IRAN VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	111,514	1	93,308	+ 18,206
Stroke	2	106,851	2	36,730	+ 70,121
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	62,269	9	11,046	+ 51,222
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	59,329	8	11,243	+ 48,085
Lung Cancers	5	38,153	11	6,784	+ 31,370
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	38,010	15	4,575	+ 33,435
Lung Disease	7	37,114	7	11,409	+ 25,705
Diabetes Mellitus	8	31,185	5	13,910	+ 17,275
Kidney Disease	9	24,275	6	11,810	+ 12,464
Stomach Cancer	10	21,926	10	9,822	+ 12,104
Prostate Cancer	11	18,391	21	3,583	+ 14,808
Breast Cancer	12	17,292	19	3,736	+ 13,556
Other Injuries	13	16,773	17	4,048	+ 12,725
Hypertension	14	16,278	4	16,415	- 137
Pancreas Cancer	15	14,454	29	2,418	+ 12,036
Lymphomas	16	13,920	23	2,882	+ 11,038
Endocrine Disorders	17	13,393	32	2,092	+ 11,301
Liver Cancer	18	11,001	20	3,714	+ 7,286
Suicide	19	10,148	16	4,334	+ 5,814
Bladder Cancer	20	10,136	36	1,410	+ 8,727
Parkinson's Disease	21	9,866	26	2,545	+ 7,321
Liver Disease	22	9,747	12	6,637	+ 3,110
Falls	23	8,942	24	2,821	+ 6,121
Leukemia	24	8,793	18	3,966	+ 4,827
Oral Cancer	25	7,897	45	655	+ 7,243
Inflammatory/Heart	26	7,869	35	1,611	+ 6,258
Road Traffic Accidents	27	7,258	3	17,803	- 10,545
Other Neoplasms	28	5,647	58	112	+ 5,535
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,392	30	2,371	+ 3,021
Skin Cancers	30	4,533	47	518	+ 4,014
Epilepsy	31	3,595	44	719	+ 2,876
Uterin Cancer	32	3,515	51	355	+ 3,160
Ovary Cancer	33	3,441	39	937	+ 2,503
Cervical Cancer	34	2,847	48	501	+ 2,346
HIV/AIDS	35	2,768	28	2,521	+ 247
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,997	33	1,836	+ 161
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,979	37	1,246	+ 733
Tuberculosis	38	1,844	41	882	+ 962
Skin Disease	39	1,752	55	237	+ 1,515
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,701	14	4,844	- 3,143
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,462	38	996	+ 466
Anemia	42	1,305	82	0	+ 1,305
Asthma	43	1,268	22	3,360	- 2,092
Drug Use	44	1,112	31	2,242	- 1,131
Alcohol	45	962	53	253	+ 709
Fires	46	938	34	1,823	- 885
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	857	59	80	+ 776
Violence	48	835	27	2,535	- 1,701
Hepatitis C	49	752	69	1	+ 751
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	714	85	0	+ 714
Drownings	51	687	40	930	- 244
Low Birth Weight	52	682	13	4,861	- 4,178
Malnutrition	53	681	56	157	+ 525
Multiple Sclerosis	54	487	50	405	+ 82
Schizophrenia	55	425	81	0	+ 425
Meningitis	56	369	46	642	- 272
Poisonings	57	254	43	816	- 562
Osteoarthritis	58	248	84	0	+ 248
Hepatitis B	59	225	49	425	- 200
Birth Trauma	60	206	25	2,735	- 2,529
Appendicitis	61	180	57	155	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	62	128	63	16	+ 112
Maternal Conditions	63	62	52	285	- 223
Syphilis	64	27	61	52	- 26
Oral conditions	65	25	86	0	+ 25
Otitis Media	66	22	71	0	+ 21
Encephalitis	67	11	54	246	- 235
Leishmaniasis	68	10	64	8	+ 2
War	69	9	42	848	- 839
Leprosy	70	3	72	0	+ 3
Measles	71	2	68	2	- 0
Pertussis	72	1	60	75	- 74
Tetanus	73	0	62	37	- 37
Diphtheria	74	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	77	0	66	3	- 3
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	67	3	- 3
Dengue	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Portugal

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.