EGYPT VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	123,285	1	173,871	- 50,586
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	90,290	16	6,975	+ 83,315
Stroke	3	42,963	3	43,839	- 876
Lung Cancers	4	41,008	18	5,677	+ 35,330
Lung Disease	5	39,330	9	13,393	+ 25,937
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	25,156	7	20,695	+ 4,462
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	22,444	24	3,083	+ 19,361
Prostate Cancer	8	18,593	35	1,282	+ 17,310
Breast Cancer	9	16,304	13	9,180	+ 7,124
Parkinson's Disease	10	16,189	28	2,391	+ 13,798
Other Injuries	11	15,284	21	3,819	+ 11,465
Pancreas Cancer	12	13,235	26	2,906	+ 10,329
Suicide	13	12,297	25	3,022	+ 9,275
Lymphomas	14	11,234	14	7,539	+ 3,695
Kidney Disease	15	10,159	6	21,087	- 10,928
Diabetes Mellitus	16	9,063	8	19,131	- 10,068
Hypertension	17	7,398	5	21,094	- 13,696
Falls	18	7,238	30	2,019	+ 5,219
Oesophagus Cancer	19	6,884	41	951	+ 5,933
Liver Cancer	20	6,836	4	24,512	- 17,676
Bladder Cancer	21	6,219	19	5,133	+ 1,086
Leukemia	22	5,775	22	3,763	+ 2,012
Stomach Cancer	23	5,366	32	1,844	+ 3,521
Drug Use	24	5,136	62	116	+ 5,020
Ovary Cancer	25	5,022	31	1,944	+ 3,079
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,774	27	2,489	+ 2,285
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,764	29	2,372	+ 2,392
Alcohol	28	4,322	60	141	+ 4,181
Skin Cancers	29	3,968	39	1,013	+ 2,955
Other Neoplasms	30	2,973	61	116	+ 2,857
Liver Disease	31	2,891	2	60,122	- 57,231
Cervical Cancer	32	2,808	48	625	+ 2,183
Oral Cancer	33	2,610	45	793	+ 1,817
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,278	10	12,163	- 9,885
Road Traffic Accidents	35	2,123	12	10,141	- 8,018
Uterin Cancer	36	2,112	52	422	+ 1,690
Epilepsy	37	1,657	50	451	+ 1,206
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,293	65	26	+ 1,267
Violence	39	1,225	20	4,165	- 2,940
Anemia	40	1,120	82	0	+ 1,120
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	995	34	1,339	- 344
Poisonings	42	987	57	195	+ 792
Low Birth Weight	43	921	11	11,391	- 10,471
Multiple Sclerosis	44	844	56	213	+ 631
Skin Disease	45	805	55	219	+ 586
Birth Trauma	46	760	17	6,109	- 5,349
Osteoarthritis	47	633	85	0	+ 633
Asthma	48	508	15	7,104	- 6,596
Schizophrenia	49	445	80	0	+ 445
Meningitis	50	391	43	827	- 436
Upper Respiratory	51	338	68	5	+ 333
Hepatitis C	52	338	63	97	+ 241
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	325	84	0	+ 325
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	318	36	1,248	- 930
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	297	23	3,692	- 3,395
Drownings	56	279	37	1,122	- 844
Malnutrition	57	167	46	759	- 592
Fires	58	164	33	1,568	- 1,404
HIV/AIDS	59	142	53	397	- 255
Maternal Conditions	60	109	44	795	- 686
War	61	12	47	714	- 701
Pertussis	62	4	42	906	- 903
Hepatitis B	63	1	40	988	- 988
Otitis Media	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	67	0	64	43	- 43
Tetanus	68	0	49	540	- 540
Ascariasis	69	0	67	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	69	5	- 5
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	220	- 220
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	13	- 13
Encephalitis	78	0	38	1,046	- 1,046
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	58	159	- 159
Chlamydia	81	0	71	1	- 1
Tuberculosis	82	0	51	432	- 432
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	59	142	- 142
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

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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.