ICELAND VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	537	1	403	+ 134
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	306	2	295	+ 10
Lung Disease	3	208	5	129	+ 79
Stroke	4	169	3	141	+ 28
Lung Cancers	5	166	4	134	+ 31
Kidney Disease	6	91	15	33	+ 58
Drug Use	7	79	24	17	+ 62
Hypertension	8	70	17	24	+ 46
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	66	7	73	- 8
Diabetes Mellitus	10	65	16	30	+ 36
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	64	6	82	- 18
Suicide	12	57	13	40	+ 16
Breast Cancer	13	52	9	53	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	14	50	27	16	+ 34
Pancreas Cancer	15	47	12	43	+ 4
Liver Disease	16	46	31	9	+ 37
Road Traffic Accidents	17	44	35	7	+ 37
Falls	18	43	18	24	+ 19
Lymphomas	19	43	14	37	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	20	38	8	61	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	21	37	10	53	- 16
Inflammatory/Heart	22	35	26	16	+ 19
Liver Cancer	23	29	20	22	+ 6
Leukemia	24	29	22	19	+ 10
Other Injuries	25	28	11	50	- 22
Bladder Cancer	26	21	21	20	+ 1
Violence	27	20	39	4	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	28	19	19	23	- 4
Other Neoplasms	29	19	30	10	+ 9
Alcohol	30	16	28	14	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	31	16	25	16	- 1
Skin Cancers	32	15	29	13	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	33	14	23	18	- 4
Congenital Anomalies	34	13	34	7	+ 5
Oral Cancer	35	12	33	9	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	36	11	36	7	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	11	55	1	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	38	7	32	9	- 2
Low Birth Weight	39	7	43	3	+ 4
Malnutrition	40	7	57	1	+ 7
Hepatitis C	41	6	52	1	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	42	6	59	0	+ 6
Skin Disease	43	6	45	3	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	44	5	44	3	+ 3
Drownings	45	4	56	1	+ 3
Asthma	46	4	48	2	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	4	54	1	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	4	41	3	+ 0
Fires	49	3	58	1	+ 3
Epilepsy	50	3	37	5	- 2
Anemia	51	3	40	4	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	3	38	4	- 2
Poisonings	53	2	42	3	- 1
Birth Trauma	54	1	46	2	- 1
War	55	1	61	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	56	1	60	0	+ 0
Schizophrenia	57	1	49	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	1	53	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	59	1	63	0	+ 1
Meningitis	60	1	50	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	61	1	47	2	- 1
Tuberculosis	62	1	82	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	63	0	86	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	0	85	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	51	1	- 1
Syphilis	66	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	62	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	+ 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

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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.