IRAN VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	96,619	1	93,308	+ 3,311
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	79,148	9	11,046	+ 68,102
Stroke	3	54,220	2	36,730	+ 17,490
Lung Cancers	4	41,371	11	6,784	+ 34,588
Lung Disease	5	35,381	7	11,409	+ 23,973
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	31,701	15	4,575	+ 27,125
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	25,642	8	11,243	+ 14,399
Kidney Disease	8	18,180	6	11,810	+ 6,369
Hypertension	9	17,039	4	16,415	+ 624
Diabetes Mellitus	10	14,532	5	13,910	+ 622
Breast Cancer	11	13,212	19	3,736	+ 9,476
Pancreas Cancer	12	12,623	29	2,418	+ 10,204
Prostate Cancer	13	12,001	21	3,583	+ 8,418
Stomach Cancer	14	10,836	10	9,822	+ 1,014
Other Injuries	15	10,349	17	4,048	+ 6,301
Lymphomas	16	9,972	23	2,882	+ 7,091
Bladder Cancer	17	9,763	36	1,410	+ 8,353
Liver Cancer	18	9,531	20	3,714	+ 5,817
Inflammatory/Heart	19	9,317	35	1,611	+ 7,706
Parkinson's Disease	20	9,240	26	2,545	+ 6,695
Endocrine Disorders	21	9,091	32	2,092	+ 6,999
Other Neoplasms	22	8,876	58	112	+ 8,764
Liver Disease	23	7,910	12	6,637	+ 1,273
Leukemia	24	7,052	18	3,966	+ 3,086
Suicide	25	6,748	16	4,334	+ 2,414
Falls	26	6,069	24	2,821	+ 3,248
Oral Cancer	27	4,829	45	655	+ 4,174
Ovary Cancer	28	3,787	39	937	+ 2,850
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,760	30	2,371	+ 1,389
Skin Disease	30	3,441	55	237	+ 3,203
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,420	3	17,803	- 14,383
Skin Cancers	32	3,371	47	518	+ 2,852
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	3,014	38	996	+ 2,018
Uterin Cancer	34	3,013	51	355	+ 2,658
Asthma	35	2,118	22	3,360	- 1,242
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,988	33	1,836	+ 152
Anemia	37	1,710	82	0	+ 1,710
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,613	14	4,844	- 3,230
Cervical Cancer	39	1,598	48	501	+ 1,097
Epilepsy	40	1,540	44	719	+ 822
Drug Use	41	1,451	31	2,242	- 791
Hepatitis C	42	1,219	69	1	+ 1,218
HIV/AIDS	43	1,006	28	2,521	- 1,514
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	888	37	1,246	- 358
Drownings	45	833	40	930	- 97
Alcohol	46	623	53	253	+ 370
Malnutrition	47	565	56	157	+ 409
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	549	59	80	+ 469
Multiple Sclerosis	49	537	50	405	+ 131
Tuberculosis	50	505	41	882	- 377
Violence	51	489	27	2,535	- 2,046
Low Birth Weight	52	472	13	4,861	- 4,388
Osteoarthritis	53	397	84	0	+ 397
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	382	85	0	+ 382
Fires	55	345	34	1,823	- 1,478
Schizophrenia	56	337	81	0	+ 337
Poisonings	57	319	43	816	- 497
Hepatitis B	58	303	49	425	- 122
Meningitis	59	241	46	642	- 401
Birth Trauma	60	211	25	2,735	- 2,524
Appendicitis	61	148	57	155	- 7
Upper Respiratory	62	87	63	16	+ 71
Oral conditions	63	82	86	0	+ 82
Maternal Conditions	64	25	52	285	- 260
Leishmaniasis	65	20	64	8	+ 12
Otitis Media	66	17	71	0	+ 17
Syphilis	67	17	61	52	- 35
War	68	10	42	848	- 837
Iodine Deficiency	69	7	76	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	70	7	54	246	- 239
Chagas disease	71	6	78	0	+ 6
Tetanus	72	3	62	37	- 33
Pertussis	73	3	60	75	- 72
Schistosomiasis	74	1	66	3	- 2
Leprosy	75	1	72	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	76	1	70	1	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	67	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	68	2	- 2
Chlamydia	82	0	65	4	- 4
Malaria	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.