MEXICO VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	138,019	1	116,238	+ 21,781
Stroke	2	54,330	4	39,790	+ 14,540
Road Traffic Accidents	3	26,333	10	16,303	+ 10,031
Hypertension	4	24,281	9	17,806	+ 6,475
Diabetes Mellitus	5	20,575	2	86,110	- 65,535
Kidney Disease	6	17,470	3	44,622	- 27,152
Lung Disease	7	16,876	7	29,123	- 12,248
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	16,631	8	24,816	- 8,185
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	16,339	30	3,447	+ 12,893
Stomach Cancer	10	14,528	19	6,939	+ 7,590
Lung Cancers	11	10,034	17	7,349	+ 2,685
Liver Disease	12	9,818	6	29,838	- 20,021
Low Birth Weight	13	7,190	18	7,163	+ 27
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,165	13	10,457	- 3,292
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	6,768	20	6,871	- 103
Suicide	16	6,411	22	6,772	- 361
Other Injuries	17	5,988	11	12,175	- 6,187
Leukemia	18	5,867	25	4,830	+ 1,037
Breast Cancer	19	5,526	16	7,380	- 1,853
Liver Cancer	20	5,494	21	6,817	- 1,323
Prostate Cancer	21	5,300	15	7,494	- 2,194
Asthma	22	4,970	47	1,342	+ 3,628
Lymphomas	23	4,263	24	4,961	- 699
Falls	24	4,173	35	2,628	+ 1,545
Birth Trauma	25	4,046	36	2,552	+ 1,494
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,765	43	1,567	+ 2,197
Violence	27	3,750	5	32,450	- 28,700
HIV/AIDS	28	3,728	28	4,128	- 399
Pancreas Cancer	29	3,577	27	4,510	- 933
Oesophagus Cancer	30	3,507	49	1,252	+ 2,256
Drug Use	31	3,317	44	1,470	+ 1,847
Endocrine Disorders	32	3,095	12	11,310	- 8,216
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,716	29	3,476	- 760
Fires	34	2,696	56	604	+ 2,092
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,383	41	1,866	+ 516
Bladder Cancer	36	2,085	48	1,272	+ 813
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,844	33	2,734	- 891
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,473	52	859	+ 614
Ovary Cancer	39	1,386	34	2,649	- 1,263
Drownings	40	1,376	42	1,799	- 422
Tuberculosis	41	1,305	38	1,943	- 638
War	42	1,254	66	112	+ 1,142
Poisonings	43	1,207	57	531	+ 676
Epilepsy	44	1,063	39	1,912	- 849
Oral Cancer	45	968	46	1,355	- 387
Meningitis	46	949	58	357	+ 592
Skin Cancers	47	767	40	1,909	- 1,142
Cervical Cancer	48	741	26	4,787	- 4,046
Hepatitis B	49	629	61	210	+ 419
Multiple Sclerosis	50	599	60	295	+ 304
Uterin Cancer	51	525	50	902	- 376
Maternal Conditions	52	421	54	750	- 328
Alcohol	53	374	32	2,945	- 2,571
Encephalitis	54	364	62	140	+ 224
Skin Disease	55	351	31	3,029	- 2,677
Malnutrition	56	232	14	7,552	- 7,320
Appendicitis	57	229	53	774	- 545
Other Neoplasms	58	165	23	6,204	- 6,039
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	119	45	1,415	- 1,297
Pertussis	60	111	70	21	+ 90
Syphilis	61	77	73	5	+ 72
Tetanus	62	54	71	10	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	63	23	64	127	- 103
Leishmaniasis	64	12	76	1	+ 11
Chlamydia	65	6	77	0	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	66	4	83	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	4	72	5	- 1
Measles	68	4	80	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	2	55	625	- 624
Diphtheria	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	29	- 29
Leprosy	72	0	75	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	67	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	2	- 2
Malaria	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	63	127	- 127
Anemia	82	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.