ICELAND VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	735	1	403	+ 332
Stroke	2	490	3	141	+ 349
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	288	6	82	+ 206
Lung Cancers	4	256	4	134	+ 122
Lung Disease	5	192	5	129	+ 64
Kidney Disease	6	166	15	33	+ 132
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	137	2	295	- 158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	114	7	73	+ 40
Hypertension	9	102	17	24	+ 77
Parkinson's Disease	10	92	10	53	+ 39
Breast Cancer	11	88	9	53	+ 34
Prostate Cancer	12	70	8	61	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	13	66	12	43	+ 23
Liver Cancer	14	54	20	22	+ 32
Bladder Cancer	15	54	21	20	+ 34
Stomach Cancer	16	53	23	18	+ 36
Other Injuries	17	51	11	50	+ 1
Leukemia	18	47	22	19	+ 28
Lymphomas	19	44	14	37	+ 7
Diabetes Mellitus	20	44	16	30	+ 14
Falls	21	43	18	24	+ 20
Road Traffic Accidents	22	30	35	7	+ 23
Liver Disease	23	28	31	9	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	24	25	26	16	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	25	24	30	10	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	21	41	3	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	27	19	25	16	+ 3
Suicide	28	19	13	40	- 22
Endocrine Disorders	29	18	27	16	+ 3
Oral Cancer	30	15	33	9	+ 7
Skin Cancers	31	15	29	13	+ 2
Drownings	32	15	56	1	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	33	13	36	7	+ 6
Epilepsy	34	9	37	5	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	35	9	19	23	- 14
Cervical Cancer	36	8	32	9	- 1
Drug Use	37	7	24	17	- 10
Congenital Anomalies	38	6	34	7	- 1
Fires	39	5	58	1	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	40	5	44	3	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	41	4	43	3	+ 1
Violence	42	4	39	4	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3	54	1	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	3	55	1	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	2	38	4	- 2
Tuberculosis	46	2	82	0	+ 2
Skin Disease	47	2	45	3	- 1
Hepatitis B	48	2	63	0	+ 2
Alcohol	49	2	28	14	- 12
HIV/AIDS	50	2	59	0	+ 1
Anemia	51	2	40	4	- 2
Hepatitis C	52	1	52	1	+ 0
Meningitis	53	1	50	1	- 0
Schizophrenia	54	1	49	1	- 0
Asthma	55	1	48	2	- 1
Poisonings	56	1	42	3	- 3
Birth Trauma	57	1	46	2	- 2
Appendicitis	58	0	86	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	59	0	51	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	60	0	77	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	0	60	0	- 0
Tetanus	62	0	68	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	0	85	0	+ 0
War	64	0	61	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	80	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	66	0	57	1	- 1
Encephalitis	67	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	64	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	47	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

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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.