NETHERLANDS VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,762	2	17,601	+ 1,161
Stroke	2	7,385	4	9,707	- 2,322
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,580	31	681	+ 2,899
Hypertension	4	3,301	29	818	+ 2,483
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,797	14	2,386	+ 411
Kidney Disease	6	2,375	12	2,530	- 155
Lung Disease	7	2,294	5	9,567	- 7,273
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,261	7	4,946	- 2,685
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,221	1	18,148	- 15,927
Stomach Cancer	10	1,975	22	1,361	+ 614
Lung Cancers	11	1,364	3	10,980	- 9,616
Liver Disease	12	1,335	28	936	+ 399
Low Birth Weight	13	977	45	167	+ 810
Congenital Anomalies	14	974	35	544	+ 430
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	920	6	5,829	- 4,909
Suicide	16	871	17	2,025	- 1,153
Other Injuries	17	814	19	1,648	- 834
Leukemia	18	797	20	1,578	- 781
Breast Cancer	19	751	9	3,535	- 2,784
Liver Cancer	20	747	24	1,163	- 416
Prostate Cancer	21	720	10	3,265	- 2,545
Asthma	22	676	46	165	+ 510
Lymphomas	23	579	13	2,511	- 1,932
Falls	24	567	8	4,131	- 3,563
Birth Trauma	25	550	52	74	+ 476
Parkinson's Disease	26	512	16	2,120	- 1,608
Violence	27	510	48	107	+ 402
HIV/AIDS	28	507	55	33	+ 474
Pancreas Cancer	29	486	11	2,995	- 2,509
Oesophagus Cancer	30	477	15	2,145	- 1,668
Drug Use	31	451	42	231	+ 220
Endocrine Disorders	32	421	26	1,055	- 634
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	369	33	584	- 215
Fires	34	366	53	49	+ 317
Inflammatory/Heart	35	324	23	1,201	- 877
Bladder Cancer	36	283	21	1,471	- 1,188
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	251	47	130	+ 120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	200	41	238	- 37
Ovary Cancer	39	188	25	1,067	- 878
Drownings	40	187	49	98	+ 89
Tuberculosis	41	177	56	29	+ 149
War	42	170	66	2	+ 169
Poisonings	43	164	61	17	+ 147
Epilepsy	44	144	38	289	- 145
Oral Cancer	45	132	30	768	- 636
Meningitis	46	129	51	78	+ 51
Skin Cancers	47	104	27	1,024	- 920
Cervical Cancer	48	101	39	266	- 165
Hepatitis B	49	85	62	14	+ 72
Multiple Sclerosis	50	81	37	295	- 213
Uterin Cancer	51	71	34	566	- 495
Maternal Conditions	52	57	65	8	+ 49
Alcohol	53	51	32	612	- 562
Encephalitis	54	49	68	1	+ 49
Skin Disease	55	48	36	295	- 248
Malnutrition	56	31	63	12	+ 19
Appendicitis	57	31	58	26	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	58	22	18	1,831	- 1,809
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	16	44	214	- 198
Pertussis	60	15	67	1	+ 14
Syphilis	61	10	69	1	+ 10
Tetanus	62	7	72	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	63	3	57	28	- 25
Leishmaniasis	64	2	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	65	1	78	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	66	1	74	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Measles	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	60	20	- 20
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	96	- 96
Anemia	82	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Iran

Netherlands

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.