IRAN VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	85,357	1	93,308	- 7,951
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	71,615	9	11,046	+ 60,569
Lung Disease	3	43,681	7	11,409	+ 32,272
Stroke	4	39,711	2	36,730	+ 2,981
Lung Cancers	5	37,215	11	6,784	+ 30,432
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	28,821	8	11,243	+ 17,578
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	28,661	15	4,575	+ 24,085
Prostate Cancer	8	18,805	21	3,583	+ 15,222
Falls	9	12,472	24	2,821	+ 9,650
Pancreas Cancer	10	12,353	29	2,418	+ 9,935
Breast Cancer	11	11,197	19	3,736	+ 7,461
Lymphomas	12	10,358	23	2,882	+ 7,476
Suicide	13	10,161	16	4,334	+ 5,827
Kidney Disease	14	9,798	6	11,810	- 2,013
Other Injuries	15	9,352	17	4,048	+ 5,303
Diabetes Mellitus	16	8,976	5	13,910	- 4,934
Parkinson's Disease	17	8,890	26	2,545	+ 6,345
Skin Cancers	18	6,536	47	518	+ 6,017
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,757	32	2,092	+ 3,665
Bladder Cancer	20	5,713	36	1,410	+ 4,303
Leukemia	21	5,675	18	3,966	+ 1,709
Stomach Cancer	22	5,508	10	9,822	- 4,314
Other Neoplasms	23	5,203	58	112	+ 5,092
Ovary Cancer	24	4,956	39	937	+ 4,019
Drug Use	25	4,228	31	2,242	+ 1,986
Liver Cancer	26	4,158	20	3,714	+ 443
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,976	30	2,371	+ 1,605
Hypertension	28	3,687	4	16,415	- 12,728
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,545	35	1,611	+ 1,934
Liver Disease	30	3,427	12	6,637	- 3,210
Alcohol	31	3,282	53	253	+ 3,029
Oral Cancer	32	2,690	45	655	+ 2,036
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,561	37	1,246	+ 1,315
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,186	14	4,844	- 2,657
Malnutrition	35	2,168	56	157	+ 2,011
Uterin Cancer	36	2,151	51	355	+ 1,796
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,050	33	1,836	+ 214
Skin Disease	38	2,048	55	237	+ 1,810
Cervical Cancer	39	2,005	48	501	+ 1,504
Epilepsy	40	1,913	44	719	+ 1,195
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,910	50	405	+ 1,505
Road Traffic Accidents	42	1,832	3	17,803	- 15,971
Asthma	43	1,356	22	3,360	- 2,004
Anemia	44	1,197	82	0	+ 1,197
Drownings	45	1,037	40	930	+ 107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	984	38	996	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	969	59	80	+ 889
Fires	48	715	34	1,823	- 1,107
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	520	85	0	+ 520
Violence	50	512	27	2,535	- 2,023
Osteoarthritis	51	438	84	0	+ 438
Low Birth Weight	52	375	13	4,861	- 4,485
Schizophrenia	53	366	81	0	+ 366
Birth Trauma	54	280	25	2,735	- 2,455
Hepatitis C	55	270	69	1	+ 269
Tuberculosis	56	240	41	882	- 642
Poisonings	57	230	43	816	- 585
Meningitis	58	218	46	642	- 423
Appendicitis	59	193	57	155	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	60	186	63	16	+ 171
HIV/AIDS	61	166	28	2,521	- 2,355
Oral conditions	62	138	86	0	+ 138
Hepatitis B	63	54	49	425	- 371
Pertussis	64	20	60	75	- 55
Otitis Media	65	19	71	0	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	66	18	52	285	- 267
Syphilis	67	13	61	52	- 39
War	68	9	42	848	- 839
Tetanus	69	6	62	37	- 31
Encephalitis	70	3	54	246	- 243
Diphtheria	71	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	68	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	3	- 3
Chlamydia	77	0	65	4	- 4
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	64	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	66	3	- 3
Malaria	84	0	77	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.