IRAN VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	34,253	8	11,243	+ 23,010
Stroke	2	32,830	2	36,730	- 3,899
Road Traffic Accidents	3	24,125	3	17,803	+ 6,322
Coronary Heart Disease	4	23,392	1	93,308	- 69,916
Malaria	5	21,397	77	0	+ 21,397
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	20,250	33	1,836	+ 18,414
HIV/AIDS	7	18,332	28	2,521	+ 15,811
Liver Disease	8	16,532	12	6,637	+ 9,894
Low Birth Weight	9	14,226	13	4,861	+ 9,366
Birth Trauma	10	12,251	25	2,735	+ 9,515
Diabetes Mellitus	11	12,057	5	13,910	- 1,852
Congenital Anomalies	12	11,531	14	4,844	+ 6,687
Lung Disease	13	10,086	7	11,409	- 1,323
Hypertension	14	8,807	4	16,415	- 7,609
Kidney Disease	15	7,823	6	11,810	- 3,987
Malnutrition	16	7,577	56	157	+ 7,421
Other Injuries	17	6,126	17	4,048	+ 2,077
Cervical Cancer	18	6,102	48	501	+ 5,601
Meningitis	19	5,497	46	642	+ 4,855
Stomach Cancer	20	5,061	10	9,822	- 4,760
Maternal Conditions	21	4,687	52	285	+ 4,402
Asthma	22	4,653	22	3,360	+ 1,293
Liver Cancer	23	4,583	20	3,714	+ 869
Suicide	24	4,565	16	4,334	+ 231
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	4,265	9	11,046	- 6,782
Tuberculosis	26	4,054	41	882	+ 3,172
Breast Cancer	27	3,891	19	3,736	+ 155
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	3,835	15	4,575	- 741
Violence	29	3,555	27	2,535	+ 1,020
Lymphomas	30	2,917	23	2,882	+ 35
Falls	31	2,675	24	2,821	- 147
Prostate Cancer	32	2,570	21	3,583	- 1,013
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,350	37	1,246	+ 1,104
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,250	35	1,611	+ 639
Leukemia	35	2,056	18	3,966	- 1,910
Drownings	36	1,847	40	930	+ 916
Oral Cancer	37	1,765	45	655	+ 1,110
Fires	38	1,750	34	1,823	- 73
Lung Cancers	39	1,519	11	6,784	- 5,265
Poisonings	40	1,428	43	816	+ 612
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,424	32	2,092	- 668
Pertussis	42	1,413	60	75	+ 1,337
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,386	29	2,418	- 1,032
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,383	30	2,371	- 988
Epilepsy	45	1,241	44	719	+ 522
Syphilis	46	1,120	61	52	+ 1,068
Parkinson's Disease	47	947	26	2,545	- 1,598
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	882	38	996	- 114
Alcohol	49	814	53	253	+ 561
Skin Cancers	50	732	47	518	+ 213
Schistosomiasis	51	720	66	3	+ 718
Skin Disease	52	667	55	237	+ 430
Ovary Cancer	53	598	39	937	- 340
Appendicitis	54	455	57	155	+ 300
Hepatitis B	55	442	49	425	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	56	378	51	355	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	57	378	63	16	+ 362
Tetanus	58	342	62	37	+ 306
Measles	59	334	68	2	+ 332
Drug Use	60	289	31	2,242	- 1,953
Encephalitis	61	252	54	246	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	62	229	36	1,410	- 1,181
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	150	59	80	+ 70
Other Neoplasms	64	105	58	112	- 6
Hepatitis C	65	80	69	1	+ 79
Multiple Sclerosis	66	47	50	405	- 358
Ascariasis	67	30	67	3	+ 27
Otitis Media	68	24	71	0	+ 24
War	69	17	42	848	- 831
Chlamydia	70	15	65	4	+ 11
Diphtheria	71	7	70	1	+ 6
Dengue	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Rwanda

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.