RUSSIA VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	148,661	1	562,711	- 414,050
Stroke	2	58,519	2	327,199	- 268,680
Road Traffic Accidents	3	28,364	19	17,507	+ 10,857
Hypertension	4	26,153	17	18,348	+ 7,806
Diabetes Mellitus	5	22,161	18	18,345	+ 3,817
Kidney Disease	6	18,817	22	11,581	+ 7,236
Lung Disease	7	18,177	9	36,600	- 18,424
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	17,913	10	32,404	- 14,491
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	17,599	5	48,522	- 30,922
Stomach Cancer	10	15,648	11	29,386	- 13,737
Lung Cancers	11	10,808	3	54,361	- 43,553
Liver Disease	12	10,575	6	45,463	- 34,888
Low Birth Weight	13	7,744	44	2,153	+ 5,591
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,717	41	4,201	+ 3,516
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	7,290	7	42,633	- 35,343
Suicide	16	6,905	8	36,625	- 29,720
Other Injuries	17	6,450	14	22,517	- 16,067
Leukemia	18	6,319	31	8,238	- 1,919
Breast Cancer	19	5,952	13	23,242	- 17,289
Liver Cancer	20	5,918	24	11,165	- 5,247
Prostate Cancer	21	5,708	20	14,107	- 8,399
Asthma	22	5,353	46	1,764	+ 3,589
Lymphomas	23	4,591	29	8,919	- 4,328
Falls	24	4,495	21	11,705	- 7,210
Birth Trauma	25	4,358	53	714	+ 3,644
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,055	26	9,371	- 5,316
Violence	27	4,039	23	11,450	- 7,411
HIV/AIDS	28	4,016	15	21,262	- 17,246
Pancreas Cancer	29	3,853	16	20,282	- 16,429
Oesophagus Cancer	30	3,778	33	7,431	- 3,654
Drug Use	31	3,573	27	9,113	- 5,540
Endocrine Disorders	32	3,333	45	2,004	+ 1,330
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,925	55	403	+ 2,522
Fires	34	2,904	37	6,387	- 3,483
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,566	4	54,060	- 51,494
Bladder Cancer	36	2,246	38	6,307	- 4,061
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,986	28	8,938	- 6,952
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,587	42	2,770	- 1,183
Ovary Cancer	39	1,493	32	8,123	- 6,629
Drownings	40	1,482	36	6,629	- 5,146
Tuberculosis	41	1,405	30	8,422	- 7,017
War	42	1,350	59	123	+ 1,228
Poisonings	43	1,300	40	5,565	- 4,265
Epilepsy	44	1,145	52	718	+ 427
Oral Cancer	45	1,043	25	10,880	- 9,837
Meningitis	46	1,022	48	1,037	- 15
Skin Cancers	47	826	39	5,612	- 4,786
Cervical Cancer	48	798	34	7,423	- 6,625
Hepatitis B	49	677	60	43	+ 634
Multiple Sclerosis	50	646	49	827	- 181
Uterin Cancer	51	566	35	6,867	- 6,301
Maternal Conditions	52	454	56	267	+ 187
Alcohol	53	403	12	27,984	- 27,582
Encephalitis	54	392	47	1,076	- 684
Skin Disease	55	378	43	2,735	- 2,357
Malnutrition	56	249	57	242	+ 7
Appendicitis	57	247	54	409	- 162
Other Neoplasms	58	178	51	729	- 551
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	128	50	750	- 622
Pertussis	60	120	65	2	+ 118
Syphilis	61	83	62	19	+ 64
Tetanus	62	58	63	3	+ 55
Upper Respiratory	63	25	58	158	- 133
Leishmaniasis	64	13	73	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	65	6	61	25	- 19
Schistosomiasis	66	4	72	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	4	77	0	+ 4
Measles	68	4	68	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	2	66	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	2	67	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	64	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.