IRAN VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	77,386	8	11,243	+ 66,143
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	54,031	33	1,836	+ 52,195
Tuberculosis	3	47,539	41	882	+ 46,657
Malaria	4	37,693	77	0	+ 37,693
Birth Trauma	5	37,403	25	2,735	+ 34,668
Low Birth Weight	6	35,825	13	4,861	+ 30,965
Coronary Heart Disease	7	22,913	1	93,308	- 70,395
Stroke	8	21,558	2	36,730	- 15,172
Congenital Anomalies	9	18,554	14	4,844	+ 13,710
HIV/AIDS	10	16,473	28	2,521	+ 13,952
Meningitis	11	16,297	46	642	+ 15,655
Road Traffic Accidents	12	15,566	3	17,803	- 2,237
Liver Disease	13	14,308	12	6,637	+ 7,671
Measles	14	10,991	68	2	+ 10,988
Maternal Conditions	15	8,788	52	285	+ 8,503
Pertussis	16	8,692	60	75	+ 8,617
Other Injuries	17	8,473	17	4,048	+ 4,425
Diabetes Mellitus	18	8,399	5	13,910	- 5,511
Violence	19	6,872	27	2,535	+ 4,337
Kidney Disease	20	6,791	6	11,810	- 5,020
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,898	32	2,092	+ 3,806
Lung Disease	22	4,692	7	11,409	- 6,716
Breast Cancer	23	4,437	19	3,736	+ 701
Hypertension	24	3,992	4	16,415	- 12,424
Cervical Cancer	25	3,948	48	501	+ 3,447
Tetanus	26	3,119	62	37	+ 3,083
Asthma	27	3,058	22	3,360	- 302
Falls	28	2,811	24	2,821	- 11
Fires	29	2,662	34	1,823	+ 840
Suicide	30	2,620	16	4,334	- 1,714
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,533	9	11,046	- 8,513
Drownings	32	2,458	40	930	+ 1,528
Poisonings	33	2,453	43	816	+ 1,637
Drug Use	34	2,342	31	2,242	+ 100
Prostate Cancer	35	2,208	21	3,583	- 1,375
Malnutrition	36	2,201	56	157	+ 2,045
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,182	37	1,246	+ 936
Syphilis	38	2,034	61	52	+ 1,982
Liver Cancer	39	1,975	20	3,714	- 1,740
Lymphomas	40	1,942	23	2,882	- 940
Epilepsy	41	1,867	44	719	+ 1,148
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,802	35	1,611	+ 191
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,550	15	4,575	- 3,025
Diphtheria	44	1,419	70	1	+ 1,418
War	45	1,211	42	848	+ 364
Parkinson's Disease	46	923	26	2,545	- 1,622
Leukemia	47	843	18	3,966	- 3,124
Oral Cancer	48	836	45	655	+ 181
Ovary Cancer	49	796	39	937	- 141
Stomach Cancer	50	795	10	9,822	- 9,027
Pancreas Cancer	51	737	29	2,418	- 1,681
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	726	38	996	- 270
Skin Cancers	53	722	47	518	+ 203
Schistosomiasis	54	563	66	3	+ 560
Hepatitis B	55	556	49	425	+ 130
Skin Disease	56	548	55	237	+ 311
Lung Cancers	57	484	11	6,784	- 6,300
Alcohol	58	385	53	253	+ 132
Encephalitis	59	350	54	246	+ 104
Appendicitis	60	284	57	155	+ 129
Ascariasis	61	256	67	3	+ 253
Uterin Cancer	62	253	51	355	- 102
Bladder Cancer	63	250	36	1,410	- 1,160
Oesophagus Cancer	64	209	30	2,371	- 2,162
Hepatitis C	65	113	69	1	+ 112
Other Neoplasms	66	108	58	112	- 3
Upper Respiratory	67	97	63	16	+ 81
Multiple Sclerosis	68	67	50	405	- 338
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	61	59	80	- 19
Leishmaniasis	70	9	64	8	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	5	65	4	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Nigeria

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.