IRAN VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	93,921	1	93,308	+ 613
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	60,035	8	11,243	+ 48,792
Stroke	3	55,214	2	36,730	+ 18,484
Road Traffic Accidents	4	18,364	3	17,803	+ 561
Lung Disease	5	16,960	7	11,409	+ 5,552
Kidney Disease	6	16,952	6	11,810	+ 5,141
Liver Disease	7	13,106	12	6,637	+ 6,469
Lung Cancers	8	11,044	11	6,784	+ 4,260
Diabetes Mellitus	9	10,502	5	13,910	- 3,407
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	10,219	9	11,046	- 827
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	9,800	15	4,575	+ 5,225
Breast Cancer	12	7,854	19	3,736	+ 4,118
HIV/AIDS	13	6,850	28	2,521	+ 4,330
Other Injuries	14	5,682	17	4,048	+ 1,634
Skin Disease	15	5,282	55	237	+ 5,045
Liver Cancer	16	5,074	20	3,714	+ 1,359
Oral Cancer	17	4,768	45	655	+ 4,114
Falls	18	4,744	24	2,821	+ 1,922
Suicide	19	4,662	16	4,334	+ 329
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	4,533	33	1,836	+ 2,697
Stomach Cancer	21	3,686	10	9,822	- 6,136
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	3,642	37	1,246	+ 2,396
Leukemia	23	3,611	18	3,966	- 355
Congenital Anomalies	24	3,588	14	4,844	- 1,256
Lymphomas	25	3,378	23	2,882	+ 496
Tuberculosis	26	3,138	41	882	+ 2,256
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,104	35	1,611	+ 1,493
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,828	26	2,545	+ 283
Low Birth Weight	29	2,609	13	4,861	- 2,251
Asthma	30	2,591	22	3,360	- 769
Cervical Cancer	31	2,584	48	501	+ 2,083
Pancreas Cancer	32	2,542	29	2,418	+ 124
Prostate Cancer	33	2,310	21	3,583	- 1,273
Violence	34	2,222	27	2,535	- 314
Ovary Cancer	35	2,116	39	937	+ 1,179
Drownings	36	2,096	40	930	+ 1,166
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,070	32	2,092	- 22
Hypertension	38	1,660	4	16,415	- 14,755
Bladder Cancer	39	1,195	36	1,410	- 215
Encephalitis	40	1,157	54	246	+ 911
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,111	30	2,371	- 1,260
Birth Trauma	42	917	25	2,735	- 1,818
Uterin Cancer	43	900	51	355	+ 545
Fires	44	859	34	1,823	- 964
Drug Use	45	823	31	2,242	- 1,419
Meningitis	46	769	46	642	+ 128
Dengue	47	716	74	0	+ 716
Other Neoplasms	48	677	58	112	+ 565
Malnutrition	49	637	56	157	+ 481
Skin Cancers	50	632	47	518	+ 114
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	629	38	996	- 367
Epilepsy	52	577	44	719	- 142
Poisonings	53	539	43	816	- 277
Hepatitis B	54	526	49	425	+ 100
Alcohol	55	462	53	253	+ 209
Maternal Conditions	56	426	52	285	+ 141
Pertussis	57	204	60	75	+ 129
Appendicitis	58	183	57	155	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	59	77	50	405	- 328
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	70	59	80	- 10
Tetanus	61	55	62	37	+ 18
Syphilis	62	48	61	52	- 4
War	63	27	42	848	- 821
Hepatitis C	64	14	69	1	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	65	12	63	16	- 3
Otitis Media	66	8	71	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	67	5	67	3	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	4	65	4	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	70	1	+ 0
Measles	70	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	3	- 3
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	8	- 8
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	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.