CENTRAL AFRICA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,262	7	2,900	+ 3,363
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,586	33	204	+ 4,383
Stroke	3	2,182	5	3,284	- 1,101
Lung Cancers	4	2,083	55	47	+ 2,036
Lung Disease	5	1,998	18	956	+ 1,042
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,278	1	5,231	- 3,953
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,140	45	116	+ 1,024
Prostate Cancer	8	944	38	156	+ 788
Breast Cancer	9	828	26	344	+ 484
Parkinson's Disease	10	822	48	67	+ 755
Other Injuries	11	776	23	621	+ 156
Pancreas Cancer	12	672	60	37	+ 636
Suicide	13	625	24	585	+ 40
Lymphomas	14	571	42	119	+ 452
Kidney Disease	15	516	21	710	- 194
Diabetes Mellitus	16	460	15	1,141	- 681
Hypertension	17	376	12	1,252	- 876
Falls	18	368	36	181	+ 186
Oesophagus Cancer	19	350	53	48	+ 302
Liver Cancer	20	347	44	117	+ 231
Bladder Cancer	21	316	64	23	+ 293
Leukemia	22	293	47	88	+ 205
Stomach Cancer	23	273	49	65	+ 207
Drug Use	24	261	57	44	+ 217
Ovary Cancer	25	255	50	64	+ 191
Inflammatory/Heart	26	243	30	270	- 27
Endocrine Disorders	27	242	25	423	- 181
Alcohol	28	220	52	62	+ 158
Skin Cancers	29	202	58	43	+ 159
Other Neoplasms	30	151	70	5	+ 146
Liver Disease	31	147	14	1,153	- 1,006
Cervical Cancer	32	143	32	230	- 87
Oral Cancer	33	133	46	91	+ 42
Congenital Anomalies	34	116	19	776	- 660
Road Traffic Accidents	35	108	10	1,790	- 1,682
Uterin Cancer	36	107	65	20	+ 88
Epilepsy	37	84	43	119	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	66	66	15	+ 51
Violence	39	62	17	1,009	- 946
Anemia	40	57	84	0	+ 57
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	51	27	317	- 267
Poisonings	42	50	40	134	- 84
Low Birth Weight	43	47	8	2,228	- 2,181
Multiple Sclerosis	44	43	72	4	+ 39
Skin Disease	45	41	54	48	- 7
Birth Trauma	46	39	9	2,192	- 2,153
Osteoarthritis	47	32	81	0	+ 32
Asthma	48	26	20	761	- 735
Schizophrenia	49	23	86	0	+ 23
Meningitis	50	20	16	1,015	- 995
Upper Respiratory	51	17	63	24	- 7
Hepatitis C	52	17	69	6	+ 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	17	80	0	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	16	35	194	- 178
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	15	3	4,684	- 4,669
Drownings	56	14	34	202	- 188
Malnutrition	57	8	22	691	- 682
Fires	58	8	39	142	- 133
HIV/AIDS	59	7	4	3,753	- 3,745
Maternal Conditions	60	6	13	1,174	- 1,169
War	61	1	28	314	- 313
Pertussis	62	0	31	265	- 265
Hepatitis B	63	0	61	33	- 33
Otitis Media	64	0	68	6	- 6
Leprosy	65	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	11	- 11
Measles	67	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Tetanus	68	0	29	280	- 280
Ascariasis	69	0	71	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	37	169	- 169
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	59	40	- 40
Leishmaniasis	77	0	56	46	- 46
Encephalitis	78	0	62	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	41	120	- 120
Chlamydia	81	0	73	2	- 2
Tuberculosis	82	0	2	4,704	- 4,704
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	51	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Iceland

Central Africa

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.