ETHIOPIA VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	125,151	4	36,530	+ 88,621
Stroke	2	49,264	3	39,362	+ 9,903
Road Traffic Accidents	3	23,878	5	31,564	- 7,686
Hypertension	4	22,017	12	13,470	+ 8,547
Diabetes Mellitus	5	18,657	10	16,258	+ 2,399
Kidney Disease	6	15,841	13	12,103	+ 3,738
Lung Disease	7	15,302	15	11,870	+ 3,432
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	15,080	1	59,931	- 44,850
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	14,816	21	8,258	+ 6,559
Stomach Cancer	10	13,174	47	1,519	+ 11,655
Lung Cancers	11	9,099	38	2,202	+ 6,897
Liver Disease	12	8,902	8	27,270	- 18,368
Low Birth Weight	13	6,519	7	28,020	- 21,501
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,497	11	15,638	- 9,141
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	6,137	31	3,755	+ 2,382
Suicide	16	5,813	25	6,030	- 217
Other Injuries	17	5,430	16	11,735	- 6,305
Leukemia	18	5,320	30	4,222	+ 1,097
Breast Cancer	19	5,011	20	8,485	- 3,474
Liver Cancer	20	4,982	42	1,730	+ 3,252
Prostate Cancer	21	4,806	50	1,244	+ 3,561
Asthma	22	4,507	29	4,484	+ 23
Lymphomas	23	3,865	33	3,590	+ 275
Falls	24	3,784	28	4,510	- 726
Birth Trauma	25	3,669	6	31,107	- 27,438
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,414	46	1,578	+ 1,836
Violence	27	3,400	22	8,076	- 4,676
HIV/AIDS	28	3,381	17	11,471	- 8,091
Pancreas Cancer	29	3,244	61	488	+ 2,756
Oesophagus Cancer	30	3,180	40	1,839	+ 1,341
Drug Use	31	3,008	60	513	+ 2,495
Endocrine Disorders	32	2,806	45	1,623	+ 1,183
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,463	2	44,361	- 41,898
Fires	34	2,445	34	3,255	- 810
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,161	39	2,168	- 8
Bladder Cancer	36	1,891	51	1,080	+ 811
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,672	41	1,758	- 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,336	49	1,339	- 3
Ovary Cancer	39	1,257	36	2,424	- 1,167
Drownings	40	1,248	35	3,133	- 1,885
Tuberculosis	41	1,183	9	21,455	- 20,272
War	42	1,137	64	281	+ 856
Poisonings	43	1,094	32	3,668	- 2,574
Epilepsy	44	964	44	1,625	- 661
Oral Cancer	45	878	48	1,477	- 599
Meningitis	46	861	14	12,019	- 11,159
Skin Cancers	47	695	52	1,006	- 311
Cervical Cancer	48	672	27	5,019	- 4,347
Hepatitis B	49	570	56	742	- 171
Multiple Sclerosis	50	543	70	61	+ 482
Uterin Cancer	51	476	62	421	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	52	382	18	8,887	- 8,504
Alcohol	53	339	55	750	- 411
Encephalitis	54	330	63	386	- 56
Skin Disease	55	318	53	904	- 586
Malnutrition	56	210	19	8,643	- 8,433
Appendicitis	57	208	58	677	- 470
Other Neoplasms	58	150	66	148	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	108	65	221	- 113
Pertussis	60	101	23	6,896	- 6,795
Syphilis	61	70	43	1,699	- 1,629
Tetanus	62	49	37	2,203	- 2,153
Upper Respiratory	63	21	57	709	- 688
Leishmaniasis	64	11	59	579	- 568
Chlamydia	65	5	72	21	- 16
Schistosomiasis	66	4	54	839	- 836
Ascariasis	67	4	68	130	- 126
Measles	68	3	24	6,324	- 6,321
Hepatitis C	69	2	69	115	- 113
Diphtheria	70	1	67	146	- 145
Otitis Media	71	0	71	39	- 39
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	20	- 20
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Chagas disease	78	0	78	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	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.