BHUTAN VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	934	1	702	+ 231
Stroke	2	368	3	360	+ 7
Road Traffic Accidents	3	178	10	123	+ 55
Hypertension	4	164	16	77	+ 88
Diabetes Mellitus	5	139	7	164	- 25
Kidney Disease	6	118	8	149	- 30
Lung Disease	7	114	2	524	- 410
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	113	4	177	- 65
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	111	13	105	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	10	98	11	118	- 20
Lung Cancers	11	68	21	44	+ 24
Liver Disease	12	66	6	166	- 99
Low Birth Weight	13	49	14	79	- 31
Congenital Anomalies	14	48	20	50	- 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	46	31	24	+ 22
Suicide	16	43	26	35	+ 8
Other Injuries	17	41	24	43	- 2
Leukemia	18	40	34	19	+ 21
Breast Cancer	19	37	43	8	+ 29
Liver Cancer	20	37	27	35	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	21	36	55	3	+ 32
Asthma	22	34	15	78	- 44
Lymphomas	23	29	52	5	+ 24
Falls	24	28	12	111	- 83
Birth Trauma	25	27	19	51	- 24
Parkinson's Disease	26	25	28	31	- 6
Violence	27	25	35	18	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	28	25	18	58	- 33
Pancreas Cancer	29	24	33	20	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	30	24	22	44	- 20
Drug Use	31	22	47	7	+ 16
Endocrine Disorders	32	21	39	11	+ 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	18	5	169	- 151
Fires	34	18	44	8	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	35	16	45	8	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	36	14	48	6	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	12	25	39	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	10	17	68	- 58
Ovary Cancer	39	9	37	14	- 5
Drownings	40	9	32	20	- 11
Tuberculosis	41	9	9	138	- 129
War	42	8	68	0	+ 8
Poisonings	43	8	59	2	+ 6
Epilepsy	44	7	38	14	- 7
Oral Cancer	45	7	23	43	- 36
Meningitis	46	6	36	17	- 11
Skin Cancers	47	5	41	9	- 4
Cervical Cancer	48	5	29	30	- 25
Hepatitis B	49	4	53	4	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	50	4	62	1	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	51	4	71	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	52	3	42	9	- 6
Alcohol	53	3	49	6	- 3
Encephalitis	54	2	30	28	- 26
Skin Disease	55	2	46	7	- 5
Malnutrition	56	2	54	3	- 2
Appendicitis	57	2	51	5	- 3
Other Neoplasms	58	1	57	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	1	50	5	- 5
Pertussis	60	1	63	1	- 0
Syphilis	61	1	40	11	- 10
Tetanus	62	0	60	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	0	61	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	64	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	65	0	67	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	58	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	69	0	64	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	56	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	86	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	75	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.