IRAN VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	268,493	1	93,308	+ 175,185
Stroke	2	74,579	2	36,730	+ 37,849
Lung Cancers	3	58,810	11	6,784	+ 52,026
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	45,620	8	11,243	+ 34,376
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	33,329	15	4,575	+ 28,753
Lung Disease	6	31,199	7	11,409	+ 19,790
Other Neoplasms	7	21,115	58	112	+ 21,004
Diabetes Mellitus	8	20,410	5	13,910	+ 6,501
Breast Cancer	9	18,174	19	3,736	+ 14,437
Liver Disease	10	18,049	12	6,637	+ 11,412
Prostate Cancer	11	14,802	21	3,583	+ 11,219
Stomach Cancer	12	13,483	10	9,822	+ 3,661
Pancreas Cancer	13	12,386	29	2,418	+ 9,968
Alcohol	14	11,949	53	253	+ 11,696
Hypertension	15	11,262	4	16,415	- 5,154
Falls	16	10,748	24	2,821	+ 7,927
Bladder Cancer	17	10,722	36	1,410	+ 9,313
Suicide	18	9,768	16	4,334	+ 5,434
Lymphomas	19	9,447	23	2,882	+ 6,565
Kidney Disease	20	9,273	6	11,810	- 2,538
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	8,443	9	11,046	- 2,603
Road Traffic Accidents	22	8,109	3	17,803	- 9,694
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,972	35	1,611	+ 6,361
Leukemia	24	7,883	18	3,966	+ 3,917
Oral Cancer	25	7,703	45	655	+ 7,048
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	7,051	37	1,246	+ 5,805
Ovary Cancer	27	6,682	39	937	+ 5,744
Other Injuries	28	5,764	17	4,048	+ 1,716
Liver Cancer	29	5,224	20	3,714	+ 1,509
Uterin Cancer	30	4,933	51	355	+ 4,578
Skin Cancers	31	4,915	47	518	+ 4,397
Cervical Cancer	32	4,349	48	501	+ 3,849
Oesophagus Cancer	33	4,113	30	2,371	+ 1,742
Parkinson's Disease	34	3,422	26	2,545	+ 877
Epilepsy	35	2,612	44	719	+ 1,894
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,090	14	4,844	- 2,753
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,914	33	1,836	+ 78
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,896	32	2,092	- 196
Drownings	39	1,452	40	930	+ 521
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,395	38	996	+ 399
Tuberculosis	41	1,361	41	882	+ 479
Low Birth Weight	42	1,320	13	4,861	- 3,540
Asthma	43	1,232	22	3,360	- 2,128
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,146	50	405	+ 741
Fires	45	1,082	34	1,823	- 741
Skin Disease	46	1,070	55	237	+ 833
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	841	59	80	+ 761
Drug Use	48	732	31	2,242	- 1,510
Violence	49	671	27	2,535	- 1,865
Malnutrition	50	663	56	157	+ 506
Poisonings	51	467	43	816	- 348
Hepatitis C	52	429	69	1	+ 428
Meningitis	53	389	46	642	- 252
HIV/AIDS	54	262	28	2,521	- 2,259
Appendicitis	55	156	57	155	+ 2
Hepatitis B	56	119	49	425	- 306
Birth Trauma	57	118	25	2,735	- 2,617
Schizophrenia	58	67	81	0	+ 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	66	85	0	+ 66
Upper Respiratory	60	44	63	16	+ 28
Osteoarthritis	61	41	84	0	+ 41
Anemia	62	28	82	0	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	63	22	52	285	- 263
Encephalitis	64	15	54	246	- 231
Oral conditions	65	9	86	0	+ 9
War	66	9	42	848	- 839
Tetanus	67	4	62	37	- 33
Otitis Media	68	2	71	0	+ 2
Syphilis	69	1	61	52	- 51
Diphtheria	70	1	70	1	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	60	75	- 75
Measles	72	0	68	2	- 2
Chlamydia	73	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	64	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	76	0	66	3	- 3
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Poland

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.