SPAIN VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,913	1	51,684	- 1,771
Stroke	2	19,648	3	29,004	- 9,356
Road Traffic Accidents	3	9,523	31	1,829	+ 7,694
Hypertension	4	8,781	9	9,115	- 334
Diabetes Mellitus	5	7,441	10	7,773	- 333
Kidney Disease	6	6,318	8	9,725	- 3,407
Lung Disease	7	6,103	5	18,926	- 12,824
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,014	7	13,717	- 7,702
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	5,909	2	42,339	- 36,430
Stomach Cancer	10	5,254	14	5,796	- 542
Lung Cancers	11	3,629	4	22,131	- 18,502
Liver Disease	12	3,550	23	4,231	- 681
Low Birth Weight	13	2,600	52	253	+ 2,347
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,591	38	863	+ 1,728
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,447	6	16,957	- 14,510
Suicide	16	2,318	25	3,609	- 1,291
Other Injuries	17	2,165	15	5,536	- 3,371
Leukemia	18	2,122	24	3,772	- 1,651
Breast Cancer	19	1,999	11	7,067	- 5,069
Liver Cancer	20	1,987	18	5,098	- 3,111
Prostate Cancer	21	1,917	13	6,420	- 4,503
Asthma	22	1,797	35	1,133	+ 664
Lymphomas	23	1,541	16	5,335	- 3,793
Falls	24	1,509	26	3,246	- 1,737
Birth Trauma	25	1,463	60	113	+ 1,350
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,361	20	4,943	- 3,581
Violence	27	1,356	51	262	+ 1,095
HIV/AIDS	28	1,348	43	538	+ 810
Pancreas Cancer	29	1,294	12	6,752	- 5,459
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,268	29	2,011	- 743
Drug Use	31	1,200	41	776	+ 423
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,119	21	4,863	- 3,744
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	982	36	1,064	- 81
Fires	34	975	55	185	+ 790
Inflammatory/Heart	35	862	19	4,984	- 4,122
Bladder Cancer	36	754	17	5,222	- 4,468
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	667	44	475	+ 192
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	533	33	1,612	- 1,079
Ovary Cancer	39	501	28	2,026	- 1,524
Drownings	40	498	45	446	+ 52
Tuberculosis	41	472	50	270	+ 201
War	42	453	68	6	+ 448
Poisonings	43	436	57	170	+ 266
Epilepsy	44	384	40	824	- 440
Oral Cancer	45	350	27	2,583	- 2,233
Meningitis	46	343	59	129	+ 215
Skin Cancers	47	277	32	1,803	- 1,526
Cervical Cancer	48	268	39	855	- 587
Hepatitis B	49	227	58	162	+ 65
Multiple Sclerosis	50	217	49	287	- 70
Uterin Cancer	51	190	34	1,612	- 1,422
Maternal Conditions	52	152	64	14	+ 139
Alcohol	53	135	46	333	- 198
Encephalitis	54	132	70	4	+ 128
Skin Disease	55	127	30	1,840	- 1,713
Malnutrition	56	84	47	302	- 219
Appendicitis	57	83	61	79	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	58	60	22	4,748	- 4,688
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	43	48	294	- 251
Pertussis	60	40	73	2	+ 39
Syphilis	61	28	67	9	+ 19
Tetanus	62	20	72	2	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	63	8	62	47	- 38
Leishmaniasis	64	4	65	11	- 7
Chlamydia	65	2	82	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	66	2	74	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	78	0	+ 1
Measles	68	1	81	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	42	652	- 652
Diphtheria	70	1	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	4	- 4
Malaria	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	181	- 181
Anemia	82	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.