DJIBOUTI VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,103	1	687	+ 415
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	808	21	90	+ 717
Stroke	3	384	2	680	- 295
Lung Cancers	4	367	42	20	+ 347
Lung Disease	5	352	16	120	+ 232
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	225	3	671	- 446
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	201	32	38	+ 163
Prostate Cancer	8	166	44	17	+ 149
Breast Cancer	9	146	20	91	+ 55
Parkinson's Disease	10	145	41	23	+ 122
Other Injuries	11	137	10	233	- 96
Pancreas Cancer	12	118	58	6	+ 113
Suicide	13	110	19	94	+ 16
Lymphomas	14	100	30	40	+ 60
Kidney Disease	15	91	13	186	- 95
Diabetes Mellitus	16	81	7	284	- 203
Hypertension	17	66	12	211	- 145
Falls	18	65	26	45	+ 19
Oesophagus Cancer	19	62	36	27	+ 35
Liver Cancer	20	61	43	19	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	21	56	47	15	+ 40
Leukemia	22	52	27	45	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	23	48	50	14	+ 34
Drug Use	24	46	54	12	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	25	45	40	23	+ 22
Inflammatory/Heart	26	43	28	45	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	27	43	38	25	+ 18
Alcohol	28	39	49	15	+ 24
Skin Cancers	29	35	53	12	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	30	27	65	2	+ 24
Liver Disease	31	26	6	295	- 269
Cervical Cancer	32	25	29	40	- 15
Oral Cancer	33	23	45	17	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	34	20	18	113	- 93
Road Traffic Accidents	35	19	11	229	- 210
Uterin Cancer	36	19	60	4	+ 15
Epilepsy	37	15	37	26	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	12	62	3	+ 8
Violence	39	11	24	64	- 53
Anemia	40	10	85	0	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	9	34	32	- 23
Poisonings	42	9	39	25	- 16
Low Birth Weight	43	8	8	251	- 243
Multiple Sclerosis	44	8	67	2	+ 6
Skin Disease	45	7	55	12	- 5
Birth Trauma	46	7	15	166	- 159
Osteoarthritis	47	6	81	0	+ 6
Asthma	48	5	22	68	- 63
Schizophrenia	49	4	84	0	+ 4
Meningitis	50	3	17	117	- 113
Upper Respiratory	51	3	61	4	- 1
Hepatitis C	52	3	68	1	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	80	0	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	3	48	15	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	3	4	364	- 362
Drownings	56	2	35	28	- 26
Malnutrition	57	1	14	170	- 168
Fires	58	1	33	33	- 31
HIV/AIDS	59	1	5	348	- 347
Maternal Conditions	60	1	31	40	- 39
War	61	0	63	3	- 3
Pertussis	62	0	25	50	- 50
Hepatitis B	63	0	56	8	- 8
Otitis Media	64	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	66	2	- 2
Tetanus	68	0	46	16	- 16
Ascariasis	69	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	23	66	- 66
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	64	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	14	- 14
Encephalitis	78	0	59	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	52	13	- 13
Chlamydia	81	0	70	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	9	243	- 243
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	57	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

Iceland

Djibouti

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.