MALTA VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	496	1	876	- 380
Stroke	2	195	2	291	- 96
Road Traffic Accidents	3	95	31	18	+ 77
Hypertension	4	87	20	33	+ 54
Diabetes Mellitus	5	74	6	163	- 89
Kidney Disease	6	63	11	79	- 16
Lung Disease	7	61	8	127	- 66
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	60	3	213	- 153
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	59	4	207	- 149
Stomach Cancer	10	52	15	50	+ 2
Lung Cancers	11	36	5	197	- 161
Liver Disease	12	35	24	23	+ 12
Low Birth Weight	13	26	35	11	+ 15
Congenital Anomalies	14	26	32	17	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	24	7	147	- 123
Suicide	16	23	22	27	- 4
Other Injuries	17	22	33	16	+ 5
Leukemia	18	21	21	28	- 7
Breast Cancer	19	20	10	85	- 65
Liver Cancer	20	20	18	34	- 14
Prostate Cancer	21	19	13	53	- 34
Asthma	22	18	36	8	+ 10
Lymphomas	23	15	12	53	- 38
Falls	24	15	14	52	- 37
Birth Trauma	25	15	44	3	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	26	14	16	50	- 36
Violence	27	13	40	4	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	28	13	41	4	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	29	13	9	90	- 78
Oesophagus Cancer	30	13	29	20	- 8
Drug Use	31	12	38	7	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	32	11	30	19	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	10	55	1	+ 9
Fires	34	10	62	0	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	35	9	27	22	- 13
Bladder Cancer	36	7	19	33	- 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	7	37	7	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	5	49	2	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	39	5	17	34	- 29
Drownings	40	5	48	2	+ 3
Tuberculosis	41	5	52	2	+ 3
War	42	5	54	1	+ 3
Poisonings	43	4	58	1	+ 4
Epilepsy	44	4	43	3	+ 0
Oral Cancer	45	3	23	25	- 22
Meningitis	46	3	56	1	+ 3
Skin Cancers	47	3	34	14	- 11
Cervical Cancer	48	3	39	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	49	2	61	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	50	2	45	3	- 1
Uterin Cancer	51	2	28	21	- 19
Maternal Conditions	52	2	64	0	+ 1
Alcohol	53	1	47	3	- 1
Encephalitis	54	1	65	0	+ 1
Skin Disease	55	1	25	23	- 22
Malnutrition	56	1	60	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	57	1	63	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	58	1	26	22	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	0	51	2	- 1
Pertussis	60	0	72	0	+ 0
Syphilis	61	0	81	0	+ 0
Tetanus	62	0	74	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	59	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	65	0	80	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	66	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	53	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	67	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	1	- 1
Anemia	82	0	46	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	50	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	42	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

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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.