BHUTAN VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	980	1	702	+ 278
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	718	13	105	+ 613
Stroke	3	342	3	360	- 19
Lung Cancers	4	326	21	44	+ 282
Lung Disease	5	313	2	524	- 212
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	200	4	177	+ 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	178	31	24	+ 154
Prostate Cancer	8	148	55	3	+ 144
Breast Cancer	9	130	43	8	+ 122
Parkinson's Disease	10	129	28	31	+ 97
Other Injuries	11	122	24	43	+ 79
Pancreas Cancer	12	105	33	20	+ 85
Suicide	13	98	26	35	+ 63
Lymphomas	14	89	52	5	+ 84
Kidney Disease	15	81	8	149	- 68
Diabetes Mellitus	16	72	7	164	- 92
Hypertension	17	59	16	77	- 18
Falls	18	58	12	111	- 53
Oesophagus Cancer	19	55	22	44	+ 11
Liver Cancer	20	54	27	35	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	21	49	48	6	+ 43
Leukemia	22	46	34	19	+ 27
Stomach Cancer	23	43	11	118	- 75
Drug Use	24	41	47	7	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	25	40	37	14	+ 26
Inflammatory/Heart	26	38	45	8	+ 30
Endocrine Disorders	27	38	39	11	+ 27
Alcohol	28	34	49	6	+ 28
Skin Cancers	29	32	41	9	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	30	24	57	2	+ 21
Liver Disease	31	23	6	166	- 143
Cervical Cancer	32	22	29	30	- 8
Oral Cancer	33	21	23	43	- 22
Congenital Anomalies	34	18	20	50	- 32
Road Traffic Accidents	35	17	10	123	- 107
Uterin Cancer	36	17	71	0	+ 17
Epilepsy	37	13	38	14	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	10	50	5	+ 5
Violence	39	10	35	18	- 9
Anemia	40	9	72	0	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	8	25	39	- 31
Poisonings	42	8	59	2	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	43	7	14	79	- 72
Multiple Sclerosis	44	7	62	1	+ 6
Skin Disease	45	6	46	7	- 1
Birth Trauma	46	6	19	51	- 45
Osteoarthritis	47	5	78	0	+ 5
Asthma	48	4	15	78	- 74
Schizophrenia	49	4	75	0	+ 4
Meningitis	50	3	36	17	- 14
Upper Respiratory	51	3	61	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	52	3	64	1	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	77	0	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	3	17	68	- 65
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	2	5	169	- 167
Drownings	56	2	32	20	- 18
Malnutrition	57	1	54	3	- 2
Fires	58	1	44	8	- 7
HIV/AIDS	59	1	18	58	- 57
Maternal Conditions	60	1	42	9	- 8
War	61	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	63	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	53	4	- 4
Otitis Media	64	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	85	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	58	2	- 2
Tetanus	68	0	60	1	- 1
Ascariasis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	56	3	- 3
Malaria	73	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	1	- 1
Encephalitis	78	0	30	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	86	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	40	11	- 11
Chlamydia	81	0	67	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	9	138	- 138
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	76	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	51	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.