IRAN VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	110,043	1	93,308	+ 16,735
Stroke	2	73,537	2	36,730	+ 36,807
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	48,991	9	11,046	+ 37,944
Lung Disease	4	44,024	7	11,409	+ 32,615
Lung Cancers	5	37,743	11	6,784	+ 30,960
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	35,361	8	11,243	+ 24,117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	32,122	15	4,575	+ 27,547
Kidney Disease	8	26,833	6	11,810	+ 15,022
Breast Cancer	9	21,881	19	3,736	+ 18,145
Other Injuries	10	19,971	17	4,048	+ 15,923
Diabetes Mellitus	11	19,284	5	13,910	+ 5,374
Suicide	12	18,976	16	4,334	+ 14,642
Prostate Cancer	13	18,246	21	3,583	+ 14,663
Pancreas Cancer	14	16,915	29	2,418	+ 14,497
Hypertension	15	16,728	4	16,415	+ 313
Road Traffic Accidents	16	13,201	3	17,803	- 4,602
Endocrine Disorders	17	12,571	32	2,092	+ 10,478
Stomach Cancer	18	12,391	10	9,822	+ 2,569
Other Neoplasms	19	11,964	58	112	+ 11,853
Lymphomas	20	11,800	23	2,882	+ 8,918
Parkinson's Disease	21	8,266	26	2,545	+ 5,721
Inflammatory/Heart	22	8,107	35	1,611	+ 6,497
Violence	23	7,614	27	2,535	+ 5,078
Oesophagus Cancer	24	7,387	30	2,371	+ 5,016
Leukemia	25	7,234	18	3,966	+ 3,267
Bladder Cancer	26	7,125	36	1,410	+ 5,715
Liver Disease	27	5,311	12	6,637	- 1,326
HIV/AIDS	28	5,037	28	2,521	+ 2,516
Cervical Cancer	29	4,437	48	501	+ 3,936
Congenital Anomalies	30	4,389	14	4,844	- 454
Oral Cancer	31	4,315	45	655	+ 3,660
Ovary Cancer	32	4,137	39	937	+ 3,200
Skin Cancers	33	3,847	47	518	+ 3,328
Liver Cancer	34	3,802	20	3,714	+ 87
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	3,466	33	1,836	+ 1,630
Skin Disease	36	3,353	55	237	+ 3,115
Asthma	37	3,276	22	3,360	- 84
Uterin Cancer	38	2,974	51	355	+ 2,619
Alcohol	39	2,696	53	253	+ 2,444
Epilepsy	40	2,214	44	719	+ 1,496
Tuberculosis	41	2,078	41	882	+ 1,196
Low Birth Weight	42	1,896	13	4,861	- 2,965
Malnutrition	43	1,883	56	157	+ 1,726
Anemia	44	1,821	82	0	+ 1,821
Drownings	45	1,670	40	930	+ 740
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1,466	37	1,246	+ 219
Falls	47	1,419	24	2,821	- 1,402
Fires	48	1,406	34	1,823	- 417
Drug Use	49	1,047	31	2,242	- 1,195
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1,008	38	996	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	890	59	80	+ 810
Osteoarthritis	52	837	84	0	+ 837
Birth Trauma	53	572	25	2,735	- 2,163
Schizophrenia	54	462	81	0	+ 462
Poisonings	55	427	43	816	- 389
Multiple Sclerosis	56	338	50	405	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	320	85	0	+ 320
Meningitis	58	264	46	642	- 377
Appendicitis	59	233	57	155	+ 79
Maternal Conditions	60	230	52	285	- 55
Chagas disease	61	128	78	0	+ 128
Upper Respiratory	62	127	63	16	+ 111
Hepatitis B	63	108	49	425	- 317
Encephalitis	64	100	54	246	- 146
Hepatitis C	65	89	69	1	+ 88
Syphilis	66	74	61	52	+ 21
Otitis Media	67	40	71	0	+ 40
Oral conditions	68	30	86	0	+ 30
Leprosy	69	10	72	0	+ 10
War	70	9	42	848	- 838
Tetanus	71	9	62	37	- 28
Pertussis	72	6	60	75	- 69
Diphtheria	73	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	68	2	- 2
Chlamydia	75	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	66	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	78	0	64	8	- 8
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	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

Uruguay

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.