ICELAND VS BAHRAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHRAIN		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	226	1	403	- 178
Diabetes Mellitus	2	173	16	30	+ 143
Stroke	3	67	3	141	- 74
Kidney Disease	4	45	15	33	+ 12
Liver Disease	5	37	31	9	+ 27
Endocrine Disorders	6	36	27	16	+ 20
Suicide	7	34	13	40	- 6
Lung Disease	8	30	5	129	- 98
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	24	6	82	- 58
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	22	2	295	- 273
Road Traffic Accidents	11	20	35	7	+ 13
Lung Cancers	12	19	4	134	- 115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	17	7	73	- 56
Breast Cancer	14	16	9	53	- 37
Congenital Anomalies	15	15	34	7	+ 7
Low Birth Weight	16	13	43	3	+ 10
Other Injuries	17	13	11	50	- 37
Falls	18	11	18	24	- 13
Lymphomas	19	10	14	37	- 27
Leukemia	20	10	22	19	- 9
Skin Disease	21	10	45	3	+ 7
Hypertension	22	9	17	24	- 15
Inflammatory/Heart	23	9	26	16	- 6
Asthma	24	8	48	2	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	25	7	12	43	- 36
Liver Cancer	26	7	20	22	- 15
Stomach Cancer	27	7	23	18	- 11
Bladder Cancer	28	6	21	20	- 14
Ovary Cancer	29	6	25	16	- 10
Parkinson's Disease	30	6	10	53	- 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	6	41	3	+ 3
Epilepsy	32	6	37	5	+ 0
Fires	33	6	58	1	+ 5
Drownings	34	5	56	1	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	4	55	1	+ 3
Oral Cancer	36	4	33	9	- 5
Prostate Cancer	37	3	8	61	- 57
Drug Use	38	3	24	17	- 13
Cervical Cancer	39	3	32	9	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2	19	23	- 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2	54	1	+ 1
Alcohol	42	2	28	14	- 12
Tuberculosis	43	2	82	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	44	2	36	7	- 5
Violence	45	1	39	4	- 3
HIV/AIDS	46	1	59	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	47	1	30	10	- 9
Meningitis	48	1	50	1	- 0
Malnutrition	49	1	57	1	+ 1
Birth Trauma	50	1	46	2	- 2
Poisonings	51	1	42	3	- 2
Maternal Conditions	52	1	60	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	53	1	63	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	54	1	78	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	1	38	4	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1	44	3	- 2
Appendicitis	57	1	86	0	+ 1
Syphilis	58	0	80	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	59	0	29	13	- 13
Pertussis	60	0	62	0	+ 0
Tetanus	61	0	68	0	+ 0
War	62	0	61	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	52	1	- 1
Ascariasis	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	51	1	- 1
Diphtheria	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	82	0	47	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	40	4	- 4
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	49	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Bahrain

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.