IRAN VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	45,652	8	11,243	+ 34,409
Stroke	2	35,723	2	36,730	- 1,007
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	31,935	33	1,836	+ 30,098
Coronary Heart Disease	4	30,007	1	93,308	- 63,301
Road Traffic Accidents	5	18,477	3	17,803	+ 674
Liver Disease	6	16,924	12	6,637	+ 10,287
Diabetes Mellitus	7	13,158	5	13,910	- 751
Hypertension	8	12,897	4	16,415	- 3,518
Lung Disease	9	9,221	7	11,409	- 2,188
Malnutrition	10	9,191	56	157	+ 9,034
Birth Trauma	11	8,587	25	2,735	+ 5,852
Kidney Disease	12	8,049	6	11,810	- 3,762
Maternal Conditions	13	7,573	52	285	+ 7,288
Tuberculosis	14	7,572	41	882	+ 6,690
Other Injuries	15	7,524	17	4,048	+ 3,475
Low Birth Weight	16	7,399	13	4,861	+ 2,539
Malaria	17	6,088	77	0	+ 6,088
Congenital Anomalies	18	6,019	14	4,844	+ 1,176
Meningitis	19	5,635	46	642	+ 4,993
Violence	20	5,353	27	2,535	+ 2,818
Suicide	21	5,318	16	4,334	+ 984
Asthma	22	4,543	22	3,360	+ 1,183
Breast Cancer	23	4,339	19	3,736	+ 603
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	4,316	9	11,046	- 6,731
HIV/AIDS	25	4,285	28	2,521	+ 1,764
Falls	26	2,342	24	2,821	- 479
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,049	37	1,246	+ 802
Lymphomas	28	2,045	23	2,882	- 837
Leukemia	29	2,007	18	3,966	- 1,959
Cervical Cancer	30	1,846	48	501	+ 1,345
Fires	31	1,837	34	1,823	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,712	35	1,611	+ 101
Drownings	33	1,640	40	930	+ 709
Poisonings	34	1,591	43	816	+ 775
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,575	15	4,575	- 3,000
Pertussis	36	1,248	60	75	+ 1,173
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,181	26	2,545	- 1,364
Epilepsy	38	1,135	44	719	+ 417
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,129	30	2,371	- 1,242
Ovary Cancer	40	1,107	39	937	+ 170
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,069	38	996	+ 73
Schistosomiasis	42	1,014	66	3	+ 1,011
Endocrine Disorders	43	993	32	2,092	- 1,099
Oral Cancer	44	989	45	655	+ 335
Liver Cancer	45	964	20	3,714	- 2,750
Lung Cancers	46	859	11	6,784	- 5,924
Prostate Cancer	47	754	21	3,583	- 2,829
Stomach Cancer	48	673	10	9,822	- 9,149
Alcohol	49	634	53	253	+ 381
Skin Disease	50	622	55	237	+ 385
Bladder Cancer	51	585	36	1,410	- 825
Tetanus	52	522	62	37	+ 486
Drug Use	53	504	31	2,242	- 1,738
Syphilis	54	485	61	52	+ 433
Appendicitis	55	437	57	155	+ 282
Skin Cancers	56	415	47	518	- 103
Hepatitis B	57	384	49	425	- 41
Pancreas Cancer	58	272	29	2,418	- 2,146
Leishmaniasis	59	265	64	8	+ 257
Upper Respiratory	60	249	63	16	+ 233
Uterin Cancer	61	244	51	355	- 111
Encephalitis	62	217	54	246	- 29
Measles	63	176	68	2	+ 174
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	166	59	80	+ 86
Hepatitis C	65	89	69	1	+ 88
Other Neoplasms	66	85	58	112	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	67	53	50	405	- 352
Ascariasis	68	25	67	3	+ 23
Otitis Media	69	24	71	0	+ 24
Chlamydia	70	14	65	4	+ 11
War	71	6	42	848	- 842
Diphtheria	72	5	70	1	+ 4
Dengue	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
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
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

Eritrea

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.