CHINA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,569,272	2	1,771,525	- 202,253
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,149,286	6	304,455	+ 844,831
Stroke	3	546,865	1	2,043,210	- 1,496,345
Lung Cancers	4	521,978	4	714,311	- 192,333
Lung Disease	5	500,623	3	968,607	- 467,984
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	320,208	12	183,342	+ 136,866
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	285,686	9	248,388	+ 37,297
Prostate Cancer	8	236,662	28	51,056	+ 185,606
Breast Cancer	9	207,531	19	92,757	+ 114,774
Parkinson's Disease	10	206,064	20	70,699	+ 135,365
Other Injuries	11	194,547	25	54,087	+ 140,459
Pancreas Cancer	12	168,465	18	111,537	+ 56,929
Suicide	13	156,527	17	116,324	+ 40,204
Lymphomas	14	142,991	23	57,838	+ 85,152
Kidney Disease	15	129,310	11	192,302	- 62,992
Diabetes Mellitus	16	115,361	14	161,672	- 46,311
Hypertension	17	94,173	7	301,183	- 207,010
Falls	18	92,131	16	138,878	- 46,747
Oesophagus Cancer	19	87,623	10	242,891	- 155,268
Liver Cancer	20	87,020	13	180,952	- 93,932
Bladder Cancer	21	79,162	29	37,873	+ 41,289
Leukemia	22	73,502	22	58,145	+ 15,358
Stomach Cancer	23	68,298	5	398,439	- 330,141
Drug Use	24	65,373	38	24,214	+ 41,159
Ovary Cancer	25	63,926	35	28,078	+ 35,848
Inflammatory/Heart	26	60,767	33	29,954	+ 30,813
Endocrine Disorders	27	60,639	37	25,613	+ 35,026
Alcohol	28	55,014	42	19,071	+ 35,943
Skin Cancers	29	50,514	41	19,669	+ 30,844
Other Neoplasms	30	37,844	53	4,374	+ 33,470
Liver Disease	31	36,802	15	145,603	- 108,801
Cervical Cancer	32	35,744	27	51,650	- 15,906
Oral Cancer	33	33,223	24	54,695	- 21,472
Congenital Anomalies	34	28,991	31	36,613	- 7,622
Road Traffic Accidents	35	27,023	8	250,272	- 223,249
Uterin Cancer	36	26,887	45	11,751	+ 15,135
Epilepsy	37	21,087	46	11,365	+ 9,722
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	16,462	49	10,108	+ 6,354
Violence	39	15,594	47	11,115	+ 4,480
Anemia	40	14,256	83	0	+ 14,256
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	12,661	30	37,723	- 25,062
Poisonings	42	12,560	36	25,762	- 13,202
Low Birth Weight	43	11,720	40	21,631	- 9,911
Multiple Sclerosis	44	10,740	59	1,734	+ 9,006
Skin Disease	45	10,246	52	5,222	+ 5,024
Birth Trauma	46	9,674	43	17,644	- 7,970
Osteoarthritis	47	8,056	82	0	+ 8,056
Asthma	48	6,469	39	23,147	- 16,679
Schizophrenia	49	5,664	86	0	+ 5,664
Meningitis	50	4,975	51	5,704	- 728
Upper Respiratory	51	4,306	57	2,663	+ 1,643
Hepatitis C	52	4,302	66	86	+ 4,216
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	4,135	81	0	+ 4,135
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	4,053	21	65,350	- 61,297
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	3,777	50	8,719	- 4,942
Drownings	56	3,548	26	52,807	- 49,259
Malnutrition	57	2,124	44	12,995	- 10,871
Fires	58	2,093	48	10,498	- 8,405
HIV/AIDS	59	1,813	34	28,746	- 26,933
Maternal Conditions	60	1,389	54	3,596	- 2,208
War	61	156	61	900	- 745
Pertussis	62	47	64	484	- 437
Hepatitis B	63	12	56	2,757	- 2,746
Otitis Media	64	4	69	15	- 11
Leprosy	65	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	71	11	- 11
Measles	67	0	62	558	- 558
Tetanus	68	0	63	491	- 491
Ascariasis	69	0	68	34	- 34
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	70	12	- 12
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	65	400	- 400
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	55	2,796	- 2,796
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	58	1,824	- 1,824
Chlamydia	81	0	67	55	- 55
Tuberculosis	82	0	32	34,802	- 34,802
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	80	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	60	1,468	- 1,468
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.