BRAZIL VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	232,303	1	165,788	+ 66,515
Stroke	2	91,444	2	123,207	- 31,763
Road Traffic Accidents	3	44,322	8	33,871	+ 10,452
Hypertension	4	40,868	11	28,822	+ 12,046
Diabetes Mellitus	5	34,630	5	59,608	- 24,977
Kidney Disease	6	29,404	7	37,690	- 8,287
Lung Disease	7	28,404	6	59,373	- 30,969
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	27,992	3	94,705	- 66,713
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	27,501	10	30,717	- 3,215
Stomach Cancer	10	24,453	17	17,992	+ 6,461
Lung Cancers	11	16,889	9	31,659	- 14,770
Liver Disease	12	16,524	13	21,422	- 4,898
Low Birth Weight	13	12,101	33	6,881	+ 5,220
Congenital Anomalies	14	12,059	23	12,317	- 258
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	11,391	12	23,161	- 11,770
Suicide	16	10,790	20	14,540	- 3,750
Other Injuries	17	10,078	21	13,807	- 3,728
Leukemia	18	9,874	30	8,531	+ 1,343
Breast Cancer	19	9,302	14	20,759	- 11,457
Liver Cancer	20	9,248	25	11,514	- 2,267
Prostate Cancer	21	8,920	15	19,001	- 10,081
Asthma	22	8,365	48	2,595	+ 5,771
Lymphomas	23	7,174	27	10,376	- 3,201
Falls	24	7,024	16	18,847	- 11,823
Birth Trauma	25	6,809	45	3,777	+ 3,033
Parkinson's Disease	26	6,336	41	4,770	+ 1,566
Violence	27	6,312	4	68,779	- 62,467
HIV/AIDS	28	6,275	22	12,558	- 6,283
Pancreas Cancer	29	6,021	24	11,999	- 5,978
Oesophagus Cancer	30	5,903	26	10,466	- 4,563
Drug Use	31	5,583	49	2,467	+ 3,116
Endocrine Disorders	32	5,209	19	16,927	- 11,718
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	4,571	35	5,659	- 1,088
Fires	34	4,538	58	1,028	+ 3,510
Inflammatory/Heart	35	4,010	18	17,508	- 13,498
Bladder Cancer	36	3,509	36	5,306	- 1,796
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,103	44	4,258	- 1,155
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	2,480	51	2,193	+ 287
Ovary Cancer	39	2,333	43	4,355	- 2,022
Drownings	40	2,316	39	4,937	- 2,621
Tuberculosis	41	2,196	40	4,895	- 2,700
War	42	2,110	56	1,090	+ 1,020
Poisonings	43	2,031	66	317	+ 1,714
Epilepsy	44	1,789	46	3,263	- 1,474
Oral Cancer	45	1,630	28	9,951	- 8,322
Meningitis	46	1,597	54	1,359	+ 239
Skin Cancers	47	1,291	38	5,032	- 3,741
Cervical Cancer	48	1,247	29	9,511	- 8,264
Hepatitis B	49	1,058	59	775	+ 283
Multiple Sclerosis	50	1,009	64	356	+ 653
Uterin Cancer	51	884	47	2,780	- 1,896
Maternal Conditions	52	709	53	1,507	- 797
Alcohol	53	629	32	7,121	- 6,491
Encephalitis	54	612	72	65	+ 548
Skin Disease	55	591	31	7,179	- 6,588
Malnutrition	56	390	34	6,695	- 6,306
Appendicitis	57	386	57	1,067	- 682
Other Neoplasms	58	278	42	4,665	- 4,387
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	200	61	596	- 397
Pertussis	60	187	75	30	+ 157
Syphilis	61	130	68	223	- 93
Tetanus	62	91	71	88	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	39	67	260	- 221
Leishmaniasis	64	20	63	432	- 413
Chlamydia	65	9	80	5	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	66	7	62	593	- 586
Ascariasis	67	7	78	7	- 1
Measles	68	6	81	4	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	3	52	1,955	- 1,952
Diphtheria	70	2	79	7	- 4
Otitis Media	71	0	70	94	- 93
Leprosy	72	0	69	173	- 173
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	76	14	- 14
Hookworm Disease	75	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	10	- 10
Malaria	77	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	78	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	661	- 661
Anemia	82	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.