ESTONIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,323	1	3,009	- 1,686
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	969	12	229	+ 739
Stroke	3	461	3	1,116	- 655
Lung Cancers	4	440	4	657	- 217
Lung Disease	5	422	13	229	+ 193
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	270	6	349	- 79
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	241	5	527	- 286
Prostate Cancer	8	200	8	298	- 99
Breast Cancer	9	175	11	260	- 85
Parkinson's Disease	10	174	29	82	+ 92
Other Injuries	11	164	20	141	+ 23
Pancreas Cancer	12	142	10	268	- 126
Suicide	13	132	16	197	- 65
Lymphomas	14	121	15	213	- 92
Kidney Disease	15	109	17	176	- 67
Diabetes Mellitus	16	97	19	146	- 49
Hypertension	17	79	2	2,700	- 2,621
Falls	18	78	24	119	- 41
Oesophagus Cancer	19	74	27	99	- 25
Liver Cancer	20	73	26	107	- 34
Bladder Cancer	21	67	21	126	- 59
Leukemia	22	62	22	126	- 64
Stomach Cancer	23	58	9	290	- 232
Drug Use	24	55	31	75	- 20
Ovary Cancer	25	54	28	87	- 33
Inflammatory/Heart	26	51	14	217	- 166
Endocrine Disorders	27	51	33	66	- 15
Alcohol	28	46	18	148	- 102
Skin Cancers	29	43	30	79	- 36
Other Neoplasms	30	32	23	123	- 91
Liver Disease	31	31	7	328	- 297
Cervical Cancer	32	30	32	68	- 37
Oral Cancer	33	28	25	110	- 82
Congenital Anomalies	34	24	43	25	- 1
Road Traffic Accidents	35	23	35	59	- 36
Uterin Cancer	36	23	34	60	- 37
Epilepsy	37	18	37	45	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	14	46	17	- 3
Violence	39	13	42	28	- 15
Anemia	40	12	51	9	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	11	36	55	- 44
Poisonings	42	11	52	8	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	43	10	55	7	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	44	9	48	16	- 7
Skin Disease	45	9	41	29	- 20
Birth Trauma	46	8	57	5	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	47	7	50	10	- 3
Asthma	48	5	44	24	- 19
Schizophrenia	49	5	56	6	- 1
Meningitis	50	4	54	7	- 3
Upper Respiratory	51	4	66	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	52	4	58	4	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	49	12	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	3	45	22	- 18
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	3	53	8	- 5
Drownings	56	3	40	30	- 27
Malnutrition	57	2	79	0	+ 2
Fires	58	2	38	41	- 39
HIV/AIDS	59	2	39	40	- 39
Maternal Conditions	60	1	61	1	+ 0
War	61	0	64	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	83	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	0	67	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	84	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	63	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	62	1	- 1
Chlamydia	81	0	78	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	47	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	60	2	- 2
Appendicitis	86	0	59	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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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.