ALBANIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		ALBANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,443	1	8,797	- 5,354
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,522	3	1,827	+ 695
Stroke	3	1,200	2	8,790	- 7,590
Lung Cancers	4	1,145	4	1,026	+ 119
Lung Disease	5	1,098	5	876	+ 222
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	703	6	634	+ 69
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	627	20	197	+ 430
Prostate Cancer	8	519	16	311	+ 209
Breast Cancer	9	455	17	229	+ 226
Parkinson's Disease	10	452	13	369	+ 84
Other Injuries	11	427	26	105	+ 321
Pancreas Cancer	12	370	18	225	+ 145
Suicide	13	343	24	125	+ 218
Lymphomas	14	314	31	69	+ 245
Kidney Disease	15	284	11	399	- 115
Diabetes Mellitus	16	253	19	208	+ 45
Hypertension	17	207	10	425	- 219
Falls	18	202	23	125	+ 77
Oesophagus Cancer	19	192	34	52	+ 141
Liver Cancer	20	191	9	434	- 243
Bladder Cancer	21	174	15	330	- 156
Leukemia	22	161	22	131	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	23	150	7	493	- 343
Drug Use	24	143	44	25	+ 118
Ovary Cancer	25	140	39	39	+ 101
Inflammatory/Heart	26	133	8	465	- 332
Endocrine Disorders	27	133	29	91	+ 42
Alcohol	28	121	48	18	+ 102
Skin Cancers	29	111	32	64	+ 47
Other Neoplasms	30	83	47	19	+ 64
Liver Disease	31	81	12	376	- 295
Cervical Cancer	32	78	36	48	+ 31
Oral Cancer	33	73	30	90	- 17
Congenital Anomalies	34	64	28	102	- 39
Road Traffic Accidents	35	59	14	337	- 278
Uterin Cancer	36	59	38	42	+ 17
Epilepsy	37	46	37	44	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	36	51	11	+ 25
Violence	39	34	27	103	- 68
Anemia	40	31	86	0	+ 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	28	33	57	- 29
Poisonings	42	28	53	9	+ 19
Low Birth Weight	43	26	25	106	- 81
Multiple Sclerosis	44	24	40	39	- 15
Skin Disease	45	22	55	6	+ 17
Birth Trauma	46	21	41	32	- 11
Osteoarthritis	47	18	81	0	+ 18
Asthma	48	14	21	193	- 178
Schizophrenia	49	12	83	0	+ 12
Meningitis	50	11	49	14	- 3
Upper Respiratory	51	9	50	12	- 3
Hepatitis C	52	9	66	0	+ 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	9	80	0	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	9	35	50	- 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	8	52	9	- 1
Drownings	56	8	43	25	- 18
Malnutrition	57	5	58	3	+ 2
Fires	58	5	45	20	- 15
HIV/AIDS	59	4	42	26	- 22
Maternal Conditions	60	3	59	2	+ 1
War	61	0	64	0	- 0
Pertussis	62	0	60	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	64	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	65	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	57	3	- 3
Ascariasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	61	1	- 1
Encephalitis	78	0	46	20	- 20
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	62	1	- 1
Chlamydia	81	0	67	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	54	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	56	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALBANIA

Iceland

Albania

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.