IRAN VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	154,516	1	93,308	+ 61,208
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	53,764	9	11,046	+ 42,718
Stroke	3	52,320	2	36,730	+ 15,590
Lung Cancers	4	48,922	11	6,784	+ 42,139
Lung Disease	5	44,968	7	11,409	+ 33,560
Hypertension	6	28,155	4	16,415	+ 11,740
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	27,346	15	4,575	+ 22,771
Kidney Disease	8	23,926	6	11,810	+ 12,115
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	21,763	8	11,243	+ 10,520
Breast Cancer	10	19,798	19	3,736	+ 16,062
Pancreas Cancer	11	18,883	29	2,418	+ 16,465
Prostate Cancer	12	17,324	21	3,583	+ 13,741
Diabetes Mellitus	13	16,349	5	13,910	+ 2,439
Falls	14	16,103	24	2,821	+ 13,281
Liver Disease	15	15,965	12	6,637	+ 9,328
Parkinson's Disease	16	13,233	26	2,545	+ 10,688
Lymphomas	17	12,870	23	2,882	+ 9,989
Endocrine Disorders	18	11,219	32	2,092	+ 9,127
Suicide	19	10,806	16	4,334	+ 6,472
Stomach Cancer	20	10,148	10	9,822	+ 326
Inflammatory/Heart	21	9,342	35	1,611	+ 7,731
Leukemia	22	9,180	18	3,966	+ 5,214
Other Injuries	23	8,667	17	4,048	+ 4,619
Other Neoplasms	24	8,575	58	112	+ 8,463
Liver Cancer	25	8,466	20	3,714	+ 4,752
Alcohol	26	6,575	53	253	+ 6,322
Oesophagus Cancer	27	6,528	30	2,371	+ 4,157
Bladder Cancer	28	6,507	36	1,410	+ 5,097
Oral Cancer	29	6,329	45	655	+ 5,674
Ovary Cancer	30	5,456	39	937	+ 4,519
Skin Cancers	31	4,261	47	518	+ 3,743
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	4,024	33	1,836	+ 2,188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	3,799	38	996	+ 2,803
Road Traffic Accidents	34	3,320	3	17,803	- 14,483
Epilepsy	35	3,248	44	719	+ 2,529
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,408	14	4,844	- 2,436
Uterin Cancer	37	2,344	51	355	+ 1,989
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,276	37	1,246	+ 1,030
Cervical Cancer	39	2,239	48	501	+ 1,739
Drug Use	40	2,028	31	2,242	- 214
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,650	50	405	+ 1,245
Skin Disease	42	1,621	55	237	+ 1,384
Anemia	43	1,044	82	0	+ 1,044
Asthma	44	971	22	3,360	- 2,389
Low Birth Weight	45	809	13	4,861	- 4,051
Violence	46	808	27	2,535	- 1,727
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	570	59	80	+ 490
Hepatitis C	48	533	69	1	+ 531
Drownings	49	482	40	930	- 449
Malnutrition	50	473	56	157	+ 316
Schizophrenia	51	410	81	0	+ 410
Osteoarthritis	52	382	84	0	+ 382
Fires	53	377	34	1,823	- 1,446
HIV/AIDS	54	363	28	2,521	- 2,158
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	306	85	0	+ 306
Tuberculosis	56	295	41	882	- 587
Birth Trauma	57	251	25	2,735	- 2,484
Poisonings	58	227	43	816	- 588
Hepatitis B	59	191	49	425	- 234
Meningitis	60	176	46	642	- 466
Upper Respiratory	61	145	63	16	+ 130
Appendicitis	62	135	57	155	- 19
Oral conditions	63	65	86	0	+ 65
Maternal Conditions	64	40	52	285	- 245
Otitis Media	65	17	71	0	+ 17
War	66	11	42	848	- 837
Encephalitis	67	8	54	246	- 238
Syphilis	68	6	61	52	- 46
Pertussis	69	3	60	75	- 73
Measles	70	2	68	2	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	72	1	64	8	- 7
Schistosomiasis	73	1	66	3	- 2
Chagas disease	74	1	78	0	+ 1
Tetanus	75	1	62	37	- 36
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

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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.