IRAN VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	130,502	1	93,308	+ 37,194
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	74,232	9	11,046	+ 63,186
Lung Disease	3	50,501	7	11,409	+ 39,093
Stroke	4	40,972	2	36,730	+ 4,243
Lung Cancers	5	40,200	11	6,784	+ 33,417
Kidney Disease	6	22,192	6	11,810	+ 10,382
Drug Use	7	19,239	31	2,242	+ 16,997
Hypertension	8	17,049	4	16,415	+ 634
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	15,980	15	4,575	+ 11,405
Diabetes Mellitus	10	15,875	5	13,910	+ 1,965
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	15,590	8	11,243	+ 4,347
Suicide	12	13,724	16	4,334	+ 9,390
Breast Cancer	13	12,580	19	3,736	+ 8,844
Endocrine Disorders	14	12,144	32	2,092	+ 10,052
Pancreas Cancer	15	11,448	29	2,418	+ 9,030
Liver Disease	16	11,218	12	6,637	+ 4,581
Road Traffic Accidents	17	10,777	3	17,803	- 7,026
Falls	18	10,447	24	2,821	+ 7,625
Lymphomas	19	10,411	23	2,882	+ 7,530
Prostate Cancer	20	9,205	21	3,583	+ 5,622
Parkinson's Disease	21	8,915	26	2,545	+ 6,370
Inflammatory/Heart	22	8,408	35	1,611	+ 6,797
Liver Cancer	23	6,995	20	3,714	+ 3,281
Leukemia	24	6,970	18	3,966	+ 3,004
Other Injuries	25	6,720	17	4,048	+ 2,671
Bladder Cancer	26	5,072	36	1,410	+ 3,662
Violence	27	4,905	27	2,535	+ 2,370
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,608	30	2,371	+ 2,237
Other Neoplasms	29	4,586	58	112	+ 4,474
Alcohol	30	3,789	53	253	+ 3,536
Ovary Cancer	31	3,771	39	937	+ 2,834
Skin Cancers	32	3,699	47	518	+ 3,180
Stomach Cancer	33	3,380	10	9,822	- 6,442
Congenital Anomalies	34	3,040	14	4,844	- 1,804
Oral Cancer	35	2,987	45	655	+ 2,332
Uterin Cancer	36	2,601	51	355	+ 2,246
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,573	33	1,836	+ 737
Cervical Cancer	38	1,805	48	501	+ 1,304
Low Birth Weight	39	1,790	13	4,861	- 3,071
Malnutrition	40	1,748	56	157	+ 1,591
Hepatitis C	41	1,469	69	1	+ 1,468
HIV/AIDS	42	1,463	28	2,521	- 1,058
Skin Disease	43	1,398	55	237	+ 1,161
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,308	50	405	+ 902
Drownings	45	1,052	40	930	+ 122
Asthma	46	987	22	3,360	- 2,373
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	942	38	996	- 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	895	37	1,246	- 352
Fires	49	823	34	1,823	- 1,000
Epilepsy	50	817	44	719	+ 99
Anemia	51	805	82	0	+ 805
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	636	59	80	+ 556
Poisonings	53	433	43	816	- 383
Birth Trauma	54	319	25	2,735	- 2,416
War	55	310	42	848	- 538
Maternal Conditions	56	201	52	285	- 84
Schizophrenia	57	187	81	0	+ 187
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	175	85	0	+ 175
Hepatitis B	59	157	49	425	- 268
Meningitis	60	157	46	642	- 485
Osteoarthritis	61	150	84	0	+ 150
Tuberculosis	62	141	41	882	- 741
Appendicitis	63	110	57	155	- 45
Oral conditions	64	74	86	0	+ 74
Upper Respiratory	65	59	63	16	+ 44
Syphilis	66	13	61	52	- 39
Otitis Media	67	9	71	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	68	7	54	246	- 239
Pertussis	69	4	60	75	- 71
Chagas disease	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	62	37	- 36
Schistosomiasis	72	0	66	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	74	0	+ 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	8	- 8
Measles	80	0	68	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

United States

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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.