MALAYSIA VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,489	1	36,729	- 240
Stroke	2	14,364	3	21,592	- 7,228
Road Traffic Accidents	3	6,962	4	7,181	- 219
Hypertension	4	6,419	38	649	+ 5,770
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,440	9	4,107	+ 1,333
Kidney Disease	6	4,619	6	6,629	- 2,011
Lung Disease	7	4,462	5	6,633	- 2,171
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,397	2	23,477	- 19,081
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,320	10	3,996	+ 324
Stomach Cancer	10	3,841	21	1,441	+ 2,399
Lung Cancers	11	2,653	8	4,319	- 1,666
Liver Disease	12	2,596	7	5,125	- 2,530
Low Birth Weight	13	1,901	29	1,020	+ 880
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,894	24	1,403	+ 491
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	1,789	11	3,832	- 2,043
Suicide	16	1,695	19	1,823	- 128
Other Injuries	17	1,583	14	2,222	- 639
Leukemia	18	1,551	23	1,412	+ 139
Breast Cancer	19	1,461	12	3,071	- 1,610
Liver Cancer	20	1,453	16	1,984	- 531
Prostate Cancer	21	1,401	33	903	+ 498
Asthma	22	1,314	30	1,013	+ 301
Lymphomas	23	1,127	25	1,321	- 194
Falls	24	1,103	18	1,855	- 752
Birth Trauma	25	1,070	42	359	+ 711
Parkinson's Disease	26	995	28	1,106	- 111
Violence	27	991	34	869	+ 123
HIV/AIDS	28	986	13	2,679	- 1,693
Pancreas Cancer	29	946	32	994	- 48
Oesophagus Cancer	30	927	41	435	+ 493
Drug Use	31	877	45	322	+ 555
Endocrine Disorders	32	818	37	809	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	718	20	1,773	- 1,055
Fires	34	713	44	336	+ 377
Inflammatory/Heart	35	630	27	1,214	- 584
Bladder Cancer	36	551	39	467	+ 84
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	487	22	1,424	- 937
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	390	51	246	+ 143
Ovary Cancer	39	367	35	827	- 461
Drownings	40	364	36	820	- 456
Tuberculosis	41	345	26	1,227	- 882
War	42	331	63	11	+ 321
Poisonings	43	319	53	211	+ 108
Epilepsy	44	281	52	226	+ 55
Oral Cancer	45	256	17	1,865	- 1,609
Meningitis	46	251	46	301	- 50
Skin Cancers	47	203	50	247	- 45
Cervical Cancer	48	196	31	1,010	- 814
Hepatitis B	49	166	54	206	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	50	158	59	30	+ 128
Uterin Cancer	51	139	43	352	- 213
Maternal Conditions	52	111	56	167	- 55
Alcohol	53	99	55	181	- 82
Encephalitis	54	96	40	452	- 356
Skin Disease	55	93	15	2,066	- 1,973
Malnutrition	56	61	49	249	- 188
Appendicitis	57	61	58	71	- 11
Other Neoplasms	58	44	48	265	- 221
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	31	60	27	+ 4
Pertussis	60	29	57	80	- 51
Syphilis	61	20	62	19	+ 1
Tetanus	62	14	61	21	- 7
Upper Respiratory	63	6	65	5	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	64	3	77	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	65	1	68	2	- 0
Schistosomiasis	66	1	75	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	67	2	- 1
Measles	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	0	64	6	- 5
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	47	280	- 280
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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 MALAYSIA

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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.