EQU. GUINEA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,990	7	419	+ 1,571
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,458	29	55	+ 1,402
Stroke	3	694	6	437	+ 256
Lung Cancers	4	662	41	27	+ 635
Lung Disease	5	635	20	120	+ 514
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	406	2	913	- 507
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	362	40	29	+ 334
Prostate Cancer	8	300	35	43	+ 257
Breast Cancer	9	263	24	84	+ 179
Parkinson's Disease	10	261	46	18	+ 244
Other Injuries	11	247	23	105	+ 142
Pancreas Cancer	12	214	55	11	+ 202
Suicide	13	199	22	107	+ 91
Lymphomas	14	181	45	19	+ 162
Kidney Disease	15	164	14	198	- 34
Diabetes Mellitus	16	146	11	299	- 153
Hypertension	17	119	16	165	- 46
Falls	18	117	32	46	+ 71
Oesophagus Cancer	19	111	54	12	+ 99
Liver Cancer	20	110	34	43	+ 67
Bladder Cancer	21	100	56	9	+ 92
Leukemia	22	93	61	4	+ 89
Stomach Cancer	23	87	49	16	+ 71
Drug Use	24	83	30	50	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	25	81	52	13	+ 68
Inflammatory/Heart	26	77	27	63	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	27	77	25	73	+ 4
Alcohol	28	70	53	12	+ 58
Skin Cancers	29	64	48	16	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	30	48	63	3	+ 45
Liver Disease	31	47	13	199	- 153
Cervical Cancer	32	45	28	56	- 11
Oral Cancer	33	42	37	35	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	34	37	12	249	- 213
Road Traffic Accidents	35	34	8	368	- 334
Uterin Cancer	36	34	58	8	+ 26
Epilepsy	37	27	38	32	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	21	62	4	+ 17
Violence	39	20	33	45	- 25
Anemia	40	18	85	0	+ 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	16	43	22	- 6
Poisonings	42	16	44	21	- 5
Low Birth Weight	43	15	4	457	- 442
Multiple Sclerosis	44	14	67	1	+ 12
Skin Disease	45	13	51	13	- 0
Birth Trauma	46	12	5	441	- 429
Osteoarthritis	47	10	81	0	+ 10
Asthma	48	8	26	65	- 57
Schizophrenia	49	7	86	0	+ 7
Meningitis	50	6	19	127	- 121
Upper Respiratory	51	5	66	2	+ 4
Hepatitis C	52	5	69	0	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5	82	0	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	5	50	14	- 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	5	9	349	- 344
Drownings	56	4	36	39	- 35
Malnutrition	57	3	31	48	- 45
Fires	58	3	39	30	- 28
HIV/AIDS	59	2	1	1,838	- 1,836
Maternal Conditions	60	2	17	139	- 137
War	61	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	21	109	- 109
Hepatitis B	63	0	65	3	- 3
Otitis Media	64	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	64	3	- 3
Measles	67	0	15	181	- 181
Tetanus	68	0	42	23	- 23
Ascariasis	69	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	3	668	- 668
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	60	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	47	16	- 16
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	57	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	18	134	- 134
Chlamydia	81	0	68	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	10	321	- 321
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	80	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	59	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Iceland

Equ. Guinea

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.