PAKISTAN VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	266,414	1	240,720	+ 25,694
Stroke	2	104,871	2	141,432	- 36,561
Road Traffic Accidents	3	50,831	12	28,170	+ 22,660
Hypertension	4	46,869	16	22,917	+ 23,951
Diabetes Mellitus	5	39,715	7	63,852	- 24,137
Kidney Disease	6	33,721	9	56,796	- 23,075
Lung Disease	7	32,574	5	86,968	- 54,393
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	32,102	6	83,483	- 51,381
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	31,540	22	15,216	+ 16,324
Stomach Cancer	10	28,043	43	4,044	+ 23,999
Lung Cancers	11	19,369	26	9,688	+ 9,681
Liver Disease	12	18,951	10	54,835	- 35,884
Low Birth Weight	13	13,878	4	93,373	- 79,495
Congenital Anomalies	14	13,829	14	26,320	- 12,490
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	13,064	38	5,279	+ 7,785
Suicide	16	12,374	18	19,331	- 6,957
Other Injuries	17	11,558	13	27,010	- 15,451
Leukemia	18	11,324	39	5,254	+ 6,070
Breast Cancer	19	10,667	20	18,009	- 7,342
Liver Cancer	20	10,606	41	4,427	+ 6,179
Prostate Cancer	21	10,230	45	3,559	+ 6,670
Asthma	22	9,593	17	20,750	- 11,157
Lymphomas	23	8,228	31	7,020	+ 1,208
Falls	24	8,056	28	8,642	- 587
Birth Trauma	25	7,809	8	59,559	- 51,749
Parkinson's Disease	26	7,267	35	6,145	+ 1,122
Violence	27	7,239	23	12,925	- 5,686
HIV/AIDS	28	7,197	32	6,797	+ 400
Pancreas Cancer	29	6,905	60	1,069	+ 5,835
Oesophagus Cancer	30	6,770	29	7,866	- 1,096
Drug Use	31	6,403	61	829	+ 5,574
Endocrine Disorders	32	5,973	25	11,439	- 5,466
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	5,243	3	104,383	- 99,140
Fires	34	5,204	42	4,305	+ 899
Inflammatory/Heart	35	4,599	52	2,318	+ 2,282
Bladder Cancer	36	4,025	48	2,727	+ 1,298
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,559	36	5,450	- 1,892
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	2,844	15	26,017	- 23,173
Ovary Cancer	39	2,676	46	3,533	- 857
Drownings	40	2,657	37	5,376	- 2,720
Tuberculosis	41	2,518	11	42,103	- 39,585
War	42	2,420	62	597	+ 1,823
Poisonings	43	2,329	47	3,364	- 1,035
Epilepsy	44	2,052	40	4,873	- 2,821
Oral Cancer	45	1,869	21	17,181	- 15,312
Meningitis	46	1,832	19	18,025	- 16,194
Skin Cancers	47	1,480	54	1,539	- 59
Cervical Cancer	48	1,430	44	4,009	- 2,579
Hepatitis B	49	1,214	53	2,267	- 1,053
Multiple Sclerosis	50	1,157	65	411	+ 745
Uterin Cancer	51	1,014	59	1,191	- 177
Maternal Conditions	52	814	24	12,392	- 11,579
Alcohol	53	722	50	2,520	- 1,798
Encephalitis	54	702	33	6,651	- 5,949
Skin Disease	55	678	67	132	+ 546
Malnutrition	56	447	27	8,852	- 8,405
Appendicitis	57	442	51	2,472	- 2,030
Other Neoplasms	58	319	64	412	- 93
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	229	56	1,388	- 1,159
Pertussis	60	215	34	6,358	- 6,143
Syphilis	61	149	57	1,289	- 1,140
Tetanus	62	104	30	7,541	- 7,437
Upper Respiratory	63	45	66	288	- 244
Leishmaniasis	64	23	72	4	+ 18
Chlamydia	65	11	70	44	- 33
Schistosomiasis	66	8	74	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	67	8	68	75	- 67
Measles	68	7	49	2,579	- 2,572
Hepatitis C	69	3	58	1,227	- 1,224
Diphtheria	70	3	69	68	- 65
Otitis Media	71	0	71	28	- 28
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	55	1,429	- 1,429
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	587	- 587
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	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 PAKISTAN

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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.