IRAN VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	70,774	8	11,243	+ 59,530
Malaria	2	57,113	77	0	+ 57,113
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	53,786	33	1,836	+ 51,950
Low Birth Weight	4	32,075	13	4,861	+ 27,215
Stroke	5	29,248	2	36,730	- 7,482
Coronary Heart Disease	6	27,612	1	93,308	- 65,696
Birth Trauma	7	26,944	25	2,735	+ 24,209
Road Traffic Accidents	8	19,951	3	17,803	+ 2,148
Meningitis	9	17,572	46	642	+ 16,931
Congenital Anomalies	10	14,581	14	4,844	+ 9,737
Liver Disease	11	13,812	12	6,637	+ 7,174
Other Injuries	12	12,836	17	4,048	+ 8,788
Tuberculosis	13	12,425	41	882	+ 11,543
Maternal Conditions	14	11,130	52	285	+ 10,845
Pertussis	15	9,588	60	75	+ 9,513
Kidney Disease	16	9,168	6	11,810	- 2,642
Diabetes Mellitus	17	8,825	5	13,910	- 5,085
Measles	18	8,098	68	2	+ 8,096
Violence	19	7,528	27	2,535	+ 4,993
Lung Disease	20	7,288	7	11,409	- 4,121
Malnutrition	21	7,281	56	157	+ 7,124
Asthma	22	6,382	22	3,360	+ 3,022
Endocrine Disorders	23	6,060	32	2,092	+ 3,968
Drownings	24	5,304	40	930	+ 4,374
Hypertension	25	4,548	4	16,415	- 11,867
Falls	26	4,353	24	2,821	+ 1,532
Suicide	27	4,117	16	4,334	- 217
Fires	28	3,760	34	1,823	+ 1,937
Breast Cancer	29	3,608	19	3,736	- 128
HIV/AIDS	30	3,516	28	2,521	+ 995
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,504	37	1,246	+ 2,258
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,879	9	11,046	- 8,168
Poisonings	33	2,588	43	816	+ 1,773
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,579	35	1,611	+ 968
Liver Cancer	35	2,500	20	3,714	- 1,214
Epilepsy	36	2,269	44	719	+ 1,551
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,751	15	4,575	- 2,825
Cervical Cancer	38	1,633	48	501	+ 1,132
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,566	38	996	+ 570
Ovary Cancer	40	1,426	39	937	+ 488
War	41	1,374	42	848	+ 526
Tetanus	42	1,250	62	37	+ 1,213
Lymphomas	43	1,175	23	2,882	- 1,707
Stomach Cancer	44	1,008	10	9,822	- 8,814
Skin Cancers	45	962	47	518	+ 444
Hepatitis B	46	936	49	425	+ 511
Parkinson's Disease	47	924	26	2,545	- 1,621
Leukemia	48	864	18	3,966	- 3,102
Oral Cancer	49	812	45	655	+ 157
Schistosomiasis	50	796	66	3	+ 793
Leishmaniasis	51	796	64	8	+ 788
Skin Disease	52	714	55	237	+ 476
Bladder Cancer	53	541	36	1,410	- 869
Pancreas Cancer	54	463	29	2,418	- 1,956
Oesophagus Cancer	55	441	30	2,371	- 1,930
Appendicitis	56	429	57	155	+ 274
Prostate Cancer	57	428	21	3,583	- 3,154
Drug Use	58	424	31	2,242	- 1,818
Ascariasis	59	419	67	3	+ 416
Alcohol	60	404	53	253	+ 151
Encephalitis	61	376	54	246	+ 130
Syphilis	62	368	61	52	+ 316
Upper Respiratory	63	314	63	16	+ 299
Uterin Cancer	64	289	51	355	- 66
Diphtheria	65	203	70	1	+ 202
Hepatitis C	66	153	69	1	+ 152
Lung Cancers	67	141	11	6,784	- 6,643
Other Neoplasms	68	80	58	112	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	69	75	50	405	- 330
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	59	59	80	- 21
Chlamydia	71	9	65	4	+ 6
Otitis Media	72	3	71	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Niger

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.