IRAN VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	38,000	28	2,521	+ 35,479
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	33,833	8	11,243	+ 22,590
Malaria	3	24,348	77	0	+ 24,348
Road Traffic Accidents	4	23,337	3	17,803	+ 5,534
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	21,707	33	1,836	+ 19,871
Stroke	6	20,053	2	36,730	- 16,677
Birth Trauma	7	18,661	25	2,735	+ 15,925
Low Birth Weight	8	17,349	13	4,861	+ 12,488
Coronary Heart Disease	9	15,754	1	93,308	- 77,554
Tuberculosis	10	13,011	41	882	+ 12,129
Congenital Anomalies	11	11,910	14	4,844	+ 7,066
Violence	12	11,074	27	2,535	+ 8,539
Liver Disease	13	9,186	12	6,637	+ 2,549
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,598	5	13,910	- 5,311
Cervical Cancer	15	7,851	48	501	+ 7,350
Meningitis	16	6,668	46	642	+ 6,026
Maternal Conditions	17	6,531	52	285	+ 6,246
Malnutrition	18	5,949	56	157	+ 5,792
Kidney Disease	19	5,682	6	11,810	- 6,129
Other Injuries	20	5,613	17	4,048	+ 1,565
Hypertension	21	5,596	4	16,415	- 10,819
Lung Disease	22	5,472	7	11,409	- 5,937
Syphilis	23	4,009	61	52	+ 3,957
Suicide	24	3,646	16	4,334	- 688
Pertussis	25	3,424	60	75	+ 3,349
Lymphomas	26	3,159	23	2,882	+ 278
Asthma	27	3,130	22	3,360	- 230
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,003	30	2,371	+ 632
Liver Cancer	29	2,730	20	3,714	- 984
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	2,307	9	11,046	- 8,739
Drownings	31	2,220	40	930	+ 1,289
Breast Cancer	32	2,023	19	3,736	- 1,713
Falls	33	2,020	24	2,821	- 801
Prostate Cancer	34	1,704	21	3,583	- 1,879
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,648	15	4,575	- 2,928
Fires	36	1,564	34	1,823	- 259
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,541	35	1,611	- 70
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,365	32	2,092	- 727
Poisonings	39	1,336	43	816	+ 521
Oral Cancer	40	1,311	45	655	+ 657
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,232	37	1,246	- 15
Leukemia	42	1,074	18	3,966	- 2,892
Epilepsy	43	1,074	44	719	+ 355
Ovary Cancer	44	931	39	937	- 6
Stomach Cancer	45	924	10	9,822	- 8,898
Lung Cancers	46	790	11	6,784	- 5,993
Pancreas Cancer	47	642	29	2,418	- 1,776
Parkinson's Disease	48	630	26	2,545	- 1,915
Skin Cancers	49	625	47	518	+ 107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	624	38	996	- 372
Measles	51	616	68	2	+ 613
Schistosomiasis	52	512	66	3	+ 509
Tetanus	53	485	62	37	+ 449
Alcohol	54	459	53	253	+ 207
Skin Disease	55	435	55	237	+ 197
Uterin Cancer	56	419	51	355	+ 64
Drug Use	57	418	31	2,242	- 1,825
Appendicitis	58	378	57	155	+ 224
Bladder Cancer	59	324	36	1,410	- 1,085
Upper Respiratory	60	257	63	16	+ 242
Hepatitis B	61	221	49	425	- 204
Encephalitis	62	219	54	246	- 27
War	63	158	42	848	- 690
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	99	59	80	+ 19
Trypanosomiasis	65	89	79	0	+ 89
Other Neoplasms	66	67	58	112	- 44
Hepatitis C	67	55	69	1	+ 54
Leishmaniasis	68	50	64	8	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	69	29	50	405	- 376
Ascariasis	70	29	67	3	+ 26
Otitis Media	71	20	71	0	+ 20
Diphtheria	72	20	70	1	+ 19
Chlamydia	73	11	65	4	+ 7
Dengue	74	2	74	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Uganda

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.