IRAN VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	90,256	9	11,046	+ 79,210
Coronary Heart Disease	2	87,533	1	93,308	- 5,775
Lung Cancers	3	54,604	11	6,784	+ 47,821
Stroke	4	48,275	2	36,730	+ 11,546
Lung Disease	5	47,581	7	11,409	+ 36,172
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	28,991	15	4,575	+ 24,416
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	24,599	8	11,243	+ 13,356
Falls	8	20,543	24	2,821	+ 17,722
Breast Cancer	9	17,580	19	3,736	+ 13,843
Prostate Cancer	10	16,238	21	3,583	+ 12,655
Pancreas Cancer	11	14,895	29	2,418	+ 12,477
Kidney Disease	12	12,584	6	11,810	+ 773
Lymphomas	13	12,488	23	2,882	+ 9,607
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,866	5	13,910	- 2,043
Oesophagus Cancer	15	10,669	30	2,371	+ 8,298
Parkinson's Disease	16	10,541	26	2,545	+ 7,996
Suicide	17	10,070	16	4,334	+ 5,737
Other Neoplasms	18	9,107	58	112	+ 8,995
Other Injuries	19	8,197	17	4,048	+ 4,149
Leukemia	20	7,850	18	3,966	+ 3,884
Bladder Cancer	21	7,317	36	1,410	+ 5,907
Stomach Cancer	22	6,768	10	9,822	- 3,054
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,972	35	1,611	+ 4,361
Liver Cancer	24	5,784	20	3,714	+ 2,069
Ovary Cancer	25	5,305	39	937	+ 4,368
Endocrine Disorders	26	5,245	32	2,092	+ 3,153
Skin Cancers	27	5,093	47	518	+ 4,575
Liver Disease	28	4,653	12	6,637	- 1,984
Hypertension	29	4,069	4	16,415	- 12,346
Oral Cancer	30	3,818	45	655	+ 3,163
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,387	3	17,803	- 14,416
Alcohol	32	3,046	53	253	+ 2,793
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,904	33	1,836	+ 1,068
Uterin Cancer	34	2,816	51	355	+ 2,461
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,705	14	4,844	- 2,139
Skin Disease	36	1,469	55	237	+ 1,232
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,466	50	405	+ 1,061
Epilepsy	38	1,437	44	719	+ 719
Cervical Cancer	39	1,324	48	501	+ 823
Anemia	40	1,240	82	0	+ 1,240
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,181	38	996	+ 185
Drug Use	42	1,148	31	2,242	- 1,095
Osteoarthritis	43	1,094	84	0	+ 1,094
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,065	59	80	+ 985
Low Birth Weight	45	833	13	4,861	- 4,028
Asthma	46	821	22	3,360	- 2,539
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	647	37	1,246	- 599
Violence	48	534	27	2,535	- 2,002
Drownings	49	487	40	930	- 444
Schizophrenia	50	476	81	0	+ 476
Meningitis	51	390	46	642	- 251
Birth Trauma	52	368	25	2,735	- 2,368
Fires	53	245	34	1,823	- 1,578
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	208	85	0	+ 208
HIV/AIDS	55	163	28	2,521	- 2,358
Tuberculosis	56	142	41	882	- 740
Upper Respiratory	57	140	63	16	+ 124
Appendicitis	58	127	57	155	- 28
Oral conditions	59	105	86	0	+ 105
Hepatitis C	60	101	69	1	+ 100
Poisonings	61	87	43	816	- 729
Hepatitis B	62	67	49	425	- 358
Malnutrition	63	60	56	157	- 96
Otitis Media	64	49	71	0	+ 49
Maternal Conditions	65	41	52	285	- 244
War	66	9	42	848	- 839
Pertussis	67	5	60	75	- 70
Encephalitis	68	4	54	246	- 242
Syphilis	69	4	61	52	- 49
Leishmaniasis	70	2	64	8	- 6
Diphtheria	71	0	70	1	- 1
Tetanus	72	0	62	37	- 37
Measles	73	0	68	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	3	- 3
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	65	4	- 4
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Netherlands

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.