IRAN VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	80,422	1	93,308	- 12,886
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	54,200	9	11,046	+ 43,153
Lung Cancers	3	32,357	11	6,784	+ 25,574
Lung Disease	4	32,350	7	11,409	+ 20,941
Stroke	5	29,889	2	36,730	- 6,841
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	21,926	8	11,243	+ 10,682
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,496	15	4,575	+ 13,920
Breast Cancer	8	12,830	19	3,736	+ 9,094
Prostate Cancer	9	9,879	21	3,583	+ 6,296
Kidney Disease	10	9,566	6	11,810	- 2,244
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,959	29	2,418	+ 6,541
Parkinson's Disease	12	8,945	26	2,545	+ 6,400
Lymphomas	13	8,661	23	2,882	+ 5,779
Suicide	14	7,936	16	4,334	+ 3,602
Oesophagus Cancer	15	7,068	30	2,371	+ 4,697
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,984	5	13,910	- 6,926
Stomach Cancer	17	6,023	10	9,822	- 3,799
Liver Cancer	18	5,370	20	3,714	+ 1,656
Liver Disease	19	4,717	12	6,637	- 1,920
Leukemia	20	4,624	18	3,966	+ 658
Ovary Cancer	21	4,608	39	937	+ 3,671
Bladder Cancer	22	4,322	36	1,410	+ 2,913
Skin Cancers	23	4,251	47	518	+ 3,732
Endocrine Disorders	24	4,210	32	2,092	+ 2,118
Falls	25	4,169	24	2,821	+ 1,347
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,050	35	1,611	+ 2,439
Other Neoplasms	27	3,680	58	112	+ 3,569
Oral Cancer	28	3,086	45	655	+ 2,431
Hypertension	29	2,951	4	16,415	- 13,464
Other Injuries	30	2,885	17	4,048	- 1,163
Drug Use	31	2,816	31	2,242	+ 574
Congenital Anomalies	32	2,584	14	4,844	- 2,259
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,584	3	17,803	- 15,219
Uterin Cancer	34	2,131	51	355	+ 1,776
Cervical Cancer	35	1,739	48	501	+ 1,238
Epilepsy	36	1,436	44	719	+ 717
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,402	50	405	+ 997
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,129	37	1,246	- 117
Alcohol	39	1,084	53	253	+ 831
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	995	59	80	+ 915
Asthma	41	978	22	3,360	- 2,382
Skin Disease	42	974	55	237	+ 737
Drownings	43	965	40	930	+ 35
Low Birth Weight	44	942	13	4,861	- 3,918
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	888	33	1,836	- 948
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	841	38	996	- 155
Violence	47	645	27	2,535	- 1,890
Fires	48	507	34	1,823	- 1,316
Anemia	49	486	82	0	+ 486
Tuberculosis	50	389	41	882	- 493
Osteoarthritis	51	331	84	0	+ 331
Hepatitis C	52	324	69	1	+ 323
Poisonings	53	237	43	816	- 578
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	231	85	0	+ 231
Schizophrenia	55	195	81	0	+ 195
Birth Trauma	56	170	25	2,735	- 2,565
HIV/AIDS	57	145	28	2,521	- 2,375
Meningitis	58	124	46	642	- 518
Hepatitis B	59	99	49	425	- 326
Appendicitis	60	57	57	155	- 97
Maternal Conditions	61	52	52	285	- 233
Oral conditions	62	38	86	0	+ 38
Malnutrition	63	29	56	157	- 127
Upper Respiratory	64	17	63	16	+ 1
War	65	8	42	848	- 839
Encephalitis	66	3	54	246	- 243
Pertussis	67	0	60	75	- 75
Syphilis	68	0	61	52	- 52
Chlamydia	69	0	65	4	- 4
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	66	3	- 3
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	64	8	- 8
Ascariasis	77	0	67	3	- 3
Dengue	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	62	37	- 37
Diphtheria	82	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	68	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Ireland

Iran

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.