IRAN VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	78,583	1	93,308	- 14,725
Diabetes Mellitus	2	58,215	5	13,910	+ 44,305
Kidney Disease	3	30,167	6	11,810	+ 18,356
Stroke	4	26,900	2	36,730	- 9,830
Violence	5	21,938	27	2,535	+ 19,403
Liver Disease	6	20,172	12	6,637	+ 13,535
Lung Disease	7	19,689	7	11,409	+ 8,280
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	16,777	8	11,243	+ 5,533
Hypertension	9	12,038	4	16,415	- 4,377
Road Traffic Accidents	10	11,022	3	17,803	- 6,781
Other Injuries	11	8,231	17	4,048	+ 4,183
Endocrine Disorders	12	7,646	32	2,092	+ 5,554
Congenital Anomalies	13	7,069	14	4,844	+ 2,226
Malnutrition	14	5,105	56	157	+ 4,949
Prostate Cancer	15	5,066	21	3,583	+ 1,484
Breast Cancer	16	4,989	19	3,736	+ 1,253
Lung Cancers	17	4,968	11	6,784	- 1,815
Low Birth Weight	18	4,842	13	4,861	- 18
Stomach Cancer	19	4,691	10	9,822	- 5,131
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	4,645	15	4,575	+ 70
Liver Cancer	21	4,609	20	3,714	+ 894
Suicide	22	4,578	16	4,334	+ 244
Other Neoplasms	23	4,195	58	112	+ 4,083
Lymphomas	24	3,354	23	2,882	+ 472
Leukemia	25	3,265	18	3,966	- 701
Cervical Cancer	26	3,236	48	501	+ 2,735
Pancreas Cancer	27	3,049	29	2,418	+ 631
HIV/AIDS	28	2,791	28	2,521	+ 270
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	2,350	33	1,836	+ 514
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	2,330	9	11,046	- 8,716
Skin Disease	31	2,047	55	237	+ 1,810
Alcohol	32	1,991	53	253	+ 1,738
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,848	37	1,246	+ 602
Ovary Cancer	34	1,791	39	937	+ 854
Falls	35	1,777	24	2,821	- 1,045
Birth Trauma	36	1,725	25	2,735	- 1,010
Anemia	37	1,475	82	0	+ 1,475
Tuberculosis	38	1,314	41	882	+ 432
Epilepsy	39	1,292	44	719	+ 574
Skin Cancers	40	1,290	47	518	+ 772
Inflammatory/Heart	41	1,262	35	1,611	- 349
Drownings	42	1,216	40	930	+ 286
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,060	26	2,545	- 1,485
Drug Use	44	994	31	2,242	- 1,249
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	957	59	80	+ 877
Oral Cancer	46	916	45	655	+ 261
Asthma	47	907	22	3,360	- 2,453
Bladder Cancer	48	860	36	1,410	- 549
Oesophagus Cancer	49	846	30	2,371	- 1,525
Uterin Cancer	50	610	51	355	+ 254
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	604	85	0	+ 604
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	581	38	996	- 415
Appendicitis	53	523	57	155	+ 368
Maternal Conditions	54	507	52	285	+ 222
Hepatitis C	55	423	69	1	+ 422
Fires	56	408	34	1,823	- 1,415
Poisonings	57	359	43	816	- 457
Meningitis	58	242	46	642	- 400
Osteoarthritis	59	206	84	0	+ 206
Multiple Sclerosis	60	200	50	405	- 205
Hepatitis B	61	142	49	425	- 283
Encephalitis	62	95	54	246	- 151
Schizophrenia	63	86	81	0	+ 86
Upper Respiratory	64	86	63	16	+ 70
Oral conditions	65	84	86	0	+ 84
War	66	76	42	848	- 772
Dengue	67	20	74	0	+ 20
Otitis Media	68	20	71	0	+ 20
Chagas disease	69	17	78	0	+ 17
Pertussis	70	14	60	75	- 61
Tetanus	71	6	62	37	- 30
Ascariasis	72	3	67	3	+ 1
Syphilis	73	3	61	52	- 49
Iodine Deficiency	74	2	76	0	+ 2
Leprosy	75	1	72	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	76	1	64	8	- 7
Chlamydia	77	0	65	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	80	0	68	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	66	3	- 3
Malaria	84	0	77	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.