IRAN VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	122,462	1	93,308	+ 29,154
Stroke	2	64,414	2	36,730	+ 27,684
Road Traffic Accidents	3	56,688	3	17,803	+ 38,885
Diabetes Mellitus	4	22,572	5	13,910	+ 8,662
Liver Disease	5	21,903	12	6,637	+ 15,266
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	18,423	8	11,243	+ 7,180
Kidney Disease	7	17,331	6	11,810	+ 5,520
HIV/AIDS	8	15,780	28	2,521	+ 13,259
Violence	9	15,663	27	2,535	+ 13,127
Hypertension	10	15,478	4	16,415	- 937
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	14,773	9	11,046	+ 3,726
Prostate Cancer	12	13,521	21	3,583	+ 9,938
Low Birth Weight	13	12,522	13	4,861	+ 7,662
Breast Cancer	14	11,932	19	3,736	+ 8,196
Lung Disease	15	11,116	7	11,409	- 293
Lung Cancers	16	10,163	11	6,784	+ 3,379
Congenital Anomalies	17	8,484	14	4,844	+ 3,641
Birth Trauma	18	7,475	25	2,735	+ 4,740
Other Injuries	19	7,274	17	4,048	+ 3,226
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	6,954	15	4,575	+ 2,378
Liver Cancer	21	5,427	20	3,714	+ 1,712
Endocrine Disorders	22	4,923	32	2,092	+ 2,830
Cervical Cancer	23	4,579	48	501	+ 4,078
Stomach Cancer	24	4,474	10	9,822	- 5,348
Suicide	25	4,328	16	4,334	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	4,121	33	1,836	+ 2,285
Pancreas Cancer	27	3,724	29	2,418	+ 1,306
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,647	26	2,545	+ 1,102
Asthma	29	3,603	22	3,360	+ 243
Falls	30	3,555	24	2,821	+ 733
Oral Cancer	31	3,545	45	655	+ 2,891
Leukemia	32	3,340	18	3,966	- 626
Lymphomas	33	3,058	23	2,882	+ 176
Malnutrition	34	3,036	56	157	+ 2,880
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,546	35	1,611	+ 935
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,410	37	1,246	+ 1,164
Drownings	37	2,025	40	930	+ 1,095
Tuberculosis	38	1,978	41	882	+ 1,096
Maternal Conditions	39	1,655	52	285	+ 1,370
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,638	30	2,371	- 733
Skin Cancers	41	1,407	47	518	+ 888
Epilepsy	42	1,294	44	719	+ 575
Drug Use	43	1,275	31	2,242	- 967
Fires	44	1,137	34	1,823	- 685
Meningitis	45	1,093	46	642	+ 451
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,003	38	996	+ 7
Pertussis	47	985	60	75	+ 910
Alcohol	48	984	53	253	+ 731
Bladder Cancer	49	755	36	1,410	- 655
Ovary Cancer	50	726	39	937	- 212
Syphilis	51	575	61	52	+ 522
Appendicitis	52	545	57	155	+ 390
Skin Disease	53	407	55	237	+ 170
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	395	59	80	+ 315
Poisonings	55	382	43	816	- 434
Encephalitis	56	363	54	246	+ 117
Uterin Cancer	57	352	51	355	- 3
Other Neoplasms	58	289	58	112	+ 177
Schistosomiasis	59	179	66	3	+ 176
Hepatitis C	60	140	69	1	+ 138
Tetanus	61	140	62	37	+ 103
Multiple Sclerosis	62	107	50	405	- 298
Hepatitis B	63	88	49	425	- 337
Dengue	64	38	74	0	+ 38
Malaria	65	33	77	0	+ 33
Chlamydia	66	13	65	4	+ 9
War	67	10	42	848	- 838
Upper Respiratory	68	8	63	16	- 8
Diphtheria	69	6	70	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	5	67	3	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	64	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Dominican Rep.

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.