AUSTRALIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,665	1	21,548	+ 8,117
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,726	2	15,588	+ 6,137
Stroke	3	10,338	3	10,331	+ 7
Lung Cancers	4	9,867	4	8,769	+ 1,099
Lung Disease	5	9,464	5	8,487	+ 976
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,053	8	4,446	+ 1,607
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,401	6	6,209	- 808
Prostate Cancer	8	4,474	9	3,766	+ 708
Breast Cancer	9	3,923	10	3,405	+ 518
Parkinson's Disease	10	3,895	19	2,036	+ 1,859
Other Injuries	11	3,678	22	1,642	+ 2,035
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,185	13	3,118	+ 67
Suicide	13	2,959	11	3,150	- 191
Lymphomas	14	2,703	15	3,039	- 336
Kidney Disease	15	2,444	12	3,139	- 695
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,181	7	4,471	- 2,290
Hypertension	17	1,780	23	1,631	+ 149
Falls	18	1,742	14	3,116	- 1,374
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,656	25	1,494	+ 163
Liver Cancer	20	1,645	20	2,036	- 391
Bladder Cancer	21	1,496	30	1,187	+ 309
Leukemia	22	1,389	18	2,126	- 737
Stomach Cancer	23	1,291	27	1,288	+ 3
Drug Use	24	1,236	21	1,783	- 547
Ovary Cancer	25	1,208	31	1,003	+ 206
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,149	24	1,571	- 422
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,146	16	2,328	- 1,182
Alcohol	28	1,040	37	380	+ 660
Skin Cancers	29	955	17	2,319	- 1,364
Other Neoplasms	30	715	28	1,252	- 537
Liver Disease	31	696	26	1,421	- 726
Cervical Cancer	32	676	39	342	+ 334
Oral Cancer	33	628	32	972	- 344
Congenital Anomalies	34	548	33	711	- 163
Road Traffic Accidents	35	511	29	1,245	- 734
Uterin Cancer	36	508	35	524	- 16
Epilepsy	37	399	41	285	+ 114
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	311	45	229	+ 82
Violence	39	295	44	243	+ 51
Anemia	40	269	49	157	+ 112
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	239	42	276	- 37
Poisonings	42	237	61	35	+ 203
Low Birth Weight	43	222	43	248	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	44	203	46	188	+ 15
Skin Disease	45	194	34	594	- 401
Birth Trauma	46	183	50	140	+ 43
Osteoarthritis	47	152	52	114	+ 38
Asthma	48	122	36	455	- 333
Schizophrenia	49	107	54	64	+ 43
Meningitis	50	94	60	37	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	51	81	64	17	+ 64
Hepatitis C	52	81	48	173	- 92
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	78	53	71	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	77	38	379	- 302
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	71	40	296	- 224
Drownings	56	67	47	177	- 110
Malnutrition	57	40	51	117	- 77
Fires	58	40	55	55	- 15
HIV/AIDS	59	34	57	50	- 16
Maternal Conditions	60	26	63	20	+ 6
War	61	3	65	8	- 5
Pertussis	62	1	69	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	58	41	- 41
Otitis Media	64	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	65	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	70	1	- 1
Ascariasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	68	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	67	3	- 3
Chlamydia	81	0	77	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	56	53	- 53
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	59	40	- 40
Appendicitis	86	0	62	26	- 26
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

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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.