IRAN VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	178,482	1	93,308	+ 85,174
Stroke	2	118,942	2	36,730	+ 82,212
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	69,978	8	11,243	+ 58,735
Lung Cancers	4	62,147	11	6,784	+ 55,364
Lung Disease	5	46,691	7	11,409	+ 35,283
Kidney Disease	6	40,205	6	11,810	+ 28,395
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	33,286	9	11,046	+ 22,240
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	27,575	15	4,575	+ 22,999
Hypertension	9	24,691	4	16,415	+ 8,276
Parkinson's Disease	10	22,355	26	2,545	+ 19,810
Breast Cancer	11	21,294	19	3,736	+ 17,558
Prostate Cancer	12	17,094	21	3,583	+ 13,511
Pancreas Cancer	13	16,089	29	2,418	+ 13,671
Liver Cancer	14	13,227	20	3,714	+ 9,513
Bladder Cancer	15	13,102	36	1,410	+ 11,692
Stomach Cancer	16	12,973	10	9,822	+ 3,151
Other Injuries	17	12,279	17	4,048	+ 8,231
Leukemia	18	11,440	18	3,966	+ 7,473
Lymphomas	19	10,717	23	2,882	+ 7,835
Diabetes Mellitus	20	10,692	5	13,910	- 3,217
Falls	21	10,519	24	2,821	+ 7,698
Road Traffic Accidents	22	7,353	3	17,803	- 10,450
Liver Disease	23	6,838	12	6,637	+ 200
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,125	35	1,611	+ 4,514
Other Neoplasms	25	5,733	58	112	+ 5,621
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	5,159	37	1,246	+ 3,913
Ovary Cancer	27	4,708	39	937	+ 3,771
Suicide	28	4,500	16	4,334	+ 167
Endocrine Disorders	29	4,444	32	2,092	+ 2,352
Oral Cancer	30	3,719	45	655	+ 3,065
Skin Cancers	31	3,702	47	518	+ 3,184
Drownings	32	3,678	40	930	+ 2,748
Uterin Cancer	33	3,147	51	355	+ 2,792
Epilepsy	34	2,105	44	719	+ 1,386
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,075	30	2,371	- 296
Cervical Cancer	36	2,056	48	501	+ 1,555
Drug Use	37	1,633	31	2,242	- 610
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,471	14	4,844	- 3,373
Fires	39	1,237	34	1,823	- 586
Multiple Sclerosis	40	1,142	50	405	+ 737
Low Birth Weight	41	1,075	13	4,861	- 3,786
Violence	42	878	27	2,535	- 1,657
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	845	38	996	- 151
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	802	33	1,836	- 1,034
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	564	59	80	+ 484
Tuberculosis	46	562	41	882	- 320
Skin Disease	47	475	55	237	+ 238
Hepatitis B	48	472	49	425	+ 47
Alcohol	49	426	53	253	+ 173
HIV/AIDS	50	399	28	2,521	- 2,122
Anemia	51	396	82	0	+ 396
Hepatitis C	52	325	69	1	+ 324
Meningitis	53	281	46	642	- 360
Schizophrenia	54	232	81	0	+ 232
Asthma	55	232	22	3,360	- 3,128
Poisonings	56	164	43	816	- 652
Birth Trauma	57	142	25	2,735	- 2,593
Appendicitis	58	80	57	155	- 75
Upper Respiratory	59	67	63	16	+ 51
Leishmaniasis	60	31	64	8	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	61	18	52	285	- 266
Tetanus	62	15	62	37	- 22
Oral conditions	63	14	86	0	+ 14
War	64	9	42	848	- 838
Syphilis	65	9	61	52	- 43
Malnutrition	66	7	56	157	- 149
Encephalitis	67	5	54	246	- 241
Measles	68	2	68	2	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	60	75	- 75
Diphtheria	70	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	67	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	65	4	- 4
Leprosy	81	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	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.