IRAN VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	103,012	28	2,521	+ 100,492
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	55,553	8	11,243	+ 44,310
Coronary Heart Disease	3	43,769	1	93,308	- 49,538
Road Traffic Accidents	4	31,115	3	17,803	+ 13,312
Stroke	5	26,417	2	36,730	- 10,312
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	23,679	33	1,836	+ 21,843
Low Birth Weight	7	20,808	13	4,861	+ 15,948
Birth Trauma	8	17,551	25	2,735	+ 14,815
Diabetes Mellitus	9	17,233	5	13,910	+ 3,323
Malnutrition	10	12,348	56	157	+ 12,192
Congenital Anomalies	11	11,427	14	4,844	+ 6,584
Kidney Disease	12	11,408	6	11,810	- 402
Suicide	13	10,660	16	4,334	+ 6,326
Cervical Cancer	14	10,425	48	501	+ 9,924
Malaria	15	10,323	77	0	+ 10,323
Tuberculosis	16	10,302	41	882	+ 9,421
Liver Disease	17	10,005	12	6,637	+ 3,367
Violence	18	9,875	27	2,535	+ 7,340
Maternal Conditions	19	9,014	52	285	+ 8,729
Other Injuries	20	8,532	17	4,048	+ 4,484
Asthma	21	7,888	22	3,360	+ 4,528
Meningitis	22	6,829	46	642	+ 6,188
Lung Disease	23	5,995	7	11,409	- 5,414
Hypertension	24	5,905	4	16,415	- 10,510
Inflammatory/Heart	25	5,397	35	1,611	+ 3,787
Lymphomas	26	4,946	23	2,882	+ 2,065
Drownings	27	4,926	40	930	+ 3,995
Breast Cancer	28	4,324	19	3,736	+ 588
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,131	30	2,371	+ 1,760
Fires	30	4,085	34	1,823	+ 2,262
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,956	9	11,046	- 7,091
Prostate Cancer	32	3,236	21	3,583	- 347
Stomach Cancer	33	2,880	10	9,822	- 6,942
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,852	32	2,092	+ 760
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,825	37	1,246	+ 1,578
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	2,793	38	996	+ 1,797
Poisonings	37	2,655	43	816	+ 1,839
Liver Cancer	38	2,627	20	3,714	- 1,088
Epilepsy	39	2,617	44	719	+ 1,898
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	2,603	15	4,575	- 1,972
Falls	41	2,395	24	2,821	- 426
Pertussis	42	2,158	60	75	+ 2,083
Lung Cancers	43	1,473	11	6,784	- 5,311
Skin Cancers	44	1,361	47	518	+ 842
Leukemia	45	1,255	18	3,966	- 2,711
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,163	26	2,545	- 1,382
Pancreas Cancer	47	1,117	29	2,418	- 1,301
Drug Use	48	1,096	31	2,242	- 1,147
Oral Cancer	49	1,070	45	655	+ 416
Uterin Cancer	50	938	51	355	+ 583
Ovary Cancer	51	894	39	937	- 43
Skin Disease	52	892	55	237	+ 654
Schistosomiasis	53	887	66	3	+ 884
Bladder Cancer	54	643	36	1,410	- 767
Syphilis	55	642	61	52	+ 589
Encephalitis	56	605	54	246	+ 359
Tetanus	57	524	62	37	+ 488
Appendicitis	58	341	57	155	+ 186
Upper Respiratory	59	335	63	16	+ 320
Hepatitis B	60	293	49	425	- 132
Alcohol	61	248	53	253	- 4
Other Neoplasms	62	192	58	112	+ 80
Measles	63	157	68	2	+ 154
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	135	59	80	+ 55
War	65	134	42	848	- 713
Hepatitis C	66	74	69	1	+ 72
Multiple Sclerosis	67	73	50	405	- 333
Otitis Media	68	17	71	0	+ 17
Chlamydia	69	16	65	4	+ 12
Ascariasis	70	11	67	3	+ 9
Trypanosomiasis	71	11	79	0	+ 11
Diphtheria	72	10	70	1	+ 9
Dengue	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	8	- 8
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	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

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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.