32	2,092	+ 6,410
Leukemia	20	8,263	18	3,966	+ 4,297
Bladder Cancer	21	8,071	36	1,410	+ 6,661
Falls	22	8,001	24	2,821	+ 5,180
Stomach Cancer	23	7,163	10	9,822	- 2,658
Oesophagus Cancer	24	7,052	30	2,371	+ 4,681
Liver Cancer	25	6,872	20	3,714	+ 3,158
Skin Cancers	26	5,748	47	518	+ 5,230
Other Neoplasms	27	5,593	58	112	+ 5,481
Oral Cancer	28	5,485	45	655	+ 4,830
Ovary Cancer	29	5,432	39	937	+ 4,494
Other Injuries	30	5,137	17	4,048	+ 1,089
Inflammatory/Heart	31	4,209	35	1,611	+ 2,598
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,200	37	1,246	+ 1,953
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,159	3	17,803	- 14,644
Drug Use	34	2,912	31	2,242	+ 670
Uterin Cancer	35	2,303	51	355	+ 1,947
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,266	14	4,844	- 2,578
Cervical Cancer	37	2,260	48	501	+ 1,759
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,139	33	1,836	+ 303
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,953	50	405	+ 1,547
Epilepsy	40	1,850	44	719	+ 1,131
Low Birth Weight	41	1,723	13	4,861	- 3,137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,427	38	996	+ 431
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,250	59	80	+ 1,170
Asthma	44	1,218	22	3,360	- 2,142
Skin Disease	45	1,167	55	237	+ 930
Anemia	46	1,081	82	0	+ 1,081
Violence	47	932	27	2,535	- 1,603
Schizophrenia	48	840	81	0	+ 840
Fires	49	782	34	1,823	- 1,041
Drownings	50	551	40	930	- 380
Osteoarthritis	51	376	84	0	+ 376
Meningitis	52	369	46	642	- 272
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	363	85	0	+ 363
Appendicitis	54	340	57	155	+ 185
HIV/AIDS	55	334	28	2,521	- 2,187
Birth Trauma	56	314	25	2,735	- 2,421
Tuberculosis	57	229	41	882	- 653
Upper Respiratory	58	227	63	16	+ 211
Malnutrition	59	207	56	157	+ 51
Hepatitis C	60	127	69	1	+ 126
Hepatitis B	61	90	49	425	- 336
Poisonings	62	82	43	816	- 733
Oral conditions	63	61	86	0	+ 61
Maternal Conditions	64	33	52	285	- 252
Otitis Media	65	26	71	0	+ 26
War	66	9	42	848	- 839
Encephalitis	67	8	54	246	- 238
Tetanus	68	6	62	37	- 31
Chlamydia	69	5	65	4	+ 1
Syphilis	70	5	61	52	- 47
Measles	71	5	68	2	+ 2
Pertussis	72	0	60	75	- 75
Diphtheria	73	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	64	8	- 8
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Denmark

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.