UNITED KINGDOM VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,271	2	71,728	+ 543
Stroke	2	28,449	4	37,626	- 9,178
Road Traffic Accidents	3	13,789	33	2,169	+ 11,620
Hypertension	4	12,714	23	5,208	+ 7,506
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,774	17	5,842	+ 4,931
Kidney Disease	6	9,148	18	5,471	+ 3,677
Lung Disease	7	8,837	6	32,896	- 24,059
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,708	3	40,540	- 31,832
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	8,556	1	98,135	- 89,579
Stomach Cancer	10	7,607	24	4,999	+ 2,608
Lung Cancers	11	5,254	5	35,715	- 30,461
Liver Disease	12	5,141	14	7,666	- 2,525
Low Birth Weight	13	3,765	40	1,313	+ 2,451
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,752	35	2,127	+ 1,625
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	3,544	7	18,446	- 14,902
Suicide	16	3,357	20	5,325	- 1,968
Other Injuries	17	3,135	19	5,464	- 2,329
Leukemia	18	3,072	22	5,211	- 2,139
Breast Cancer	19	2,894	9	12,718	- 9,825
Liver Cancer	20	2,877	21	5,237	- 2,360
Prostate Cancer	21	2,775	8	13,289	- 10,514
Asthma	22	2,602	41	1,302	+ 1,300
Lymphomas	23	2,232	10	9,350	- 7,118
Falls	24	2,185	15	7,618	- 5,433
Birth Trauma	25	2,118	54	190	+ 1,929
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,971	13	8,573	- 6,601
Violence	27	1,964	46	868	+ 1,096
HIV/AIDS	28	1,952	55	188	+ 1,764
Pancreas Cancer	29	1,873	11	8,995	- 7,122
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,836	12	8,727	- 6,890
Drug Use	31	1,737	31	2,824	- 1,087
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,620	28	3,297	- 1,676
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,422	38	1,599	- 177
Fires	34	1,412	48	334	+ 1,077
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,248	29	3,126	- 1,879
Bladder Cancer	36	1,092	16	6,133	- 5,042
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	965	36	2,090	- 1,125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	771	45	876	- 105
Ovary Cancer	39	726	25	4,019	- 3,293
Drownings	40	721	49	301	+ 420
Tuberculosis	41	683	47	351	+ 332
War	42	656	67	10	+ 647
Poisonings	43	632	53	221	+ 411
Epilepsy	44	557	42	1,193	- 637
Oral Cancer	45	507	30	3,109	- 2,602
Meningitis	46	497	52	232	+ 265
Skin Cancers	47	402	27	3,727	- 3,326
Cervical Cancer	48	388	43	1,099	- 711
Hepatitis B	49	329	65	40	+ 289
Multiple Sclerosis	50	314	37	1,856	- 1,542
Uterin Cancer	51	275	32	2,346	- 2,071
Maternal Conditions	52	221	64	47	+ 174
Alcohol	53	196	39	1,555	- 1,359
Encephalitis	54	191	68	6	+ 185
Skin Disease	55	184	34	2,134	- 1,950
Malnutrition	56	121	58	116	+ 6
Appendicitis	57	120	59	105	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	58	86	26	3,986	- 3,900
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	62	44	1,014	- 952
Pertussis	60	58	69	3	+ 55
Syphilis	61	40	62	49	- 8
Tetanus	62	28	72	0	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	63	12	63	48	- 36
Leishmaniasis	64	6	70	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	65	3	79	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	66	2	78	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	2	80	0	+ 2
Measles	68	2	75	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	1	51	267	- 266
Diphtheria	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	16	- 16
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	82	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.