IRAN VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	77,584	1	93,308	- 15,724
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	76,082	8	11,243	+ 64,839
Stroke	3	22,852	2	36,730	- 13,878
Lung Cancers	4	22,585	11	6,784	+ 15,801
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	17,631	15	4,575	+ 13,055
Kidney Disease	6	15,078	6	11,810	+ 3,267
Liver Cancer	7	10,932	20	3,714	+ 7,217
Hypertension	8	10,731	4	16,415	- 5,684
Suicide	9	9,536	16	4,334	+ 5,202
Breast Cancer	10	8,875	19	3,736	+ 5,139
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,873	29	2,418	+ 5,455
Stomach Cancer	12	5,932	10	9,822	- 3,890
Lymphomas	13	5,818	23	2,882	+ 2,936
Lung Disease	14	5,614	7	11,409	- 5,795
Oral Cancer	15	4,647	45	655	+ 3,992
Prostate Cancer	16	4,437	21	3,583	+ 854
Leukemia	17	3,655	18	3,966	- 311
Falls	18	3,190	24	2,821	+ 368
Inflammatory/Heart	19	3,157	35	1,611	+ 1,546
Liver Disease	20	3,068	12	6,637	- 3,570
Ovary Cancer	21	2,987	39	937	+ 2,050
Other Neoplasms	22	2,863	58	112	+ 2,751
Uterin Cancer	23	2,157	51	355	+ 1,802
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,006	30	2,371	- 365
Skin Disease	25	1,993	55	237	+ 1,755
Road Traffic Accidents	26	1,775	3	17,803	- 16,027
Bladder Cancer	27	1,762	36	1,410	+ 352
Diabetes Mellitus	28	1,578	5	13,910	- 12,332
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,315	26	2,545	- 1,230
Cervical Cancer	30	1,247	48	501	+ 746
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,166	14	4,844	- 3,677
Other Injuries	32	1,159	17	4,048	- 2,889
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,015	37	1,246	- 231
Skin Cancers	34	822	47	518	+ 304
Asthma	35	543	22	3,360	- 2,817
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	475	9	11,046	- 10,571
Endocrine Disorders	37	445	32	2,092	- 1,647
Drownings	38	425	40	930	- 505
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	406	33	1,836	- 1,430
Tuberculosis	40	374	41	882	- 508
Low Birth Weight	41	371	13	4,861	- 4,489
Epilepsy	42	364	44	719	- 355
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	324	38	996	- 672
Drug Use	44	279	31	2,242	- 1,963
HIV/AIDS	45	266	28	2,521	- 2,255
Violence	46	214	27	2,535	- 2,321
Alcohol	47	149	53	253	- 104
Meningitis	48	121	46	642	- 521
Fires	49	102	34	1,823	- 1,721
Appendicitis	50	86	57	155	- 69
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	83	85	0	+ 83
Hepatitis B	52	60	49	425	- 365
Maternal Conditions	53	49	52	285	- 236
Upper Respiratory	54	47	63	16	+ 31
Birth Trauma	55	46	25	2,735	- 2,690
Hepatitis C	56	42	69	1	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	57	38	50	405	- 367
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	33	59	80	- 47
War	59	32	42	848	- 815
Poisonings	60	16	43	816	- 799
Encephalitis	61	1	54	246	- 245
Pertussis	62	1	60	75	- 74
Malnutrition	63	0	56	157	- 156
Diphtheria	64	0	70	1	- 1
Syphilis	65	0	61	52	- 52
Dengue	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	67	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	68	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	2	- 2
Tetanus	73	0	62	37	- 37
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	64	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	3	- 3
Otitis Media	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	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.