NIGERIA VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	249,928	7	61,374	+ 188,555
Stroke	2	98,382	8	57,744	+ 40,638
Road Traffic Accidents	3	47,685	12	41,693	+ 5,992
Hypertension	4	43,969	24	10,692	+ 33,277
Diabetes Mellitus	5	37,258	18	22,497	+ 14,761
Kidney Disease	6	31,635	20	18,189	+ 13,446
Lung Disease	7	30,559	22	12,569	+ 17,990
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	30,116	1	207,281	- 177,165
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	29,588	31	6,786	+ 22,802
Stomach Cancer	10	26,308	50	2,129	+ 24,179
Lung Cancers	11	18,170	57	1,295	+ 16,875
Liver Disease	12	17,778	13	38,326	- 20,548
Low Birth Weight	13	13,019	6	95,959	- 82,940
Congenital Anomalies	14	12,974	9	49,696	- 36,723
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	12,255	43	4,152	+ 8,103
Suicide	16	11,608	30	7,019	+ 4,590
Other Injuries	17	10,843	17	22,696	- 11,853
Leukemia	18	10,623	47	2,257	+ 8,367
Breast Cancer	19	10,007	23	11,884	- 1,877
Liver Cancer	20	9,949	39	5,289	+ 4,660
Prostate Cancer	21	9,597	35	5,914	+ 3,682
Asthma	22	9,000	27	8,192	+ 808
Lymphomas	23	7,719	40	5,202	+ 2,517
Falls	24	7,557	28	7,528	+ 29
Birth Trauma	25	7,326	5	100,186	- 92,860
Parkinson's Disease	26	6,817	46	2,473	+ 4,344
Violence	27	6,791	19	18,407	- 11,617
HIV/AIDS	28	6,752	10	44,124	- 37,372
Pancreas Cancer	29	6,478	51	1,975	+ 4,503
Oesophagus Cancer	30	6,351	64	560	+ 5,791
Drug Use	31	6,006	34	6,273	- 267
Endocrine Disorders	32	5,604	21	15,799	- 10,195
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	4,918	2	144,724	- 139,806
Fires	34	4,882	29	7,132	- 2,249
Inflammatory/Heart	35	4,315	42	4,826	- 512
Bladder Cancer	36	3,776	63	670	+ 3,106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,338	37	5,846	- 2,507
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	2,668	52	1,946	+ 722
Ovary Cancer	39	2,510	49	2,133	+ 378
Drownings	40	2,492	32	6,584	- 4,092
Tuberculosis	41	2,362	3	127,335	- 124,973
War	42	2,270	45	3,245	- 974
Poisonings	43	2,185	33	6,570	- 4,385
Epilepsy	44	1,925	41	5,001	- 3,076
Oral Cancer	45	1,753	48	2,238	- 485
Meningitis	46	1,718	11	43,651	- 41,933
Skin Cancers	47	1,389	53	1,933	- 544
Cervical Cancer	48	1,342	25	10,574	- 9,232
Hepatitis B	49	1,139	55	1,488	- 350
Multiple Sclerosis	50	1,085	68	179	+ 906
Uterin Cancer	51	951	62	679	+ 272
Maternal Conditions	52	763	15	23,540	- 22,777
Alcohol	53	677	58	1,031	- 354
Encephalitis	54	659	59	937	- 278
Skin Disease	55	636	56	1,468	- 832
Malnutrition	56	419	36	5,896	- 5,477
Appendicitis	57	415	60	760	- 345
Other Neoplasms	58	299	66	290	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	215	69	165	+ 50
Pertussis	60	201	16	23,282	- 23,081
Syphilis	61	140	38	5,449	- 5,310
Tetanus	62	98	26	8,355	- 8,257
Upper Respiratory	63	42	67	259	- 217
Leishmaniasis	64	21	70	23	- 2
Chlamydia	65	10	71	14	- 3
Schistosomiasis	66	8	54	1,508	- 1,500
Ascariasis	67	7	61	685	- 678
Measles	68	7	14	29,439	- 29,432
Hepatitis C	69	3	65	304	- 301
Diphtheria	70	3	44	3,800	- 3,797
Otitis Media	71	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Iran

Nigeria

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.