POLAND VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,904	1	117,700	- 76,796
Stroke	2	16,101	2	32,693	- 16,592
Road Traffic Accidents	3	7,804	22	3,555	+ 4,250
Hypertension	4	7,196	15	4,937	+ 2,259
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,098	8	8,947	- 2,850
Kidney Disease	6	5,177	20	4,065	+ 1,112
Lung Disease	7	5,001	6	13,677	- 8,675
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,929	4	19,998	- 15,070
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,842	21	3,701	+ 1,141
Stomach Cancer	10	4,306	12	5,910	- 1,605
Lung Cancers	11	2,974	3	25,781	- 22,807
Liver Disease	12	2,910	10	7,912	- 5,003
Low Birth Weight	13	2,131	42	579	+ 1,552
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,123	36	916	+ 1,207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,006	5	14,610	- 12,605
Suicide	16	1,900	18	4,282	- 2,382
Other Injuries	17	1,775	28	2,527	- 752
Leukemia	18	1,739	24	3,456	- 1,717
Breast Cancer	19	1,638	9	7,967	- 6,329
Liver Cancer	20	1,628	29	2,290	- 662
Prostate Cancer	21	1,571	11	6,489	- 4,918
Asthma	22	1,473	43	540	+ 933
Lymphomas	23	1,263	19	4,141	- 2,878
Falls	24	1,237	16	4,712	- 3,475
Birth Trauma	25	1,199	57	52	+ 1,147
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,116	34	1,500	- 385
Violence	27	1,111	49	294	+ 817
HIV/AIDS	28	1,105	54	115	+ 990
Pancreas Cancer	29	1,060	13	5,430	- 4,369
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,039	33	1,803	- 763
Drug Use	31	983	48	321	+ 662
Endocrine Disorders	32	917	38	831	+ 86
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	805	37	839	- 34
Fires	34	799	45	474	+ 325
Inflammatory/Heart	35	706	23	3,495	- 2,789
Bladder Cancer	36	618	17	4,700	- 4,082
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	546	26	3,091	- 2,545
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	437	40	612	- 175
Ovary Cancer	39	411	27	2,929	- 2,518
Drownings	40	408	39	636	- 229
Tuberculosis	41	387	41	597	- 210
War	42	372	66	4	+ 368
Poisonings	43	358	51	205	+ 153
Epilepsy	44	315	35	1,145	- 830
Oral Cancer	45	287	25	3,377	- 3,090
Meningitis	46	281	53	171	+ 111
Skin Cancers	47	227	31	2,155	- 1,927
Cervical Cancer	48	220	32	1,907	- 1,687
Hepatitis B	49	186	56	52	+ 134
Multiple Sclerosis	50	178	44	502	- 325
Uterin Cancer	51	156	30	2,163	- 2,007
Maternal Conditions	52	125	63	10	+ 115
Alcohol	53	111	14	5,238	- 5,127
Encephalitis	54	108	64	6	+ 101
Skin Disease	55	104	46	469	- 365
Malnutrition	56	69	50	291	- 222
Appendicitis	57	68	55	69	- 1
Other Neoplasms	58	49	7	9,256	- 9,207
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	35	47	369	- 334
Pertussis	60	33	71	0	+ 33
Syphilis	61	23	69	0	+ 22
Tetanus	62	16	67	2	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	63	7	60	19	- 12
Leishmaniasis	64	3	75	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	65	2	73	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	66	1	76	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Measles	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	52	188	- 188
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	30	- 30
Anemia	82	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.