ICELAND VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	636	1	403	+ 233
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	221	2	295	- 74
Stroke	3	215	3	141	+ 75
Lung Cancers	4	201	4	134	+ 67
Lung Disease	5	185	5	129	+ 57
Hypertension	6	116	17	24	+ 92
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	113	7	73	+ 39
Kidney Disease	8	99	15	33	+ 65
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	90	6	82	+ 7
Breast Cancer	10	82	9	53	+ 28
Pancreas Cancer	11	78	12	43	+ 34
Prostate Cancer	12	71	8	61	+ 11
Diabetes Mellitus	13	67	16	30	+ 38
Falls	14	66	18	24	+ 43
Liver Disease	15	66	31	9	+ 56
Parkinson's Disease	16	55	10	53	+ 2
Lymphomas	17	53	14	37	+ 16
Endocrine Disorders	18	46	27	16	+ 31
Suicide	19	45	13	40	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	20	42	23	18	+ 24
Inflammatory/Heart	21	38	26	16	+ 23
Leukemia	22	38	22	19	+ 19
Other Injuries	23	36	11	50	- 14
Other Neoplasms	24	35	30	10	+ 26
Liver Cancer	25	35	20	22	+ 12
Alcohol	26	27	28	14	+ 13
Oesophagus Cancer	27	27	19	23	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	28	27	21	20	+ 6
Oral Cancer	29	26	33	9	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	30	22	25	16	+ 6
Skin Cancers	31	18	29	13	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	17	55	1	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	16	54	1	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	34	14	35	7	+ 7
Epilepsy	35	13	37	5	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	36	10	34	7	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	37	10	36	7	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	9	41	3	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	39	9	32	9	+ 0
Drug Use	40	8	24	17	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	41	7	44	3	+ 4
Skin Disease	42	7	45	3	+ 4
Anemia	43	4	40	4	+ 1
Asthma	44	4	48	2	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	45	3	43	3	+ 0
Violence	46	3	39	4	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	2	38	4	- 2
Hepatitis C	48	2	52	1	+ 1
Drownings	49	2	56	1	+ 1
Malnutrition	50	2	57	1	+ 1
Schizophrenia	51	2	49	1	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	52	2	47	2	- 0
Fires	53	2	58	1	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	54	1	59	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	1	53	1	+ 0
Tuberculosis	56	1	82	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	57	1	46	2	- 1
Poisonings	58	1	42	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	59	1	63	0	+ 1
Meningitis	60	1	50	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	61	1	51	1	- 1
Appendicitis	62	1	86	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	0	85	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	60	0	- 0
Otitis Media	65	0	64	0	+ 0
War	66	0	61	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	78	0	+ 0
Syphilis	68	0	80	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	68	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	66	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Germany

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.