IRAN VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	44,682	8	11,243	+ 33,439
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	33,074	33	1,836	+ 31,238
Stroke	3	29,347	2	36,730	- 7,383
Coronary Heart Disease	4	27,235	1	93,308	- 66,073
Road Traffic Accidents	5	23,533	3	17,803	+ 5,730
Birth Trauma	6	23,192	25	2,735	+ 20,457
Low Birth Weight	7	20,891	13	4,861	+ 16,031
Liver Disease	8	20,332	12	6,637	+ 13,695
Tuberculosis	9	15,996	41	882	+ 15,114
Diabetes Mellitus	10	12,121	5	13,910	- 1,789
Congenital Anomalies	11	11,659	14	4,844	+ 6,815
Hypertension	12	10,043	4	16,415	- 6,372
Kidney Disease	13	9,024	6	11,810	- 2,787
Meningitis	14	8,961	46	642	+ 8,319
Lung Disease	15	8,850	7	11,409	- 2,559
Other Injuries	16	8,749	17	4,048	+ 4,701
HIV/AIDS	17	8,553	28	2,521	+ 6,032
Maternal Conditions	18	6,626	52	285	+ 6,341
Malnutrition	19	6,444	56	157	+ 6,287
Breast Cancer	20	6,326	19	3,736	+ 2,590
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	6,157	9	11,046	- 4,890
Violence	22	6,021	27	2,535	+ 3,486
Pertussis	23	5,141	60	75	+ 5,066
Measles	24	4,715	68	2	+ 4,713
Suicide	25	4,496	16	4,334	+ 162
Malaria	26	4,195	77	0	+ 4,195
Cervical Cancer	27	3,742	48	501	+ 3,241
Falls	28	3,363	24	2,821	+ 541
Asthma	29	3,343	22	3,360	- 17
Leukemia	30	3,148	18	3,966	- 818
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,799	15	4,575	- 1,776
Poisonings	32	2,735	43	816	+ 1,919
Lymphomas	33	2,676	23	2,882	- 205
Fires	34	2,427	34	1,823	+ 604
Drownings	35	2,336	40	930	+ 1,405
Ovary Cancer	36	1,807	39	937	+ 870
Tetanus	37	1,642	62	37	+ 1,606
Lung Cancers	38	1,642	11	6,784	- 5,142
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,617	35	1,611	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,371	30	2,371	- 1,000
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,311	37	1,246	+ 64
Liver Cancer	42	1,290	20	3,714	- 2,425
Syphilis	43	1,267	61	52	+ 1,215
Epilepsy	44	1,212	44	719	+ 493
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,210	32	2,092	- 882
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,176	26	2,545	- 1,369
Stomach Cancer	47	1,132	10	9,822	- 8,690
Oral Cancer	48	1,101	45	655	+ 446
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	998	38	996	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	50	928	21	3,583	- 2,655
Bladder Cancer	51	805	36	1,410	- 605
Skin Cancers	52	750	47	518	+ 232
Skin Disease	53	674	55	237	+ 437
Schistosomiasis	54	626	66	3	+ 623
Alcohol	55	559	53	253	+ 306
Hepatitis B	56	553	49	425	+ 128
Upper Respiratory	57	529	63	16	+ 513
Appendicitis	58	505	57	155	+ 350
Leishmaniasis	59	431	64	8	+ 423
Drug Use	60	382	31	2,242	- 1,860
Pancreas Cancer	61	364	29	2,418	- 2,055
Uterin Cancer	62	314	51	355	- 41
Encephalitis	63	288	54	246	+ 42
War	64	209	42	848	- 638
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	164	59	80	+ 84
Other Neoplasms	66	110	58	112	- 1
Diphtheria	67	109	70	1	+ 108
Ascariasis	68	97	67	3	+ 94
Hepatitis C	69	85	69	1	+ 84
Multiple Sclerosis	70	46	50	405	- 360
Otitis Media	71	29	71	0	+ 29
Chlamydia	72	16	65	4	+ 12
Dengue	73	15	74	0	+ 15
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Ethiopia

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.