ICELAND VS CYPRUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CYPRUS		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	309	1	403	- 95
Stroke	2	127	3	141	- 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	110	2	295	- 185
Lung Disease	4	98	5	129	- 31
Diabetes Mellitus	5	91	16	30	+ 62
Lung Cancers	6	88	4	134	- 46
Kidney Disease	7	59	15	33	+ 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	46	7	73	- 27
Breast Cancer	9	43	9	53	- 11
Other Injuries	10	37	11	50	- 13
Hypertension	11	35	17	24	+ 11
Endocrine Disorders	12	35	27	16	+ 19
Prostate Cancer	13	32	8	61	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	14	29	12	43	- 15
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	27	6	82	- 55
Lymphomas	16	27	14	37	- 10
Leukemia	17	23	22	19	+ 4
Road Traffic Accidents	18	19	35	7	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	19	18	21	20	- 2
Liver Cancer	20	18	20	22	- 5
Stomach Cancer	21	17	23	18	- 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	16	55	1	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	23	15	30	10	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	24	14	26	16	- 2
Falls	25	14	18	24	- 10
Liver Disease	26	14	31	9	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	27	12	25	16	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	28	12	10	53	- 41
Suicide	29	12	13	40	- 28
Skin Disease	30	12	45	3	+ 9
Skin Cancers	31	11	29	13	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	10	54	1	+ 8
Drownings	33	9	56	1	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	34	8	36	7	+ 1
Asthma	35	7	48	2	+ 5
Oral Cancer	36	6	33	9	- 3
Cervical Cancer	37	5	32	9	- 4
Congenital Anomalies	38	5	34	7	- 3
Anemia	39	5	40	4	+ 1
Violence	40	4	39	4	+ 0
Drug Use	41	4	24	17	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	3	41	3	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	43	3	19	23	- 20
Epilepsy	44	3	37	5	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	3	38	4	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	46	2	44	3	- 0
Low Birth Weight	47	2	43	3	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	2	53	1	+ 1
Alcohol	49	1	28	14	- 13
Fires	50	1	58	1	+ 1
Poisonings	51	1	42	3	- 2
Tuberculosis	52	1	82	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	53	1	46	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	54	1	63	0	+ 1
Meningitis	55	0	50	1	- 1
Malnutrition	56	0	57	1	- 0
Schizophrenia	57	0	49	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	58	0	52	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	59	0	51	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	60	0	47	2	- 2
Oral conditions	61	0	85	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	80	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	0	60	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	64	0	59	0	- 0
Otitis Media	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	66	0	86	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	67	0	77	0	+ 0
War	68	0	61	0	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	62	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Cyprus

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.