BAHRAIN VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		BAHRAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,736	1	971	+ 765
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,272	10	96	+ 1,176
Stroke	3	605	3	288	+ 317
Lung Cancers	4	578	12	83	+ 495
Lung Disease	5	554	8	130	+ 424
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	354	9	104	+ 250
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	316	13	74	+ 242
Prostate Cancer	8	262	37	15	+ 247
Breast Cancer	9	230	14	69	+ 161
Parkinson's Disease	10	228	30	26	+ 202
Other Injuries	11	215	17	55	+ 160
Pancreas Cancer	12	186	25	32	+ 155
Suicide	13	173	7	145	+ 28
Lymphomas	14	158	19	41	+ 117
Kidney Disease	15	143	4	195	- 52
Diabetes Mellitus	16	128	2	745	- 618
Hypertension	17	104	22	41	+ 63
Falls	18	102	18	47	+ 55
Oesophagus Cancer	19	97	40	10	+ 87
Liver Cancer	20	96	26	30	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	21	88	28	27	+ 61
Leukemia	22	81	20	41	+ 40
Stomach Cancer	23	76	27	29	+ 47
Drug Use	24	72	38	15	+ 57
Ovary Cancer	25	71	29	26	+ 45
Inflammatory/Heart	26	67	23	40	+ 27
Endocrine Disorders	27	67	6	154	- 86
Alcohol	28	61	42	9	+ 52
Skin Cancers	29	56	59	1	+ 55
Other Neoplasms	30	42	47	5	+ 37
Liver Disease	31	41	5	158	- 117
Cervical Cancer	32	40	39	12	+ 27
Oral Cancer	33	37	36	16	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	34	32	15	64	- 32
Road Traffic Accidents	35	30	11	85	- 55
Uterin Cancer	36	30	44	8	+ 22
Epilepsy	37	23	32	25	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	18	55	3	+ 16
Violence	39	17	45	5	+ 12
Anemia	40	16	84	0	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	14	31	25	- 11
Poisonings	42	14	51	4	+ 10
Low Birth Weight	43	13	16	56	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	44	12	56	2	+ 10
Skin Disease	45	11	21	41	- 30
Birth Trauma	46	11	50	4	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	47	9	82	0	+ 9
Asthma	48	7	24	36	- 28
Schizophrenia	49	6	86	0	+ 6
Meningitis	50	6	48	5	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	51	5	65	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	52	5	63	0	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5	81	0	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	4	41	9	- 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	4	35	17	- 13
Drownings	56	4	34	22	- 18
Malnutrition	57	2	49	5	- 2
Fires	58	2	33	24	- 22
HIV/AIDS	59	2	46	5	- 3
Maternal Conditions	60	2	52	4	- 3
War	61	0	62	0	- 0
Pertussis	62	0	60	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	53	4	- 4
Otitis Media	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	61	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	64	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	54	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	58	2	- 2
Chlamydia	81	0	67	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	43	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	80	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	57	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHRAIN

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.