IRAN VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,951	1	93,308	+ 4,643
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	71,736	9	11,046	+ 60,690
Stroke	3	34,134	2	36,730	- 2,595
Lung Cancers	4	32,581	11	6,784	+ 25,797
Lung Disease	5	31,248	7	11,409	+ 19,839
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,987	8	11,243	+ 8,743
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	17,832	15	4,575	+ 13,257
Prostate Cancer	8	14,772	21	3,583	+ 11,189
Breast Cancer	9	12,954	19	3,736	+ 9,218
Parkinson's Disease	10	12,862	26	2,545	+ 10,317
Other Injuries	11	12,143	17	4,048	+ 8,095
Pancreas Cancer	12	10,515	29	2,418	+ 8,097
Suicide	13	9,770	16	4,334	+ 5,436
Lymphomas	14	8,925	23	2,882	+ 6,044
Kidney Disease	15	8,071	6	11,810	- 3,739
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,201	5	13,910	- 6,709
Hypertension	17	5,878	4	16,415	- 10,537
Falls	18	5,751	24	2,821	+ 2,929
Oesophagus Cancer	19	5,469	30	2,371	+ 3,098
Liver Cancer	20	5,432	20	3,714	+ 1,717
Bladder Cancer	21	4,941	36	1,410	+ 3,532
Leukemia	22	4,588	18	3,966	+ 622
Stomach Cancer	23	4,263	10	9,822	- 5,559
Drug Use	24	4,080	31	2,242	+ 1,838
Ovary Cancer	25	3,990	39	937	+ 3,053
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,793	35	1,611	+ 2,182
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,785	32	2,092	+ 1,693
Alcohol	28	3,434	53	253	+ 3,181
Skin Cancers	29	3,153	47	518	+ 2,634
Other Neoplasms	30	2,362	58	112	+ 2,251
Liver Disease	31	2,297	12	6,637	- 4,340
Cervical Cancer	32	2,231	48	501	+ 1,730
Oral Cancer	33	2,074	45	655	+ 1,419
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,810	14	4,844	- 3,034
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,687	3	17,803	- 16,116
Uterin Cancer	36	1,678	51	355	+ 1,323
Epilepsy	37	1,316	44	719	+ 598
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,028	59	80	+ 947
Violence	39	973	27	2,535	- 1,562
Anemia	40	890	82	0	+ 890
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	790	37	1,246	- 456
Poisonings	42	784	43	816	- 32
Low Birth Weight	43	732	13	4,861	- 4,129
Multiple Sclerosis	44	670	50	405	+ 265
Skin Disease	45	640	55	237	+ 402
Birth Trauma	46	604	25	2,735	- 2,131
Osteoarthritis	47	503	84	0	+ 503
Asthma	48	404	22	3,360	- 2,956
Schizophrenia	49	354	81	0	+ 354
Meningitis	50	311	46	642	- 331
Upper Respiratory	51	269	63	16	+ 253
Hepatitis C	52	269	69	1	+ 267
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	258	85	0	+ 258
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	253	38	996	- 743
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	236	33	1,836	- 1,600
Drownings	56	221	40	930	- 709
Malnutrition	57	133	56	157	- 24
Fires	58	131	34	1,823	- 1,692
HIV/AIDS	59	113	28	2,521	- 2,407
Maternal Conditions	60	87	52	285	- 198
War	61	10	42	848	- 838
Pertussis	62	3	60	75	- 72
Hepatitis B	63	1	49	425	- 424
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	68	2	- 2
Tetanus	68	0	62	37	- 37
Ascariasis	69	0	67	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	8	- 8
Encephalitis	78	0	54	246	- 246
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	61	52	- 52
Chlamydia	81	0	65	4	- 4
Tuberculosis	82	0	41	882	- 882
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	57	155	- 155
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Iceland

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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.