IRAN VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,591	1	93,308	- 45,717
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	45,227	8	11,243	+ 33,984
Stroke	3	43,438	2	36,730	+ 6,709
Lung Cancers	4	34,439	11	6,784	+ 27,655
Suicide	5	24,838	16	4,334	+ 20,504
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	20,611	9	11,046	+ 9,565
Liver Cancer	7	19,667	20	3,714	+ 15,953
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	17,277	15	4,575	+ 12,701
Kidney Disease	9	17,152	6	11,810	+ 5,342
Stomach Cancer	10	14,637	10	9,822	+ 4,815
Lung Disease	11	14,470	7	11,409	+ 3,061
Pancreas Cancer	12	11,869	29	2,418	+ 9,450
Diabetes Mellitus	13	11,560	5	13,910	- 2,350
Liver Disease	14	10,774	12	6,637	+ 4,137
Road Traffic Accidents	15	7,465	3	17,803	- 10,338
Parkinson's Disease	16	6,705	26	2,545	+ 4,160
Hypertension	17	6,297	4	16,415	- 10,118
Other Injuries	18	6,167	17	4,048	+ 2,119
Lymphomas	19	5,901	23	2,882	+ 3,019
Falls	20	4,980	24	2,821	+ 2,158
Breast Cancer	21	4,888	19	3,736	+ 1,152
Prostate Cancer	22	3,930	21	3,583	+ 347
Leukemia	23	3,632	18	3,966	- 334
Tuberculosis	24	3,310	41	882	+ 2,428
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,209	32	2,092	+ 1,117
Other Neoplasms	26	3,066	58	112	+ 2,955
Bladder Cancer	27	3,001	36	1,410	+ 1,591
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,940	30	2,371	+ 569
Oral Cancer	29	2,473	45	655	+ 1,818
Ovary Cancer	30	2,257	39	937	+ 1,320
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,249	35	1,611	+ 638
Asthma	32	1,952	22	3,360	- 1,408
Alcohol	33	1,834	53	253	+ 1,581
Cervical Cancer	34	1,807	48	501	+ 1,306
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,576	33	1,836	- 260
Skin Disease	36	1,195	55	237	+ 958
Skin Cancers	37	992	47	518	+ 474
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	916	37	1,246	- 331
Hepatitis B	39	893	49	425	+ 468
Epilepsy	40	890	44	719	+ 171
Congenital Anomalies	41	879	14	4,844	- 3,965
Drownings	42	850	40	930	- 80
Uterin Cancer	43	712	51	355	+ 357
Violence	44	656	27	2,535	- 1,880
Low Birth Weight	45	629	13	4,861	- 4,232
Anemia	46	559	82	0	+ 559
Fires	47	447	34	1,823	- 1,376
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	380	38	996	- 616
Hepatitis C	49	284	69	1	+ 283
Drug Use	50	262	31	2,242	- 1,981
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	254	59	80	+ 174
Poisonings	52	195	43	816	- 620
Malnutrition	53	150	56	157	- 6
Birth Trauma	54	150	25	2,735	- 2,586
HIV/AIDS	55	143	28	2,521	- 2,377
Schizophrenia	56	131	81	0	+ 131
Appendicitis	57	91	57	155	- 63
Meningitis	58	86	46	642	- 556
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	84	85	0	+ 84
Osteoarthritis	60	70	84	0	+ 70
Maternal Conditions	61	58	52	285	- 227
Syphilis	62	45	61	52	- 7
Upper Respiratory	63	44	63	16	+ 28
Oral conditions	64	36	86	0	+ 36
Encephalitis	65	32	54	246	- 214
Multiple Sclerosis	66	18	50	405	- 387
Pertussis	67	10	60	75	- 65
War	68	8	42	848	- 839
Tetanus	69	8	62	37	- 29
Otitis Media	70	8	71	0	+ 8
Malaria	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	72	2	66	3	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	70	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	67	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	8	- 8
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	2	- 2
Chlamydia	84	0	65	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

South Korea

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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.