JAPAN VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	130,061	1	163,905	- 33,844
Stroke	2	51,197	2	121,823	- 70,625
Road Traffic Accidents	3	24,815	31	4,566	+ 20,249
Hypertension	4	22,881	28	6,673	+ 16,208
Diabetes Mellitus	5	19,389	29	5,433	+ 13,956
Kidney Disease	6	16,463	9	44,779	- 28,316
Lung Disease	7	15,903	5	78,169	- 62,267
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	15,672	3	107,899	- 92,226
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	15,397	7	56,937	- 41,540
Stomach Cancer	10	13,691	8	50,433	- 36,742
Lung Cancers	11	9,456	4	79,688	- 70,233
Liver Disease	12	9,252	17	14,195	- 4,944
Low Birth Weight	13	6,775	55	202	+ 6,573
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,751	40	2,473	+ 4,279
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	6,378	6	57,340	- 50,963
Suicide	16	6,041	13	19,466	- 13,425
Other Injuries	17	5,643	12	22,068	- 16,425
Leukemia	18	5,528	24	9,607	- 4,078
Breast Cancer	19	5,208	15	15,805	- 10,597
Liver Cancer	20	5,178	11	29,384	- 24,207
Prostate Cancer	21	4,994	19	13,515	- 8,521
Asthma	22	4,683	42	1,922	+ 2,761
Lymphomas	23	4,017	14	19,273	- 15,256
Falls	24	3,933	23	9,736	- 5,803
Birth Trauma	25	3,812	61	104	+ 3,708
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,548	18	14,007	- 10,460
Violence	27	3,534	53	266	+ 3,268
HIV/AIDS	28	3,513	63	48	+ 3,466
Pancreas Cancer	29	3,371	10	37,027	- 33,656
Oesophagus Cancer	30	3,305	20	12,316	- 9,011
Drug Use	31	3,126	50	732	+ 2,394
Endocrine Disorders	32	2,916	21	11,486	- 8,570
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,559	37	2,731	- 172
Fires	34	2,541	48	1,007	+ 1,534
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,245	27	8,232	- 5,987
Bladder Cancer	36	1,965	22	9,936	- 7,972
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,737	35	2,922	- 1,184
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,388	39	2,555	- 1,167
Ovary Cancer	39	1,306	30	5,061	- 3,755
Drownings	40	1,297	25	8,409	- 7,112
Tuberculosis	41	1,229	34	3,459	- 2,229
War	42	1,181	66	15	+ 1,167
Poisonings	43	1,137	54	255	+ 883
Epilepsy	44	1,002	45	1,558	- 557
Oral Cancer	45	912	26	8,333	- 7,421
Meningitis	46	894	52	308	+ 586
Skin Cancers	47	723	44	1,843	- 1,120
Cervical Cancer	48	698	32	3,799	- 3,101
Hepatitis B	49	593	46	1,423	- 830
Multiple Sclerosis	50	565	59	108	+ 457
Uterin Cancer	51	495	33	3,461	- 2,966
Maternal Conditions	52	397	64	39	+ 359
Alcohol	53	352	51	576	- 223
Encephalitis	54	343	69	5	+ 338
Skin Disease	55	331	36	2,806	- 2,475
Malnutrition	56	218	43	1,910	- 1,692
Appendicitis	57	216	58	126	+ 90
Other Neoplasms	58	155	16	15,120	- 14,964
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	112	38	2,618	- 2,506
Pertussis	60	105	71	1	+ 103
Syphilis	61	73	65	16	+ 57
Tetanus	62	51	67	9	+ 42
Upper Respiratory	63	22	57	159	- 137
Leishmaniasis	64	11	77	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	65	5	80	0	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	66	4	72	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	4	82	0	+ 4
Measles	68	3	75	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	2	41	2,220	- 2,218
Diphtheria	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	82	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.