FRANCE VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,181	1	63,181	+ 9,000
Stroke	2	28,414	3	36,354	- 7,941
Road Traffic Accidents	3	13,772	31	3,339	+ 10,433
Hypertension	4	12,699	23	7,109	+ 5,589
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,760	12	10,912	- 151
Kidney Disease	6	9,136	11	11,477	- 2,340
Lung Disease	7	8,826	7	18,232	- 9,406
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,698	6	19,771	- 11,073
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	8,545	2	53,157	- 44,612
Stomach Cancer	10	7,598	26	5,530	+ 2,068
Lung Cancers	11	5,248	4	35,657	- 30,410
Liver Disease	12	5,134	22	7,382	- 2,248
Low Birth Weight	13	3,760	47	651	+ 3,109
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,747	35	2,012	+ 1,735
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	3,539	5	21,854	- 18,314
Suicide	16	3,353	16	8,961	- 5,608
Other Injuries	17	3,132	9	15,119	- 11,988
Leukemia	18	3,068	21	7,457	- 4,389
Breast Cancer	19	2,890	8	15,536	- 12,645
Liver Cancer	20	2,873	15	9,573	- 6,700
Prostate Cancer	21	2,772	13	10,873	- 8,101
Asthma	22	2,599	42	1,039	+ 1,560
Lymphomas	23	2,229	14	10,067	- 7,838
Falls	24	2,183	18	8,284	- 6,102
Birth Trauma	25	2,116	55	309	+ 1,807
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,969	20	7,570	- 5,601
Violence	27	1,961	49	538	+ 1,424
HIV/AIDS	28	1,950	54	362	+ 1,588
Pancreas Cancer	29	1,871	10	12,360	- 10,489
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,834	28	4,673	- 2,839
Drug Use	31	1,735	36	1,881	- 146
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,618	19	8,086	- 6,468
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,420	38	1,807	- 387
Fires	34	1,410	53	403	+ 1,007
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,246	25	6,065	- 4,819
Bladder Cancer	36	1,090	24	6,566	- 5,475
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	964	43	986	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	771	41	1,384	- 614
Ovary Cancer	39	725	30	3,964	- 3,239
Drownings	40	720	45	868	- 148
Tuberculosis	41	682	50	435	+ 247
War	42	656	67	7	+ 649
Poisonings	43	631	57	228	+ 403
Epilepsy	44	556	37	1,865	- 1,309
Oral Cancer	45	506	27	4,676	- 4,170
Meningitis	46	496	58	163	+ 333
Skin Cancers	47	401	32	3,256	- 2,855
Cervical Cancer	48	387	40	1,574	- 1,186
Hepatitis B	49	329	59	135	+ 194
Multiple Sclerosis	50	313	46	752	- 439
Uterin Cancer	51	275	34	2,721	- 2,446
Maternal Conditions	52	220	64	52	+ 169
Alcohol	53	196	33	3,189	- 2,993
Encephalitis	54	190	66	8	+ 182
Skin Disease	55	184	39	1,598	- 1,414
Malnutrition	56	121	29	4,212	- 4,090
Appendicitis	57	120	61	90	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	58	86	17	8,771	- 8,684
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	62	51	426	- 364
Pertussis	60	58	69	3	+ 55
Syphilis	61	40	68	4	+ 36
Tetanus	62	28	70	2	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	63	12	63	54	- 42
Leishmaniasis	64	6	73	1	+ 5
Chlamydia	65	3	78	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	66	2	71	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	2	79	0	+ 2
Measles	68	2	77	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	1	52	416	- 415
Diphtheria	70	1	75	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	72	0	72	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	48	647	- 647
Anemia	82	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	245	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	62	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	60	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.