CHAD VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		CHAD		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,160	7	5,639	+ 15,520
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,497	32	664	+ 14,832
Stroke	3	7,374	6	6,058	+ 1,316
Lung Cancers	4	7,038	59	100	+ 6,938
Lung Disease	5	6,750	22	1,430	+ 5,321
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,318	1	23,230	- 18,912
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,852	42	334	+ 3,518
Prostate Cancer	8	3,191	41	340	+ 2,851
Breast Cancer	9	2,798	28	1,013	+ 1,786
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,779	50	204	+ 2,574
Other Injuries	11	2,623	15	2,664	- 41
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,272	58	109	+ 2,163
Suicide	13	2,111	27	1,027	+ 1,084
Lymphomas	14	1,928	39	389	+ 1,539
Kidney Disease	15	1,744	19	1,893	- 149
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,556	20	1,880	- 324
Hypertension	17	1,270	23	1,258	+ 12
Falls	18	1,242	34	643	+ 599
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,181	56	121	+ 1,061
Liver Cancer	20	1,173	40	387	+ 787
Bladder Cancer	21	1,067	61	82	+ 985
Leukemia	22	991	46	277	+ 714
Stomach Cancer	23	921	51	187	+ 734
Drug Use	24	881	48	231	+ 650
Ovary Cancer	25	862	49	220	+ 642
Inflammatory/Heart	26	819	37	468	+ 352
Endocrine Disorders	27	818	25	1,156	- 338
Alcohol	28	742	60	91	+ 651
Skin Cancers	29	681	54	137	+ 545
Other Neoplasms	30	510	68	18	+ 492
Liver Disease	31	496	14	3,069	- 2,573
Cervical Cancer	32	482	35	634	- 152
Oral Cancer	33	448	43	294	+ 154
Congenital Anomalies	34	391	10	3,725	- 3,334
Road Traffic Accidents	35	364	8	5,171	- 4,807
Uterin Cancer	36	363	65	55	+ 307
Epilepsy	37	284	38	449	- 164
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	222	71	12	+ 210
Violence	39	210	21	1,430	- 1,219
Anemia	40	192	86	0	+ 192
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	171	33	650	- 480
Poisonings	42	169	36	553	- 384
Low Birth Weight	43	158	5	7,027	- 6,869
Multiple Sclerosis	44	145	69	15	+ 130
Skin Disease	45	138	53	142	- 4
Birth Trauma	46	130	4	8,314	- 8,183
Osteoarthritis	47	109	81	0	+ 109
Asthma	48	87	24	1,254	- 1,167
Schizophrenia	49	76	84	0	+ 76
Meningitis	50	67	9	4,803	- 4,736
Upper Respiratory	51	58	66	36	+ 23
Hepatitis C	52	58	67	31	+ 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	56	80	0	+ 56
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	55	45	286	- 231
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	51	2	14,842	- 14,791
Drownings	56	48	26	1,063	- 1,015
Malnutrition	57	29	18	2,150	- 2,122
Fires	58	28	29	722	- 694
HIV/AIDS	59	24	13	3,219	- 3,194
Maternal Conditions	60	19	11	3,672	- 3,653
War	61	2	44	287	- 285
Pertussis	62	1	16	2,498	- 2,497
Hepatitis B	63	0	47	267	- 267
Otitis Media	64	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	55	132	- 132
Measles	67	0	17	2,372	- 2,372
Tetanus	68	0	31	684	- 684
Ascariasis	69	0	63	72	- 72
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	3	8,630	- 8,630
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	52	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	13	- 13
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	60	- 60
Encephalitis	78	0	57	121	- 121
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	30	718	- 718
Chlamydia	81	0	72	2	- 2
Tuberculosis	82	0	12	3,499	- 3,499
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	62	76	- 76
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHAD

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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.