BULGARIA VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,160	1	36,513	- 29,353
Stroke	2	2,819	2	21,347	- 18,529
Road Traffic Accidents	3	1,366	17	647	+ 719
Hypertension	4	1,260	3	5,916	- 4,656
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,067	11	1,344	- 277
Kidney Disease	6	906	7	1,855	- 948
Lung Disease	7	875	4	3,993	- 3,118
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	863	9	1,396	- 533
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	848	33	147	+ 700
Stomach Cancer	10	754	12	1,175	- 421
Lung Cancers	11	521	5	3,288	- 2,767
Liver Disease	12	509	8	1,804	- 1,295
Low Birth Weight	13	373	37	116	+ 256
Congenital Anomalies	14	372	32	160	+ 212
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	351	6	2,591	- 2,240
Suicide	16	333	15	681	- 348
Other Injuries	17	311	21	437	- 127
Leukemia	18	304	20	460	- 155
Breast Cancer	19	287	10	1,358	- 1,071
Liver Cancer	20	285	16	664	- 379
Prostate Cancer	21	275	14	1,016	- 741
Asthma	22	258	50	28	+ 230
Lymphomas	23	221	19	499	- 278
Falls	24	217	26	381	- 165
Birth Trauma	25	210	47	40	+ 170
Parkinson's Disease	26	195	29	284	- 88
Violence	27	195	41	84	+ 110
HIV/AIDS	28	193	54	20	+ 174
Pancreas Cancer	29	186	13	1,063	- 877
Oesophagus Cancer	30	182	31	195	- 13
Drug Use	31	172	42	76	+ 96
Endocrine Disorders	32	161	34	146	+ 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	141	51	27	+ 114
Fires	34	140	36	124	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	35	124	24	409	- 286
Bladder Cancer	36	108	18	637	- 529
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	96	30	276	- 181
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	76	43	56	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	39	72	23	420	- 348
Drownings	40	71	35	129	- 58
Tuberculosis	41	68	38	104	- 36
War	42	65	64	3	+ 62
Poisonings	43	63	48	38	+ 25
Epilepsy	44	55	39	93	- 38
Oral Cancer	45	50	25	408	- 357
Meningitis	46	49	49	31	+ 18
Skin Cancers	47	40	28	328	- 289
Cervical Cancer	48	38	22	422	- 384
Hepatitis B	49	33	53	22	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	50	31	45	52	- 21
Uterin Cancer	51	27	27	369	- 342
Maternal Conditions	52	22	59	6	+ 16
Alcohol	53	19	46	44	- 25
Encephalitis	54	19	63	3	+ 16
Skin Disease	55	18	44	53	- 35
Malnutrition	56	12	67	1	+ 11
Appendicitis	57	12	57	7	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	58	9	40	93	- 85
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	6	60	5	+ 1
Pertussis	60	6	72	0	+ 6
Syphilis	61	4	66	2	+ 2
Tetanus	62	3	69	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	1	61	4	- 3
Leishmaniasis	64	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	65	0	84	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	66	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	70	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	56	10	- 10
Diphtheria	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	68	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	15	- 15
Anemia	82	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	62	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

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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.