SWEDEN VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,179	1	15,136	- 3,956
Stroke	2	4,401	3	6,035	- 1,634
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,133	34	315	+ 1,818
Hypertension	4	1,967	10	1,838	+ 128
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,667	11	1,834	- 168
Kidney Disease	6	1,415	12	1,629	- 214
Lung Disease	7	1,367	4	4,344	- 2,977
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,347	7	2,659	- 1,312
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,323	2	10,917	- 9,593
Stomach Cancer	10	1,177	26	612	+ 564
Lung Cancers	11	813	5	3,722	- 2,909
Liver Disease	12	795	23	723	+ 72
Low Birth Weight	13	582	51	50	+ 532
Congenital Anomalies	14	580	35	308	+ 273
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	548	6	3,049	- 2,501
Suicide	16	519	14	1,479	- 960
Other Injuries	17	485	15	1,374	- 888
Leukemia	18	475	20	825	- 350
Breast Cancer	19	448	13	1,582	- 1,135
Liver Cancer	20	445	22	752	- 307
Prostate Cancer	21	429	8	2,622	- 2,193
Asthma	22	403	42	158	+ 244
Lymphomas	23	345	16	1,357	- 1,011
Falls	24	338	17	1,109	- 771
Birth Trauma	25	328	55	34	+ 294
Parkinson's Disease	26	305	19	943	- 638
Violence	27	304	47	113	+ 191
HIV/AIDS	28	302	61	13	+ 289
Pancreas Cancer	29	290	9	1,849	- 1,559
Oesophagus Cancer	30	284	29	538	- 254
Drug Use	31	269	30	423	- 155
Endocrine Disorders	32	251	24	702	- 451
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	220	36	289	- 69
Fires	34	218	49	65	+ 154
Inflammatory/Heart	35	193	28	547	- 354
Bladder Cancer	36	169	21	760	- 591
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	149	37	277	- 128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	119	48	110	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	39	112	27	553	- 440
Drownings	40	111	46	114	- 3
Tuberculosis	41	106	56	24	+ 82
War	42	102	65	2	+ 100
Poisonings	43	98	60	18	+ 80
Epilepsy	44	86	44	121	- 34
Oral Cancer	45	78	31	379	- 301
Meningitis	46	77	54	35	+ 42
Skin Cancers	47	62	25	650	- 588
Cervical Cancer	48	60	38	228	- 168
Hepatitis B	49	51	62	9	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	50	49	41	170	- 122
Uterin Cancer	51	43	33	345	- 302
Maternal Conditions	52	34	64	5	+ 29
Alcohol	53	30	32	359	- 328
Encephalitis	54	29	71	0	+ 29
Skin Disease	55	28	39	220	- 191
Malnutrition	56	19	45	117	- 98
Appendicitis	57	19	59	18	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	58	13	18	1,036	- 1,023
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	10	43	129	- 119
Pertussis	60	9	67	0	+ 9
Syphilis	61	6	72	0	+ 6
Tetanus	62	4	68	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	63	2	58	20	- 18
Leishmaniasis	64	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	65	0	73	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	66	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	53	44	- 44
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	63	- 63
Anemia	82	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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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.