ALGERIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,111	1	54,547	- 2,436
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	38,164	7	5,635	+ 32,529
Stroke	3	18,160	2	23,393	- 5,233
Lung Cancers	4	17,333	12	3,931	+ 13,402
Lung Disease	5	16,624	10	4,668	+ 11,956
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,633	6	7,289	+ 3,344
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,487	16	3,139	+ 6,347
Prostate Cancer	8	7,859	29	1,069	+ 6,790
Breast Cancer	9	6,891	14	3,465	+ 3,426
Parkinson's Disease	10	6,843	24	1,249	+ 5,594
Other Injuries	11	6,460	22	1,401	+ 5,059
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,594	31	973	+ 4,621
Suicide	13	5,198	28	1,072	+ 4,126
Lymphomas	14	4,748	20	1,833	+ 2,916
Kidney Disease	15	4,294	5	7,528	- 3,234
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,831	9	4,678	- 847
Hypertension	17	3,127	4	8,369	- 5,242
Falls	18	3,059	23	1,315	+ 1,745
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,910	46	313	+ 2,596
Liver Cancer	20	2,890	41	551	+ 2,339
Bladder Cancer	21	2,629	21	1,423	+ 1,206
Leukemia	22	2,441	25	1,157	+ 1,283
Stomach Cancer	23	2,268	19	2,032	+ 236
Drug Use	24	2,171	30	983	+ 1,187
Ovary Cancer	25	2,123	40	611	+ 1,511
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,018	34	825	+ 1,193
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,014	32	926	+ 1,088
Alcohol	28	1,827	54	81	+ 1,746
Skin Cancers	29	1,677	37	711	+ 966
Other Neoplasms	30	1,257	58	58	+ 1,199
Liver Disease	31	1,222	15	3,464	- 2,242
Cervical Cancer	32	1,187	27	1,088	+ 99
Oral Cancer	33	1,103	38	695	+ 408
Congenital Anomalies	34	963	11	4,357	- 3,395
Road Traffic Accidents	35	897	3	8,996	- 8,099
Uterin Cancer	36	893	56	75	+ 818
Epilepsy	37	700	44	355	+ 346
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	547	64	22	+ 525
Violence	39	518	36	713	- 195
Anemia	40	473	82	0	+ 473
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	420	35	721	- 301
Poisonings	42	417	47	287	+ 130
Low Birth Weight	43	389	8	5,441	- 5,052
Multiple Sclerosis	44	357	57	74	+ 283
Skin Disease	45	340	52	111	+ 229
Birth Trauma	46	321	13	3,800	- 3,479
Osteoarthritis	47	268	85	0	+ 268
Asthma	48	215	18	2,040	- 1,825
Schizophrenia	49	188	81	0	+ 188
Meningitis	50	165	45	320	- 155
Upper Respiratory	51	143	68	2	+ 141
Hepatitis C	52	143	65	4	+ 138
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	137	84	0	+ 137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	135	43	362	- 227
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	125	26	1,111	- 985
Drownings	56	118	42	451	- 333
Malnutrition	57	71	53	82	- 11
Fires	58	69	39	636	- 567
HIV/AIDS	59	60	48	193	- 133
Maternal Conditions	60	46	33	917	- 871
War	61	5	62	41	- 36
Pertussis	62	2	49	169	- 168
Hepatitis B	63	0	50	165	- 164
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	59	55	- 55
Tetanus	68	0	60	52	- 52
Ascariasis	69	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	63	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	3	- 3
Encephalitis	78	0	51	145	- 145
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	61	41	- 41
Chlamydia	81	0	69	1	- 1
Tuberculosis	82	0	17	2,840	- 2,840
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	55	80	- 80
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALGERIA

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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.