CANADA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,993	1	40,063	+ 2,929
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	31,487	2	30,970	+ 517
Stroke	3	14,982	5	14,159	+ 823
Lung Cancers	4	14,300	3	20,937	- 6,636
Lung Disease	5	13,715	4	14,212	- 497
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,773	7	7,431	+ 1,341
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,827	6	9,651	- 1,824
Prostate Cancer	8	6,484	13	4,711	+ 1,773
Breast Cancer	9	5,686	8	5,910	- 224
Parkinson's Disease	10	5,645	18	3,359	+ 2,287
Other Injuries	11	5,330	24	2,392	+ 2,938
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,615	11	5,057	- 442
Suicide	13	4,288	15	4,417	- 128
Lymphomas	14	3,917	10	5,146	- 1,229
Kidney Disease	15	3,543	14	4,578	- 1,035
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,161	9	5,718	- 2,557
Hypertension	17	2,580	22	2,563	+ 17
Falls	18	2,524	12	4,829	- 2,305
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,401	25	2,230	+ 171
Liver Cancer	20	2,384	20	3,113	- 729
Bladder Cancer	21	2,169	23	2,521	- 352
Leukemia	22	2,014	21	3,098	- 1,084
Stomach Cancer	23	1,871	26	2,177	- 306
Drug Use	24	1,791	16	3,686	- 1,895
Ovary Cancer	25	1,751	29	1,902	- 151
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,665	27	2,060	- 395
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,661	19	3,233	- 1,571
Alcohol	28	1,507	33	1,491	+ 16
Skin Cancers	29	1,384	30	1,756	- 372
Other Neoplasms	30	1,037	31	1,679	- 642
Liver Disease	31	1,008	17	3,624	- 2,615
Cervical Cancer	32	979	41	578	+ 401
Oral Cancer	33	910	32	1,592	- 682
Congenital Anomalies	34	794	35	1,081	- 287
Road Traffic Accidents	35	740	28	1,998	- 1,257
Uterin Cancer	36	737	34	1,183	- 446
Epilepsy	37	578	44	384	+ 194
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	451	47	322	+ 129
Violence	39	427	40	605	- 178
Anemia	40	391	46	343	+ 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	347	43	442	- 95
Poisonings	42	344	56	121	+ 223
Low Birth Weight	43	321	42	553	- 232
Multiple Sclerosis	44	294	37	692	- 398
Skin Disease	45	281	38	679	- 398
Birth Trauma	46	265	50	193	+ 72
Osteoarthritis	47	221	55	139	+ 82
Asthma	48	177	49	262	- 85
Schizophrenia	49	155	57	118	+ 37
Meningitis	50	136	59	68	+ 68
Upper Respiratory	51	118	63	47	+ 71
Hepatitis C	52	118	45	363	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	113	54	143	- 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	111	39	636	- 525
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	103	36	840	- 737
Drownings	56	97	48	283	- 186
Malnutrition	57	58	51	192	- 134
Fires	58	57	52	192	- 135
HIV/AIDS	59	50	53	163	- 113
Maternal Conditions	60	38	64	45	- 7
War	61	4	65	21	- 17
Pertussis	62	1	69	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	60	66	- 66
Otitis Media	64	0	66	8	- 7
Leprosy	65	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	68	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	67	5	- 5
Chlamydia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	58	97	- 97
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	61	51	- 51
Appendicitis	86	0	62	49	- 49
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.