IRAN VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	106,868	1	93,308	+ 13,560
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	71,745	9	11,046	+ 60,699
Stroke	3	39,079	2	36,730	+ 2,349
Lung Cancers	4	35,108	11	6,784	+ 28,325
Lung Disease	5	28,949	7	11,409	+ 17,541
Hypertension	6	24,652	4	16,415	+ 8,237
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	19,897	15	4,575	+ 15,321
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	19,445	8	11,243	+ 8,201
Falls	9	19,146	24	2,821	+ 16,324
Prostate Cancer	10	15,754	21	3,583	+ 12,171
Breast Cancer	11	15,730	19	3,736	+ 11,994
Pancreas Cancer	12	14,822	29	2,418	+ 12,404
Kidney Disease	13	12,580	6	11,810	+ 769
Suicide	14	12,460	16	4,334	+ 8,126
Lymphomas	15	11,284	23	2,882	+ 8,403
Inflammatory/Heart	16	10,243	35	1,611	+ 8,632
Diabetes Mellitus	17	10,193	5	13,910	- 3,717
Parkinson's Disease	18	8,550	26	2,545	+ 6,005
Liver Cancer	19	8,030	20	3,714	+ 4,315
Other Neoplasms	20	6,796	58	112	+ 6,685
Liver Disease	21	6,756	12	6,637	+ 119
Leukemia	22	6,696	18	3,966	+ 2,730
Bladder Cancer	23	6,678	36	1,410	+ 5,269
Stomach Cancer	24	6,121	10	9,822	- 3,700
Endocrine Disorders	25	5,914	32	2,092	+ 3,822
Oral Cancer	26	4,992	45	655	+ 4,337
Skin Cancers	27	4,919	47	518	+ 4,401
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,896	30	2,371	+ 2,525
Ovary Cancer	29	4,561	39	937	+ 3,624
Other Injuries	30	4,086	17	4,048	+ 38
Congenital Anomalies	31	3,044	14	4,844	- 1,799
Alcohol	32	2,284	53	253	+ 2,031
Uterin Cancer	33	2,231	51	355	+ 1,876
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,925	3	17,803	- 15,878
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,854	33	1,836	+ 18
Drug Use	36	1,756	31	2,242	- 486
Osteoarthritis	37	1,692	84	0	+ 1,692
Multiple Sclerosis	38	1,595	50	405	+ 1,190
Epilepsy	39	1,581	44	719	+ 862
Skin Disease	40	1,290	55	237	+ 1,052
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,220	37	1,246	- 26
Cervical Cancer	42	1,048	48	501	+ 547
Low Birth Weight	43	1,046	13	4,861	- 3,814
Anemia	44	1,014	82	0	+ 1,014
Schizophrenia	45	960	81	0	+ 960
Asthma	46	945	22	3,360	- 2,415
Malnutrition	47	839	56	157	+ 683
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	776	38	996	- 220
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	676	59	80	+ 596
Drownings	50	492	40	930	- 439
Violence	51	422	27	2,535	- 2,113
Birth Trauma	52	319	25	2,735	- 2,416
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	317	85	0	+ 317
HIV/AIDS	54	290	28	2,521	- 2,231
Fires	55	213	34	1,823	- 1,610
Tuberculosis	56	212	41	882	- 670
Meningitis	57	199	46	642	- 443
Hepatitis C	58	150	69	1	+ 149
Appendicitis	59	145	57	155	- 10
Poisonings	60	129	43	816	- 687
Upper Respiratory	61	108	63	16	+ 93
Oral conditions	62	81	86	0	+ 81
Hepatitis B	63	45	49	425	- 380
Maternal Conditions	64	42	52	285	- 243
Syphilis	65	15	61	52	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	66	11	76	0	+ 11
War	67	9	42	848	- 839
Encephalitis	68	7	54	246	- 239
Otitis Media	69	4	71	0	+ 4
Tetanus	70	4	62	37	- 33
Leishmaniasis	71	4	64	8	- 4
Schistosomiasis	72	3	66	3	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	60	75	- 75
Diphtheria	74	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	68	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	65	4	- 4
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	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.