IRAN VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	56,329	8	11,243	+ 45,085
Tuberculosis	2	33,515	41	882	+ 32,633
Measles	3	32,362	68	2	+ 32,360
Malaria	4	32,024	77	0	+ 32,024
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	31,633	33	1,836	+ 29,796
Stroke	6	28,029	2	36,730	- 8,701
Coronary Heart Disease	7	26,587	1	93,308	- 66,721
Low Birth Weight	8	26,552	13	4,861	+ 21,692
Birth Trauma	9	25,332	25	2,735	+ 22,597
Road Traffic Accidents	10	23,173	3	17,803	+ 5,371
Congenital Anomalies	11	12,451	14	4,844	+ 7,607
Hypertension	12	12,057	4	16,415	- 4,358
Liver Disease	13	11,523	12	6,637	+ 4,885
Lung Disease	14	10,360	7	11,409	- 1,049
HIV/AIDS	15	10,176	28	2,521	+ 7,655
Diabetes Mellitus	16	9,882	5	13,910	- 4,028
Meningitis	17	8,860	46	642	+ 8,218
Violence	18	8,517	27	2,535	+ 5,982
Maternal Conditions	19	8,052	52	285	+ 7,767
Kidney Disease	20	6,952	6	11,810	- 4,859
Malnutrition	21	6,824	56	157	+ 6,668
Other Injuries	22	6,335	17	4,048	+ 2,287
Pertussis	23	6,067	60	75	+ 5,992
Asthma	24	5,923	22	3,360	+ 2,563
Endocrine Disorders	25	5,652	32	2,092	+ 3,560
Suicide	26	4,451	16	4,334	+ 118
Cervical Cancer	27	3,694	48	501	+ 3,193
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	3,483	9	11,046	- 7,563
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,098	35	1,611	+ 1,487
Prostate Cancer	30	3,024	21	3,583	- 559
Liver Cancer	31	2,941	20	3,714	- 774
Syphilis	32	2,873	61	52	+ 2,821
Falls	33	2,668	24	2,821	- 154
Drownings	34	2,645	40	930	+ 1,715
Breast Cancer	35	2,616	19	3,736	- 1,120
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	2,272	15	4,575	- 2,303
Stomach Cancer	37	1,975	10	9,822	- 7,846
Lymphomas	38	1,579	23	2,882	- 1,303
Fires	39	1,537	34	1,823	- 285
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,473	37	1,246	+ 226
Leukemia	41	1,433	18	3,966	- 2,533
Poisonings	42	1,324	43	816	+ 508
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,323	38	996	+ 327
Epilepsy	44	1,322	44	719	+ 604
War	45	1,270	42	848	+ 422
Tetanus	46	893	62	37	+ 856
Lung Cancers	47	887	11	6,784	- 5,897
Schistosomiasis	48	820	66	3	+ 817
Parkinson's Disease	49	792	26	2,545	- 1,753
Pancreas Cancer	50	779	29	2,418	- 1,640
Oral Cancer	51	768	45	655	+ 114
Leishmaniasis	52	665	64	8	+ 657
Oesophagus Cancer	53	605	30	2,371	- 1,766
Skin Disease	54	598	55	237	+ 361
Skin Cancers	55	586	47	518	+ 68
Appendicitis	56	539	57	155	+ 384
Encephalitis	57	521	54	246	+ 275
Ovary Cancer	58	502	39	937	- 435
Drug Use	59	489	31	2,242	- 1,753
Alcohol	60	486	53	253	+ 233
Hepatitis B	61	349	49	425	- 76
Upper Respiratory	62	283	63	16	+ 268
Uterin Cancer	63	270	51	355	- 86
Trypanosomiasis	64	266	79	0	+ 266
Bladder Cancer	65	207	36	1,410	- 1,203
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	166	59	80	+ 86
Other Neoplasms	67	67	58	112	- 44
Ascariasis	68	61	67	3	+ 58
Hepatitis C	69	53	69	1	+ 51
Diphtheria	70	36	70	1	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	71	34	50	405	- 372
Otitis Media	72	29	71	0	+ 29
Chlamydia	73	11	65	4	+ 7
Dengue	74	1	74	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

DR Congo

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.