IRAN VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	117,588	1	93,308	+ 24,280
Stroke	2	87,398	2	36,730	+ 50,668
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	77,408	8	11,243	+ 66,165
Lung Cancers	4	57,170	11	6,784	+ 50,386
Lung Disease	5	56,080	7	11,409	+ 44,671
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	41,137	15	4,575	+ 36,561
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	40,848	9	11,046	+ 29,801
Stomach Cancer	8	36,181	10	9,822	+ 26,360
Kidney Disease	9	32,125	6	11,810	+ 20,315
Pancreas Cancer	10	26,564	29	2,418	+ 24,145
Liver Cancer	11	21,081	20	3,714	+ 17,366
Other Injuries	12	15,832	17	4,048	+ 11,784
Suicide	13	13,965	16	4,334	+ 9,631
Lymphomas	14	13,827	23	2,882	+ 10,945
Breast Cancer	15	11,339	19	3,736	+ 7,602
Other Neoplasms	16	10,847	58	112	+ 10,735
Liver Disease	17	10,184	12	6,637	+ 3,547
Parkinson's Disease	18	10,049	26	2,545	+ 7,504
Prostate Cancer	19	9,696	21	3,583	+ 6,113
Oesophagus Cancer	20	8,836	30	2,371	+ 6,465
Endocrine Disorders	21	8,240	32	2,092	+ 6,148
Bladder Cancer	22	7,129	36	1,410	+ 5,719
Falls	23	6,985	24	2,821	+ 4,163
Leukemia	24	6,892	18	3,966	+ 2,926
Drownings	25	6,033	40	930	+ 5,102
Oral Cancer	26	5,978	45	655	+ 5,324
Inflammatory/Heart	27	5,906	35	1,611	+ 4,295
Hypertension	28	4,787	4	16,415	- 11,628
Diabetes Mellitus	29	3,897	5	13,910	- 10,012
Ovary Cancer	30	3,631	39	937	+ 2,694
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,276	3	17,803	- 14,527
Cervical Cancer	32	2,725	48	501	+ 2,225
Uterin Cancer	33	2,483	51	355	+ 2,128
Tuberculosis	34	2,481	41	882	+ 1,599
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,096	37	1,246	+ 850
Skin Disease	36	2,013	55	237	+ 1,776
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,959	33	1,836	+ 123
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,878	59	80	+ 1,798
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,833	38	996	+ 837
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,774	14	4,844	- 3,070
Hepatitis C	41	1,592	69	1	+ 1,591
Asthma	42	1,379	22	3,360	- 1,981
Malnutrition	43	1,370	56	157	+ 1,214
Skin Cancers	44	1,322	47	518	+ 803
Epilepsy	45	1,118	44	719	+ 399
Hepatitis B	46	1,021	49	425	+ 596
Schizophrenia	47	755	81	0	+ 755
Fires	48	722	34	1,823	- 1,100
Anemia	49	628	82	0	+ 628
Drug Use	50	525	31	2,242	- 1,717
Alcohol	51	413	53	253	+ 160
Meningitis	52	221	46	642	- 421
Violence	53	191	27	2,535	- 2,344
Poisonings	54	183	43	816	- 633
Low Birth Weight	55	145	13	4,861	- 4,716
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	123	85	0	+ 123
Upper Respiratory	57	114	63	16	+ 98
Appendicitis	58	90	57	155	- 65
Multiple Sclerosis	59	77	50	405	- 328
Oral conditions	60	76	86	0	+ 76
Birth Trauma	61	75	25	2,735	- 2,660
Osteoarthritis	62	62	84	0	+ 62
HIV/AIDS	63	34	28	2,521	- 2,486
Maternal Conditions	64	28	52	285	- 257
Syphilis	65	11	61	52	- 41
War	66	10	42	848	- 837
Tetanus	67	7	62	37	- 30
Otitis Media	68	5	71	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	69	3	54	246	- 243
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	1	60	75	- 74
Schistosomiasis	72	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	8	- 8
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	65	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	3	- 3
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

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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.