IRAN VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	73,239	28	2,521	+ 70,718
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	40,442	8	11,243	+ 29,199
Stroke	3	33,775	2	36,730	- 2,955
Malaria	4	33,495	77	0	+ 33,495
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	26,667	33	1,836	+ 24,831
Tuberculosis	6	25,247	41	882	+ 24,365
Birth Trauma	7	21,509	25	2,735	+ 18,774
Low Birth Weight	8	20,640	13	4,861	+ 15,779
Liver Disease	9	19,126	12	6,637	+ 12,489
Coronary Heart Disease	10	18,833	1	93,308	- 74,475
Road Traffic Accidents	11	15,528	3	17,803	- 2,275
Congenital Anomalies	12	13,368	14	4,844	+ 8,524
Hypertension	13	11,118	4	16,415	- 5,297
Diabetes Mellitus	14	10,178	5	13,910	- 3,732
Malnutrition	15	9,785	56	157	+ 9,629
Meningitis	16	8,397	46	642	+ 7,755
Cervical Cancer	17	7,643	48	501	+ 7,142
Kidney Disease	18	7,481	6	11,810	- 4,330
Other Injuries	19	7,346	17	4,048	+ 3,298
Suicide	20	5,535	16	4,334	+ 1,201
Lung Disease	21	5,408	7	11,409	- 6,001
Maternal Conditions	22	5,048	52	285	+ 4,763
Violence	23	4,901	27	2,535	+ 2,365
Syphilis	24	3,760	61	52	+ 3,708
Pertussis	25	3,156	60	75	+ 3,081
Asthma	26	3,148	22	3,360	- 212
Drownings	27	2,927	40	930	+ 1,997
Falls	28	2,534	24	2,821	- 287
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,506	9	11,046	- 8,540
Prostate Cancer	30	2,386	21	3,583	- 1,197
Lymphomas	31	2,328	23	2,882	- 554
Fires	32	2,321	34	1,823	+ 499
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,130	35	1,611	+ 519
Poisonings	34	1,939	43	816	+ 1,123
Breast Cancer	35	1,555	19	3,736	- 2,181
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,524	30	2,371	- 847
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,503	32	2,092	- 589
Epilepsy	38	1,411	44	719	+ 692
Leukemia	39	1,110	18	3,966	- 2,856
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,043	37	1,246	- 203
Lung Cancers	41	959	11	6,784	- 5,824
Stomach Cancer	42	877	10	9,822	- 8,945
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	861	15	4,575	- 3,714
Tetanus	44	807	62	37	+ 770
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	806	38	996	- 190
Liver Cancer	46	751	20	3,714	- 2,963
Parkinson's Disease	47	697	26	2,545	- 1,848
Oral Cancer	48	659	45	655	+ 5
Alcohol	49	595	53	253	+ 342
Bladder Cancer	50	559	36	1,410	- 850
Schistosomiasis	51	545	66	3	+ 542
Skin Disease	52	535	55	237	+ 297
Drug Use	53	520	31	2,242	- 1,722
Skin Cancers	54	459	47	518	- 59
Hepatitis B	55	443	49	425	+ 18
Appendicitis	56	356	57	155	+ 201
Ovary Cancer	57	351	39	937	- 587
Leishmaniasis	58	308	64	8	+ 300
Encephalitis	59	298	54	246	+ 52
Upper Respiratory	60	288	63	16	+ 272
Measles	61	205	68	2	+ 203
Pancreas Cancer	62	180	29	2,418	- 2,238
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	127	59	80	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	64	127	51	355	- 229
Other Neoplasms	65	84	58	112	- 27
Hepatitis C	66	75	69	1	+ 74
Multiple Sclerosis	67	57	50	405	- 348
Ascariasis	68	37	67	3	+ 34
War	69	27	42	848	- 820
Otitis Media	70	21	71	0	+ 21
Chlamydia	71	15	65	4	+ 11
Trypanosomiasis	72	13	79	0	+ 13
Diphtheria	73	12	70	1	+ 11
Dengue	74	4	74	0	+ 4
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
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Zambia

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.