IRAN VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	87,255	1	93,308	- 6,053
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	51,918	9	11,046	+ 40,872
Stroke	3	40,728	2	36,730	+ 3,999
Lung Cancers	4	32,083	11	6,784	+ 25,299
Lung Disease	5	31,079	7	11,409	+ 19,671
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	25,597	15	4,575	+ 21,022
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	15,756	8	11,243	+ 4,513
Diabetes Mellitus	8	13,162	5	13,910	- 748
Prostate Cancer	9	12,653	21	3,583	+ 9,070
Breast Cancer	10	12,617	19	3,736	+ 8,881
Falls	11	10,731	24	2,821	+ 7,910
Skin Cancers	12	10,473	47	518	+ 9,954
Lymphomas	13	10,415	23	2,882	+ 7,533
Pancreas Cancer	14	9,296	29	2,418	+ 6,878
Suicide	15	9,048	16	4,334	+ 4,715
Road Traffic Accidents	16	7,843	3	17,803	- 9,960
Kidney Disease	17	7,398	6	11,810	- 4,412
Leukemia	18	6,696	18	3,966	+ 2,730
Parkinson's Disease	19	6,046	26	2,545	+ 3,501
Hypertension	20	5,597	4	16,415	- 10,818
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,558	32	2,092	+ 3,466
Stomach Cancer	22	5,528	10	9,822	- 4,294
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,359	35	1,611	+ 3,748
Liver Cancer	24	4,930	20	3,714	+ 1,215
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,778	30	2,371	+ 2,407
Bladder Cancer	26	4,569	36	1,410	+ 3,159
Other Neoplasms	27	4,195	58	112	+ 4,083
Other Injuries	28	3,735	17	4,048	- 313
Ovary Cancer	29	3,542	39	937	+ 2,605
Congenital Anomalies	30	3,006	14	4,844	- 1,838
Oral Cancer	31	2,802	45	655	+ 2,148
Liver Disease	32	2,699	12	6,637	- 3,938
Uterin Cancer	33	2,475	51	355	+ 2,120
Skin Disease	34	2,019	55	237	+ 1,782
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,928	38	996	+ 932
Asthma	36	1,552	22	3,360	- 1,808
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,384	33	1,836	- 452
Low Birth Weight	38	1,343	13	4,861	- 3,518
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,203	37	1,246	- 44
Drug Use	40	1,184	31	2,242	- 1,059
Cervical Cancer	41	1,040	48	501	+ 540
Violence	42	981	27	2,535	- 1,554
Epilepsy	43	942	44	719	+ 223
Drownings	44	931	40	930	+ 0
Alcohol	45	880	53	253	+ 627
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	805	59	80	+ 725
Multiple Sclerosis	47	743	50	405	+ 338
Hepatitis C	48	507	69	1	+ 506
Osteoarthritis	49	411	84	0	+ 411
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	379	85	0	+ 379
Anemia	51	299	82	0	+ 299
Tuberculosis	52	293	41	882	- 588
Fires	53	289	34	1,823	- 1,534
Birth Trauma	54	249	25	2,735	- 2,486
Malnutrition	55	241	56	157	+ 84
Hepatitis B	56	237	49	425	- 188
HIV/AIDS	57	178	28	2,521	- 2,343
Poisonings	58	159	43	816	- 657
Meningitis	59	154	46	642	- 488
Schizophrenia	60	138	81	0	+ 138
Oral conditions	61	133	86	0	+ 133
Appendicitis	62	100	57	155	- 55
Maternal Conditions	63	82	52	285	- 203
Upper Respiratory	64	63	63	16	+ 47
Pertussis	65	13	60	75	- 62
Encephalitis	66	12	54	246	- 234
Otitis Media	67	12	71	0	+ 11
War	68	10	42	848	- 838
Tetanus	69	6	62	37	- 30
Syphilis	70	6	61	52	- 46
Chlamydia	71	0	65	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	66	3	- 3
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	64	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	68	2	- 2
Diphtheria	83	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.