USA VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	361,002	1	504,904	- 143,902
Stroke	2	142,105	4	158,520	- 16,415
Road Traffic Accidents	3	68,878	17	41,694	+ 27,184
Hypertension	4	63,509	8	65,960	- 2,451
Diabetes Mellitus	5	53,816	10	61,418	- 7,602
Kidney Disease	6	45,694	6	85,861	- 40,167
Lung Disease	7	44,140	3	195,387	- 151,247
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	43,500	11	60,317	- 16,817
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	42,738	2	287,198	- 244,461
Stomach Cancer	10	38,000	33	13,077	+ 24,923
Lung Cancers	11	26,245	5	155,533	- 129,287
Liver Disease	12	25,679	16	43,402	- 17,724
Low Birth Weight	13	18,805	39	6,924	+ 11,881
Congenital Anomalies	14	18,739	34	11,762	+ 6,978
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	17,702	9	61,827	- 44,125
Suicide	16	16,768	12	53,099	- 36,331
Other Injuries	17	15,662	25	25,997	- 10,335
Leukemia	18	15,345	24	26,966	- 11,621
Breast Cancer	19	14,455	13	48,671	- 34,216
Liver Cancer	20	14,371	23	27,064	- 12,693
Prostate Cancer	21	13,862	20	35,612	- 21,750
Asthma	22	13,000	46	3,818	+ 9,181
Lymphomas	23	11,149	19	40,281	- 29,132
Falls	24	10,916	18	40,418	- 29,502
Birth Trauma	25	10,582	54	1,233	+ 9,349
Parkinson's Disease	26	9,847	21	34,491	- 24,644
Violence	27	9,809	27	18,976	- 9,167
HIV/AIDS	28	9,752	42	5,660	+ 4,092
Pancreas Cancer	29	9,356	15	44,293	- 34,936
Oesophagus Cancer	30	9,173	28	17,829	- 8,656
Drug Use	31	8,676	7	74,435	- 65,759
Endocrine Disorders	32	8,094	14	46,985	- 38,891
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	7,104	37	9,955	- 2,851
Fires	34	7,052	49	3,183	+ 3,869
Inflammatory/Heart	35	6,232	22	32,529	- 26,297
Bladder Cancer	36	5,454	26	19,622	- 14,168
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	4,822	48	3,461	+ 1,361
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	3,854	47	3,646	+ 208
Ovary Cancer	39	3,626	31	14,591	- 10,965
Drownings	40	3,600	45	4,070	- 470
Tuberculosis	41	3,412	62	546	+ 2,866
War	42	3,279	55	1,198	+ 2,082
Poisonings	43	3,156	53	1,674	+ 1,482
Epilepsy	44	2,780	50	3,162	- 382
Oral Cancer	45	2,532	35	11,555	- 9,023
Meningitis	46	2,482	60	606	+ 1,876
Skin Cancers	47	2,006	32	14,311	- 12,305
Cervical Cancer	48	1,938	38	6,984	- 5,046
Hepatitis B	49	1,645	59	608	+ 1,037
Multiple Sclerosis	50	1,568	44	5,059	- 3,491
Uterin Cancer	51	1,374	36	10,063	- 8,689
Maternal Conditions	52	1,102	56	779	+ 324
Alcohol	53	978	30	14,659	- 13,681
Encephalitis	54	952	68	25	+ 926
Skin Disease	55	919	43	5,409	- 4,490
Malnutrition	56	606	40	6,762	- 6,157
Appendicitis	57	599	63	424	+ 175
Other Neoplasms	58	432	29	17,743	- 17,312
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	310	52	2,461	- 2,151
Pertussis	60	291	69	16	+ 275
Syphilis	61	202	66	49	+ 152
Tetanus	62	141	71	2	+ 139
Upper Respiratory	63	61	65	229	- 168
Leishmaniasis	64	31	79	0	+ 31
Chlamydia	65	15	84	0	+ 15
Schistosomiasis	66	11	72	1	+ 10
Ascariasis	67	11	82	0	+ 11
Measles	68	9	80	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	69	5	41	5,684	- 5,679
Diphtheria	70	4	75	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.