ARGENTINA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,080	1	48,765	+ 3,315
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	38,141	19	3,737	+ 34,404
Stroke	3	18,149	4	22,878	- 4,729
Lung Cancers	4	17,323	6	10,014	+ 7,309
Lung Disease	5	16,614	3	23,234	- 6,620
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,627	2	40,986	- 30,359
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,481	7	8,931	+ 551
Prostate Cancer	8	7,854	15	4,507	+ 3,347
Breast Cancer	9	6,887	8	7,063	- 175
Parkinson's Disease	10	6,839	36	965	+ 5,874
Other Injuries	11	6,456	12	5,642	+ 815
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,591	14	4,607	+ 984
Suicide	13	5,195	18	3,747	+ 1,448
Lymphomas	14	4,745	24	2,708	+ 2,038
Kidney Disease	15	4,291	5	13,588	- 9,296
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,829	9	6,838	- 3,009
Hypertension	17	3,125	11	5,799	- 2,673
Falls	18	3,058	43	506	+ 2,551
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,908	29	2,054	+ 854
Liver Cancer	20	2,888	30	2,045	+ 843
Bladder Cancer	21	2,627	31	1,675	+ 952
Leukemia	22	2,439	27	2,189	+ 250
Stomach Cancer	23	2,267	20	3,523	- 1,257
Drug Use	24	2,170	39	826	+ 1,344
Ovary Cancer	25	2,122	33	1,307	+ 814
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,017	13	5,495	- 3,478
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,012	17	3,987	- 1,975
Alcohol	28	1,826	46	442	+ 1,384
Skin Cancers	29	1,676	34	1,073	+ 604
Other Neoplasms	30	1,256	21	3,224	- 1,968
Liver Disease	31	1,221	16	4,029	- 2,808
Cervical Cancer	32	1,186	25	2,480	- 1,293
Oral Cancer	33	1,103	35	1,073	+ 30
Congenital Anomalies	34	962	26	2,419	- 1,457
Road Traffic Accidents	35	897	10	6,298	- 5,401
Uterin Cancer	36	892	37	944	- 51
Epilepsy	37	700	50	332	+ 368
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	546	54	243	+ 303
Violence	39	518	23	2,712	- 2,194
Anemia	40	473	40	691	- 218
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	420	44	488	- 68
Poisonings	42	417	55	193	+ 224
Low Birth Weight	43	389	28	2,183	- 1,794
Multiple Sclerosis	44	356	58	101	+ 255
Skin Disease	45	340	22	3,171	- 2,831
Birth Trauma	46	321	49	373	- 52
Osteoarthritis	47	267	59	73	+ 194
Asthma	48	215	47	403	- 188
Schizophrenia	49	188	61	59	+ 129
Meningitis	50	165	51	316	- 151
Upper Respiratory	51	143	67	12	+ 131
Hepatitis C	52	143	57	113	+ 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	137	63	48	+ 89
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	135	56	139	- 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	125	42	578	- 453
Drownings	56	118	48	380	- 262
Malnutrition	57	70	38	929	- 859
Fires	58	69	52	280	- 210
HIV/AIDS	59	60	32	1,481	- 1,421
Maternal Conditions	60	46	53	279	- 233
War	61	5	70	5	+ 0
Pertussis	62	2	68	10	- 9
Hepatitis B	63	0	62	56	- 56
Otitis Media	64	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	65	0	69	5	- 5
Diphtheria	66	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	71	3	- 3
Ascariasis	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	45	451	- 451
Schistosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	2	- 2
Encephalitis	78	0	64	17	- 17
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Syphilis	80	0	65	15	- 15
Chlamydia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	41	655	- 655
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	66	14	- 14
Appendicitis	86	0	60	71	- 71
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

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.