ICELAND VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	525	3	141	+ 385
Coronary Heart Disease	2	455	1	403	+ 52
Lung Disease	3	249	5	129	+ 120
Lung Cancers	4	184	4	134	+ 49
Stomach Cancer	5	102	23	18	+ 85
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	78	2	295	- 217
Hypertension	7	77	17	24	+ 53
Road Traffic Accidents	8	64	35	7	+ 57
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	64	7	73	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	10	62	19	23	+ 40
Kidney Disease	11	49	15	33	+ 16
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	47	6	82	- 35
Liver Cancer	13	47	20	22	+ 24
Diabetes Mellitus	14	42	16	30	+ 12
Liver Disease	15	37	31	9	+ 28
Falls	16	36	18	24	+ 12
Suicide	17	30	13	40	- 10
Pancreas Cancer	18	29	12	43	- 15
Breast Cancer	19	24	9	53	- 30
Parkinson's Disease	20	18	10	53	- 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	17	54	1	+ 16
Leukemia	22	15	22	19	- 4
Lymphomas	23	15	14	37	- 22
Oral Cancer	24	14	33	9	+ 6
Other Injuries	25	14	11	50	- 36
Drownings	26	14	56	1	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	27	13	32	9	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	28	13	8	61	- 48
Bladder Cancer	29	10	21	20	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	10	41	3	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	31	9	34	7	+ 2
Tuberculosis	32	9	82	0	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	33	8	26	16	- 8
HIV/AIDS	34	7	59	0	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	35	7	25	16	- 9
Poisonings	36	7	42	3	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	37	7	27	16	- 9
Drug Use	38	6	24	17	- 11
Asthma	39	6	48	2	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	40	6	43	3	+ 3
Skin Cancers	41	5	29	13	- 8
Alcohol	42	5	28	14	- 9
Birth Trauma	43	5	46	2	+ 2
Malnutrition	44	3	57	1	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	45	3	36	7	- 4
Epilepsy	46	3	37	5	- 2
Violence	47	3	39	4	- 1
Fires	48	3	58	1	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	3	38	4	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	2	55	1	+ 1
Meningitis	51	1	50	1	+ 0
Skin Disease	52	1	45	3	- 1
Other Neoplasms	53	1	30	10	- 9
Maternal Conditions	54	1	60	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	55	1	78	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	63	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	57	1	51	1	- 0
Syphilis	58	0	80	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	59	0	44	3	- 2
Appendicitis	60	0	86	0	+ 0
War	61	0	61	0	+ 0
Measles	62	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	64	0	62	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	65	0	75	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	52	1	- 1
Chlamydia	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	65	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	82	0	47	2	- 2
Anemia	83	0	40	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	49	1	- 1
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.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.