IRAN VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	126,701	9	11,046	+ 115,655
Coronary Heart Disease	2	92,607	1	93,308	- 701
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	52,341	8	11,243	+ 41,098
Stroke	4	48,579	2	36,730	+ 11,849
Lung Cancers	5	46,111	11	6,784	+ 39,328
Lung Disease	6	42,472	7	11,409	+ 31,063
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	23,816	15	4,575	+ 19,240
Prostate Cancer	8	17,158	21	3,583	+ 13,575
Breast Cancer	9	16,421	19	3,736	+ 12,684
Lymphomas	10	12,072	23	2,882	+ 9,191
Pancreas Cancer	11	11,614	29	2,418	+ 9,196
Oesophagus Cancer	12	11,267	30	2,371	+ 8,896
Parkinson's Disease	13	11,068	26	2,545	+ 8,523
Liver Disease	14	9,897	12	6,637	+ 3,260
Falls	15	9,836	24	2,821	+ 7,015
Bladder Cancer	16	7,919	36	1,410	+ 6,509
Diabetes Mellitus	17	7,543	5	13,910	- 6,367
Kidney Disease	18	7,063	6	11,810	- 4,747
Other Injuries	19	7,055	17	4,048	+ 3,006
Suicide	20	6,875	16	4,334	+ 2,541
Liver Cancer	21	6,761	20	3,714	+ 3,046
Leukemia	22	6,728	18	3,966	+ 2,762
Hypertension	23	6,724	4	16,415	- 9,691
Stomach Cancer	24	6,454	10	9,822	- 3,368
Ovary Cancer	25	5,189	39	937	+ 4,251
Other Neoplasms	26	5,146	58	112	+ 5,035
Skin Cancers	27	4,812	47	518	+ 4,294
Endocrine Disorders	28	4,257	32	2,092	+ 2,164
Inflammatory/Heart	29	4,036	35	1,611	+ 2,426
Oral Cancer	30	4,014	45	655	+ 3,359
Drug Use	31	3,646	31	2,242	+ 1,404
Uterin Cancer	32	3,029	51	355	+ 2,674
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,800	3	17,803	- 15,002
Skin Disease	34	2,755	55	237	+ 2,517
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,746	14	4,844	- 2,098
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,698	37	1,246	+ 1,452
Multiple Sclerosis	37	2,396	50	405	+ 1,991
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,064	33	1,836	+ 228
Alcohol	39	2,007	53	253	+ 1,754
Low Birth Weight	40	1,696	13	4,861	- 3,165
Asthma	41	1,681	22	3,360	- 1,679
Epilepsy	42	1,541	44	719	+ 822
Cervical Cancer	43	1,419	48	501	+ 918
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,309	59	80	+ 1,229
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,131	38	996	+ 135
Violence	46	1,120	27	2,535	- 1,415
Tuberculosis	47	454	41	882	- 428
Fires	48	432	34	1,823	- 1,391
Drownings	49	388	40	930	- 542
Anemia	50	357	82	0	+ 357
Hepatitis C	51	345	69	1	+ 344
Meningitis	52	300	46	642	- 342
Poisonings	53	285	43	816	- 531
Birth Trauma	54	245	25	2,735	- 2,490
HIV/AIDS	55	243	28	2,521	- 2,278
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	237	85	0	+ 237
Osteoarthritis	57	216	84	0	+ 216
Malnutrition	58	149	56	157	- 7
Appendicitis	59	136	57	155	- 19
Schizophrenia	60	131	81	0	+ 131
Oral conditions	61	69	86	0	+ 69
Syphilis	62	63	61	52	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	63	62	63	16	+ 47
Maternal Conditions	64	60	52	285	- 225
Hepatitis B	65	51	49	425	- 374
Otitis Media	66	20	71	0	+ 20
War	67	12	42	848	- 835
Encephalitis	68	7	54	246	- 239
Pertussis	69	4	60	75	- 71
Leishmaniasis	70	1	64	8	- 7
Chagas disease	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	0	62	37	- 36
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	68	2	- 2
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	3	- 3
Chlamydia	79	0	65	4	- 4
Ascariasis	80	0	67	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

United Kingdom

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.