IRAN VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	105,281	28	2,521	+ 102,761
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	57,529	8	11,243	+ 46,286
Coronary Heart Disease	3	47,875	1	93,308	- 45,433
Stroke	4	44,884	2	36,730	+ 8,154
Diabetes Mellitus	5	44,144	5	13,910	+ 30,234
Tuberculosis	6	32,121	41	882	+ 31,239
Violence	7	30,708	27	2,535	+ 28,173
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	23,168	33	1,836	+ 21,332
Kidney Disease	9	22,376	6	11,810	+ 10,566
Suicide	10	20,142	16	4,334	+ 15,808
Road Traffic Accidents	11	19,031	3	17,803	+ 1,228
Hypertension	12	18,701	4	16,415	+ 2,286
Lung Disease	13	17,394	7	11,409	+ 5,985
Liver Disease	14	13,180	12	6,637	+ 6,543
Lung Cancers	15	11,268	11	6,784	+ 4,484
Low Birth Weight	16	9,140	13	4,861	+ 4,279
Other Injuries	17	8,794	17	4,048	+ 4,746
Asthma	18	8,724	22	3,360	+ 5,364
Endocrine Disorders	19	8,613	32	2,092	+ 6,521
Cervical Cancer	20	8,124	48	501	+ 7,623
Inflammatory/Heart	21	7,909	35	1,611	+ 6,298
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	6,838	9	11,046	- 4,208
Breast Cancer	23	6,629	19	3,736	+ 2,893
Prostate Cancer	24	6,396	21	3,583	+ 2,813
Congenital Anomalies	25	6,362	14	4,844	+ 1,518
Meningitis	26	5,353	46	642	+ 4,711
Fires	27	5,290	34	1,823	+ 3,467
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	5,245	15	4,575	+ 670
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,097	30	2,371	+ 2,726
Birth Trauma	30	4,392	25	2,735	+ 1,657
Lymphomas	31	4,120	23	2,882	+ 1,239
Drownings	32	3,514	40	930	+ 2,584
Liver Cancer	33	3,485	20	3,714	- 229
Malnutrition	34	3,481	56	157	+ 3,325
Pancreas Cancer	35	2,935	29	2,418	+ 517
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,770	37	1,246	+ 1,523
Epilepsy	37	2,734	44	719	+ 2,016
Maternal Conditions	38	2,485	52	285	+ 2,200
Stomach Cancer	39	2,244	10	9,822	- 7,578
Leukemia	40	2,140	18	3,966	- 1,826
Oral Cancer	41	2,056	45	655	+ 1,401
Falls	42	2,046	24	2,821	- 775
Pertussis	43	1,670	60	75	+ 1,595
Syphilis	44	1,652	61	52	+ 1,600
Skin Disease	45	1,611	55	237	+ 1,373
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,575	26	2,545	- 970
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,484	38	996	+ 488
Skin Cancers	48	1,452	47	518	+ 933
Alcohol	49	1,443	53	253	+ 1,190
Poisonings	50	1,426	43	816	+ 611
Ovary Cancer	51	1,390	39	937	+ 453
Bladder Cancer	52	1,212	36	1,410	- 197
Drug Use	53	1,126	31	2,242	- 1,117
Uterin Cancer	54	749	51	355	+ 394
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	549	59	80	+ 469
Appendicitis	56	400	57	155	+ 246
Measles	57	395	68	2	+ 393
Other Neoplasms	58	390	58	112	+ 278
Encephalitis	59	342	54	246	+ 96
Upper Respiratory	60	326	63	16	+ 310
Hepatitis B	61	204	49	425	- 221
Multiple Sclerosis	62	165	50	405	- 240
Malaria	63	121	77	0	+ 121
War	64	96	42	848	- 752
Tetanus	65	55	62	37	+ 19
Schistosomiasis	66	51	66	3	+ 48
Otitis Media	67	28	71	0	+ 28
Chlamydia	68	27	65	4	+ 23
Diphtheria	69	24	70	1	+ 23
Hepatitis C	70	12	69	1	+ 10
Ascariasis	71	4	67	3	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	8	- 8
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

South Africa

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.