CHILE VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,684	1	10,685	+ 9,999
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,149	5	4,000	+ 11,149
Stroke	3	7,208	2	9,731	- 2,523
Lung Cancers	4	6,880	9	3,452	+ 3,428
Lung Disease	5	6,599	4	4,062	+ 2,536
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,221	6	3,920	+ 301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,766	11	3,022	+ 743
Prostate Cancer	8	3,119	14	2,435	+ 684
Breast Cancer	9	2,735	16	1,689	+ 1,047
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,716	26	790	+ 1,926
Other Injuries	11	2,564	21	1,310	+ 1,254
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,221	17	1,567	+ 654
Suicide	13	2,063	15	1,700	+ 363
Lymphomas	14	1,885	18	1,394	+ 491
Kidney Disease	15	1,704	3	4,065	- 2,360
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,521	10	3,177	- 1,656
Hypertension	17	1,241	7	3,817	- 2,575
Falls	18	1,214	23	904	+ 310
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,155	30	722	+ 433
Liver Cancer	20	1,147	19	1,369	- 222
Bladder Cancer	21	1,043	32	641	+ 402
Leukemia	22	969	24	879	+ 90
Stomach Cancer	23	900	8	3,631	- 2,730
Drug Use	24	862	50	149	+ 713
Ovary Cancer	25	843	35	514	+ 328
Inflammatory/Heart	26	801	31	709	+ 92
Endocrine Disorders	27	799	22	1,286	- 487
Alcohol	28	725	47	207	+ 518
Skin Cancers	29	666	34	526	+ 140
Other Neoplasms	30	499	20	1,358	- 859
Liver Disease	31	485	13	2,647	- 2,162
Cervical Cancer	32	471	27	780	- 308
Oral Cancer	33	438	40	307	+ 131
Congenital Anomalies	34	382	25	858	- 476
Road Traffic Accidents	35	356	12	2,826	- 2,470
Uterin Cancer	36	354	45	275	+ 80
Epilepsy	37	278	43	294	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	217	48	187	+ 30
Violence	39	206	29	744	- 538
Anemia	40	188	49	180	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	167	46	223	- 56
Poisonings	42	166	57	68	+ 97
Low Birth Weight	43	154	36	437	- 283
Multiple Sclerosis	44	142	62	27	+ 115
Skin Disease	45	135	28	763	- 628
Birth Trauma	46	128	54	87	+ 40
Osteoarthritis	47	106	51	131	- 25
Asthma	48	85	42	295	- 209
Schizophrenia	49	75	58	38	+ 37
Meningitis	50	66	53	95	- 29
Upper Respiratory	51	57	67	4	+ 52
Hepatitis C	52	57	61	27	+ 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	55	56	73	- 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	53	52	104	- 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	50	39	334	- 284
Drownings	56	47	44	283	- 236
Malnutrition	57	28	37	420	- 392
Fires	58	28	41	295	- 268
HIV/AIDS	59	24	33	539	- 515
Maternal Conditions	60	18	63	24	- 5
War	61	2	64	14	- 12
Pertussis	62	1	68	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	0	60	30	- 30
Otitis Media	64	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	65	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	69	2	- 2
Ascariasis	69	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	55	79	- 79
Schistosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	70	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	66	5	- 5
Chlamydia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	38	410	- 410
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	65	5	- 5
Appendicitis	86	0	59	37	- 37
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Iceland

Chile

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.