IRAN VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	92,321	28	2,521	+ 89,800
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	46,167	8	11,243	+ 34,924
Tuberculosis	3	44,649	41	882	+ 43,767
Stroke	4	42,021	2	36,730	+ 5,292
Coronary Heart Disease	5	38,481	1	93,308	- 54,827
Road Traffic Accidents	6	27,373	3	17,803	+ 9,571
Diabetes Mellitus	7	22,836	5	13,910	+ 8,927
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	20,329	33	1,836	+ 18,493
Low Birth Weight	9	16,266	13	4,861	+ 11,405
Lung Disease	10	14,539	7	11,409	+ 3,130
Violence	11	14,177	27	2,535	+ 11,642
Hypertension	12	13,490	4	16,415	- 2,925
Birth Trauma	13	10,862	25	2,735	+ 8,127
Liver Disease	14	10,580	12	6,637	+ 3,943
Kidney Disease	15	10,139	6	11,810	- 1,672
Congenital Anomalies	16	8,926	14	4,844	+ 4,083
Suicide	17	7,652	16	4,334	+ 3,318
Malnutrition	18	7,048	56	157	+ 6,891
Other Injuries	19	6,516	17	4,048	+ 2,468
Asthma	20	6,321	22	3,360	+ 2,961
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	5,536	9	11,046	- 5,510
Inflammatory/Heart	22	5,101	35	1,611	+ 3,490
Cervical Cancer	23	4,185	48	501	+ 3,685
Breast Cancer	24	3,819	19	3,736	+ 83
Maternal Conditions	25	3,471	52	285	+ 3,186
Drownings	26	3,455	40	930	+ 2,525
Meningitis	27	3,428	46	642	+ 2,787
Fires	28	3,428	34	1,823	+ 1,605
Skin Cancers	29	3,397	47	518	+ 2,878
Oral Cancer	30	3,144	45	655	+ 2,490
Prostate Cancer	31	2,972	21	3,583	- 611
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,388	37	1,246	+ 1,142
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,298	32	2,092	+ 206
Falls	34	1,958	24	2,821	- 863
Lung Cancers	35	1,853	11	6,784	- 4,930
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,715	15	4,575	- 2,860
Pertussis	37	1,707	60	75	+ 1,632
Epilepsy	38	1,551	44	719	+ 832
Poisonings	39	1,460	43	816	+ 645
Lymphomas	40	1,445	23	2,882	- 1,437
Liver Cancer	41	1,417	20	3,714	- 2,298
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,368	26	2,545	- 1,177
Syphilis	43	1,096	61	52	+ 1,044
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,043	38	996	+ 47
Stomach Cancer	45	1,026	10	9,822	- 8,796
Drug Use	46	999	31	2,242	- 1,243
Skin Disease	47	975	55	237	+ 737
Alcohol	48	886	53	253	+ 633
Leukemia	49	746	18	3,966	- 3,220
Ovary Cancer	50	733	39	937	- 204
Malaria	51	679	77	0	+ 679
Oesophagus Cancer	52	660	30	2,371	- 1,711
Pancreas Cancer	53	552	29	2,418	- 1,866
Bladder Cancer	54	494	36	1,410	- 916
Schistosomiasis	55	430	66	3	+ 428
Uterin Cancer	56	359	51	355	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	298	59	80	+ 218
Appendicitis	58	277	57	155	+ 122
Encephalitis	59	254	54	246	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	60	243	58	112	+ 131
Upper Respiratory	61	201	63	16	+ 185
Tetanus	62	189	62	37	+ 153
Hepatitis B	63	141	49	425	- 284
Multiple Sclerosis	64	72	50	405	- 334
Measles	65	64	68	2	+ 62
Hepatitis C	66	18	69	1	+ 16
War	67	15	42	848	- 832
Chlamydia	68	10	65	4	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	9	67	3	+ 6
Otitis Media	70	9	71	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	71	6	70	1	+ 5
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	8	- 8
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Namibia

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.