SOUTH KOREA VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,981	1	28,043	+ 26,939
Stroke	2	21,643	3	25,596	- 3,953
Road Traffic Accidents	3	10,490	15	4,399	+ 6,091
Hypertension	4	9,673	17	3,711	+ 5,962
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,196	13	6,812	+ 1,385
Kidney Disease	6	6,959	9	10,107	- 3,148
Lung Disease	7	6,723	11	8,526	- 1,804
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,625	2	26,650	- 20,025
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	6,509	6	12,145	- 5,636
Stomach Cancer	10	5,787	10	8,625	- 2,837
Lung Cancers	11	3,997	4	20,293	- 16,296
Liver Disease	12	3,911	14	6,348	- 2,438
Low Birth Weight	13	2,864	45	370	+ 2,494
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,854	41	518	+ 2,336
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,696	8	10,180	- 7,484
Suicide	16	2,554	5	14,636	- 12,082
Other Injuries	17	2,385	18	3,634	- 1,248
Leukemia	18	2,337	23	2,140	+ 197
Breast Cancer	19	2,201	21	2,880	- 679
Liver Cancer	20	2,189	7	11,589	- 9,400
Prostate Cancer	21	2,111	22	2,316	- 204
Asthma	22	1,980	32	1,150	+ 829
Lymphomas	23	1,698	19	3,477	- 1,779
Falls	24	1,662	20	2,934	- 1,272
Birth Trauma	25	1,612	54	88	+ 1,524
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,500	16	3,951	- 2,451
Violence	27	1,494	44	386	+ 1,108
HIV/AIDS	28	1,485	55	84	+ 1,401
Pancreas Cancer	29	1,425	12	6,994	- 5,569
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,397	28	1,733	- 336
Drug Use	31	1,321	50	154	+ 1,167
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,233	25	1,891	- 658
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,082	35	929	+ 153
Fires	34	1,074	47	263	+ 811
Inflammatory/Heart	35	949	31	1,325	- 376
Bladder Cancer	36	831	27	1,768	- 938
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	734	38	540	+ 195
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	587	48	224	+ 363
Ovary Cancer	39	552	30	1,330	- 778
Drownings	40	548	42	501	+ 47
Tuberculosis	41	520	24	1,950	- 1,431
War	42	499	68	5	+ 495
Poisonings	43	481	52	115	+ 366
Epilepsy	44	423	40	524	- 101
Oral Cancer	45	386	29	1,457	- 1,071
Meningitis	46	378	58	51	+ 327
Skin Cancers	47	306	37	585	- 279
Cervical Cancer	48	295	34	1,065	- 770
Hepatitis B	49	251	39	526	- 276
Multiple Sclerosis	50	239	66	11	+ 228
Uterin Cancer	51	209	43	420	- 210
Maternal Conditions	52	168	61	34	+ 134
Alcohol	53	149	33	1,081	- 932
Encephalitis	54	145	65	19	+ 126
Skin Disease	55	140	36	704	- 564
Malnutrition	56	92	53	88	+ 4
Appendicitis	57	91	57	54	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	58	66	26	1,807	- 1,741
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	47	51	150	- 103
Pertussis	60	44	67	6	+ 38
Syphilis	61	31	62	27	+ 4
Tetanus	62	22	69	5	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	63	9	63	26	- 16
Leishmaniasis	64	5	79	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	65	2	84	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	66	2	72	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	2	74	0	+ 2
Measles	68	1	83	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	49	168	- 167
Diphtheria	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Iran

South Korea

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.