CHINA VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,494,882	2	1,771,525	- 276,643
Stroke	2	588,446	1	2,043,210	- 1,454,764
Road Traffic Accidents	3	285,218	8	250,272	+ 34,946
Hypertension	4	262,987	7	301,183	- 38,196
Diabetes Mellitus	5	222,848	14	161,672	+ 61,176
Kidney Disease	6	189,215	11	192,302	- 3,088
Lung Disease	7	182,779	3	968,607	- 785,827
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	180,130	12	183,342	- 3,212
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	176,973	6	304,455	- 127,482
Stomach Cancer	10	157,355	5	398,439	- 241,084
Lung Cancers	11	108,679	4	714,311	- 605,632
Liver Disease	12	106,334	15	145,603	- 39,269
Low Birth Weight	13	77,870	40	21,631	+ 56,239
Congenital Anomalies	14	77,599	31	36,613	+ 40,986
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	73,302	9	248,388	- 175,086
Suicide	16	69,433	17	116,324	- 46,891
Other Injuries	17	64,855	25	54,087	+ 10,768
Leukemia	18	63,541	22	58,145	+ 5,397
Breast Cancer	19	59,856	19	92,757	- 32,901
Liver Cancer	20	59,509	13	180,952	- 121,443
Prostate Cancer	21	57,401	28	51,056	+ 6,344
Asthma	22	53,830	39	23,147	+ 30,683
Lymphomas	23	46,167	23	57,838	- 11,671
Falls	24	45,200	16	138,878	- 93,677
Birth Trauma	25	43,819	43	17,644	+ 26,175
Parkinson's Disease	26	40,774	20	70,699	- 29,925
Violence	27	40,617	47	11,115	+ 29,502
HIV/AIDS	28	40,383	34	28,746	+ 11,637
Pancreas Cancer	29	38,744	18	111,537	- 72,793
Oesophagus Cancer	30	37,986	10	242,891	- 204,905
Drug Use	31	35,925	38	24,214	+ 11,712
Endocrine Disorders	32	33,518	37	25,613	+ 7,905
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	29,416	50	8,719	+ 20,698
Fires	34	29,201	48	10,498	+ 18,703
Inflammatory/Heart	35	25,807	33	29,954	- 4,147
Bladder Cancer	36	22,584	29	37,873	- 15,289
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	19,968	30	37,723	- 17,755
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	15,957	21	65,350	- 49,393
Ovary Cancer	39	15,015	35	28,078	- 13,063
Drownings	40	14,906	26	52,807	- 37,901
Tuberculosis	41	14,129	32	34,802	- 20,673
War	42	13,579	61	900	+ 12,679
Poisonings	43	13,069	36	25,762	- 12,693
Epilepsy	44	11,513	46	11,365	+ 148
Oral Cancer	45	10,486	24	54,695	- 44,209
Meningitis	46	10,278	51	5,704	+ 4,575
Skin Cancers	47	8,307	41	19,669	- 11,363
Cervical Cancer	48	8,025	27	51,650	- 43,625
Hepatitis B	49	6,811	56	2,757	+ 4,054
Multiple Sclerosis	50	6,491	59	1,734	+ 4,757
Uterin Cancer	51	5,690	45	11,751	- 6,061
Maternal Conditions	52	4,565	54	3,596	+ 969
Alcohol	53	4,051	42	19,071	- 15,021
Encephalitis	54	3,941	55	2,796	+ 1,145
Skin Disease	55	3,804	52	5,222	- 1,419
Malnutrition	56	2,507	44	12,995	- 10,487
Appendicitis	57	2,481	60	1,468	+ 1,014
Other Neoplasms	58	1,787	53	4,374	- 2,587
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	1,284	49	10,108	- 8,824
Pertussis	60	1,205	64	484	+ 721
Syphilis	61	835	58	1,824	- 989
Tetanus	62	586	63	491	+ 95
Upper Respiratory	63	252	57	2,663	- 2,411
Leishmaniasis	64	127	78	0	+ 127
Chlamydia	65	61	67	55	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	66	45	65	400	- 355
Ascariasis	67	44	68	34	+ 10
Measles	68	39	62	558	- 518
Hepatitis C	69	19	66	86	- 67
Diphtheria	70	15	71	11	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	2	69	15	- 14
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	70	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Iran

China

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.