ICELAND VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	304	1	403	- 99
Stroke	2	259	3	141	+ 118
Diabetes Mellitus	3	196	16	30	+ 166
Hypertension	4	93	17	24	+ 69
Prostate Cancer	5	92	8	61	+ 31
Breast Cancer	6	92	9	53	+ 38
Kidney Disease	7	89	15	33	+ 56
Endocrine Disorders	8	85	27	16	+ 70
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	83	6	82	+ 1
Other Injuries	10	72	11	50	+ 21
Lung Disease	11	60	5	129	- 69
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	55	7	73	- 18
Skin Disease	13	32	45	3	+ 29
Cervical Cancer	14	31	32	9	+ 22
Stomach Cancer	15	25	23	18	+ 8
Lung Cancers	16	24	4	134	- 111
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	23	2	295	- 272
HIV/AIDS	18	22	59	0	+ 21
Lymphomas	19	21	14	37	- 15
Uterin Cancer	20	20	36	7	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	21	20	26	16	+ 4
Anemia	22	18	40	4	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	23	18	12	43	- 25
Leukemia	24	17	22	19	- 2
Liver Cancer	25	16	20	22	- 6
Congenital Anomalies	26	15	34	7	+ 8
Epilepsy	27	13	37	5	+ 7
Liver Disease	28	12	31	9	+ 3
Alcohol	29	12	28	14	- 2
Ovary Cancer	30	12	25	16	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	11	53	1	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	32	11	30	10	+ 1
Oral Cancer	33	9	33	9	+ 0
Violence	34	8	39	4	+ 4
Drownings	35	8	56	1	+ 7
Asthma	36	7	48	2	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	37	6	43	3	+ 3
Malnutrition	38	5	57	1	+ 4
Appendicitis	39	5	86	0	+ 5
Drug Use	40	4	24	17	- 12
Bladder Cancer	41	4	21	20	- 16
Parkinson's Disease	42	4	10	53	- 49
Skin Cancers	43	4	29	13	- 9
Birth Trauma	44	3	46	2	+ 1
Schizophrenia	45	3	49	1	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	3	55	1	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	3	41	3	- 0
Poisonings	48	3	42	3	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	2	54	1	+ 1
Tuberculosis	50	2	82	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	2	38	4	- 3
Maternal Conditions	52	2	60	0	+ 1
Meningitis	53	1	50	1	+ 0
Suicide	54	1	13	40	- 39
Otitis Media	55	1	64	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1	44	3	- 2
Fires	57	1	58	1	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	58	0	19	23	- 22
War	59	0	61	0	+ 0
Syphilis	60	0	80	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	61	0	81	0	- 0
Diphtheria	62	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	64	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	65	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	67	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	51	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	65	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	74	0	63	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	52	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	35	7	- 7
Falls	82	0	18	24	- 24
Oral conditions	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	47	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Antigua/Bar.

Iceland

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.