IRAN VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	126,328	1	93,308	+ 33,020
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	91,116	9	11,046	+ 80,070
Stroke	3	50,368	2	36,730	+ 13,639
Lung Disease	4	36,260	7	11,409	+ 24,851
Lung Cancers	5	31,067	11	6,784	+ 24,283
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	25,451	15	4,575	+ 20,876
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	22,191	8	11,243	+ 10,948
Prostate Cancer	8	21,885	21	3,583	+ 18,303
Pancreas Cancer	9	15,429	29	2,418	+ 13,011
Hypertension	10	15,344	4	16,415	- 1,071
Diabetes Mellitus	11	15,310	5	13,910	+ 1,401
Kidney Disease	12	13,597	6	11,810	+ 1,786
Breast Cancer	13	13,207	19	3,736	+ 9,471
Suicide	14	12,348	16	4,334	+ 8,014
Other Injuries	15	11,464	17	4,048	+ 7,416
Lymphomas	16	11,323	23	2,882	+ 8,441
Falls	17	9,256	24	2,821	+ 6,435
Other Neoplasms	18	8,647	58	112	+ 8,536
Parkinson's Disease	19	7,871	26	2,545	+ 5,326
Leukemia	20	6,890	18	3,966	+ 2,924
Bladder Cancer	21	6,345	36	1,410	+ 4,935
Liver Cancer	22	6,275	20	3,714	+ 2,560
Liver Disease	23	6,038	12	6,637	- 599
Endocrine Disorders	24	5,859	32	2,092	+ 3,767
Skin Cancers	25	5,428	47	518	+ 4,909
Stomach Cancer	26	5,112	10	9,822	- 4,710
Ovary Cancer	27	4,613	39	937	+ 3,676
Inflammatory/Heart	28	4,565	35	1,611	+ 2,954
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,491	30	2,371	+ 2,120
Drug Use	30	3,534	31	2,242	+ 1,291
Oral Cancer	31	3,166	45	655	+ 2,511
Alcohol	32	2,993	53	253	+ 2,741
Uterin Cancer	33	2,877	51	355	+ 2,522
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,630	3	17,803	- 15,173
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,568	14	4,844	- 2,275
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,415	33	1,836	+ 579
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,313	37	1,246	+ 1,067
Cervical Cancer	38	1,899	48	501	+ 1,398
Skin Disease	39	1,836	55	237	+ 1,598
Anemia	40	1,459	82	0	+ 1,459
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,421	50	405	+ 1,016
Asthma	42	1,321	22	3,360	- 2,039
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,075	59	80	+ 995
Epilepsy	44	1,006	44	719	+ 288
Malnutrition	45	977	56	157	+ 820
Drownings	46	955	40	930	+ 25
Violence	47	942	27	2,535	- 1,593
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	921	38	996	- 75
Fires	49	539	34	1,823	- 1,283
Schizophrenia	50	530	81	0	+ 530
Low Birth Weight	51	420	13	4,861	- 4,441
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	383	85	0	+ 383
Hepatitis C	53	368	69	1	+ 367
Meningitis	54	293	46	642	- 349
Birth Trauma	55	280	25	2,735	- 2,455
Tuberculosis	56	200	41	882	- 682
Osteoarthritis	57	199	84	0	+ 199
Upper Respiratory	58	163	63	16	+ 147
Appendicitis	59	151	57	155	- 4
Poisonings	60	148	43	816	- 668
HIV/AIDS	61	106	28	2,521	- 2,415
Hepatitis B	62	79	49	425	- 346
Oral conditions	63	70	86	0	+ 70
Maternal Conditions	64	41	52	285	- 243
War	65	14	42	848	- 834
Otitis Media	66	6	71	0	+ 6
Pertussis	67	4	60	75	- 71
Tetanus	68	3	62	37	- 34
Schistosomiasis	69	3	66	3	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	3	70	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	71	2	54	246	- 244
Syphilis	72	0	61	52	- 52
Chlamydia	73	0	65	4	- 4
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	64	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Sweden

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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.