IRAN VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	84,309	1	93,308	- 8,999
Stroke	2	49,535	2	36,730	+ 12,805
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	36,559	33	1,836	+ 34,722
Low Birth Weight	4	32,703	13	4,861	+ 27,842
Lung Disease	5	30,459	7	11,409	+ 19,051
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	29,239	8	11,243	+ 17,996
Diabetes Mellitus	7	22,363	5	13,910	+ 8,454
Birth Trauma	8	20,860	25	2,735	+ 18,124
Kidney Disease	9	19,892	6	11,810	+ 8,082
Liver Disease	10	19,205	12	6,637	+ 12,568
Tuberculosis	11	14,746	41	882	+ 13,864
Road Traffic Accidents	12	9,866	3	17,803	- 7,937
Other Injuries	13	9,460	17	4,048	+ 5,412
Congenital Anomalies	14	9,218	14	4,844	+ 4,375
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	9,112	38	996	+ 8,116
Hypertension	16	8,027	4	16,415	- 8,389
Asthma	17	7,268	22	3,360	+ 3,908
Suicide	18	6,770	16	4,334	+ 2,436
Meningitis	19	6,313	46	642	+ 5,672
Breast Cancer	20	6,307	19	3,736	+ 2,571
Oral Cancer	21	6,017	45	655	+ 5,363
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	5,329	9	11,046	- 5,717
Violence	23	4,527	27	2,535	+ 1,992
Maternal Conditions	24	4,340	52	285	+ 4,055
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,007	32	2,092	+ 1,914
Lung Cancers	26	3,393	11	6,784	- 3,391
Malnutrition	27	3,100	56	157	+ 2,944
Falls	28	3,027	24	2,821	+ 205
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,755	30	2,371	+ 384
Tetanus	30	2,641	62	37	+ 2,605
Lymphomas	31	2,459	23	2,882	- 423
HIV/AIDS	32	2,381	28	2,521	- 140
Encephalitis	33	2,329	54	246	+ 2,083
Pertussis	34	2,227	60	75	+ 2,152
Parkinson's Disease	35	2,152	26	2,545	- 393
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,909	37	1,246	+ 662
Drownings	37	1,883	40	930	+ 952
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,849	15	4,575	- 2,727
Leukemia	39	1,840	18	3,966	- 2,126
Epilepsy	40	1,707	44	719	+ 988
Liver Cancer	41	1,550	20	3,714	- 2,164
Fires	42	1,508	34	1,823	- 315
Stomach Cancer	43	1,417	10	9,822	- 8,405
Cervical Cancer	44	1,404	48	501	+ 903
Prostate Cancer	45	1,247	21	3,583	- 2,336
Ovary Cancer	46	1,237	39	937	+ 300
Poisonings	47	1,178	43	816	+ 363
Bladder Cancer	48	955	36	1,410	- 455
Measles	49	903	68	2	+ 901
Alcohol	50	883	53	253	+ 630
Appendicitis	51	866	57	155	+ 711
Inflammatory/Heart	52	812	35	1,611	- 799
Hepatitis B	53	794	49	425	+ 369
Skin Cancers	54	539	47	518	+ 21
Dengue	55	501	74	0	+ 501
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	486	59	80	+ 406
Syphilis	57	451	61	52	+ 399
Hepatitis C	58	430	69	1	+ 429
Uterin Cancer	59	417	51	355	+ 62
Pancreas Cancer	60	375	29	2,418	- 2,044
Drug Use	61	290	31	2,242	- 1,952
War	62	209	42	848	- 639
Malaria	63	206	77	0	+ 206
Other Neoplasms	64	144	58	112	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	65	144	50	405	- 261
Upper Respiratory	66	101	63	16	+ 85
Skin Disease	67	46	55	237	- 191
Ascariasis	68	26	67	3	+ 24
Diphtheria	69	24	70	1	+ 23
Chlamydia	70	15	65	4	+ 12
Otitis Media	71	10	71	0	+ 10
Leishmaniasis	72	2	64	8	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	3	- 3
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Pakistan

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.