ETHIOPIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	131,379	4	36,530	+ 94,849
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	96,218	21	8,258	+ 87,960
Stroke	3	45,783	3	39,362	+ 6,422
Lung Cancers	4	43,700	38	2,202	+ 41,498
Lung Disease	5	41,912	15	11,870	+ 30,042
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	26,808	1	59,931	- 33,123
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	23,917	31	3,755	+ 20,163
Prostate Cancer	8	19,813	50	1,244	+ 18,569
Breast Cancer	9	17,374	20	8,485	+ 8,889
Parkinson's Disease	10	17,252	46	1,578	+ 15,674
Other Injuries	11	16,287	16	11,735	+ 4,553
Pancreas Cancer	12	14,104	61	488	+ 13,616
Suicide	13	13,104	25	6,030	+ 7,074
Lymphomas	14	11,971	33	3,590	+ 8,381
Kidney Disease	15	10,826	13	12,103	- 1,277
Diabetes Mellitus	16	9,658	10	16,258	- 6,600
Hypertension	17	7,884	12	13,470	- 5,586
Falls	18	7,713	28	4,510	+ 3,203
Oesophagus Cancer	19	7,336	40	1,839	+ 5,497
Liver Cancer	20	7,285	42	1,730	+ 5,555
Bladder Cancer	21	6,627	51	1,080	+ 5,548
Leukemia	22	6,154	30	4,222	+ 1,931
Stomach Cancer	23	5,718	47	1,519	+ 4,199
Drug Use	24	5,473	60	513	+ 4,960
Ovary Cancer	25	5,352	36	2,424	+ 2,928
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,087	39	2,168	+ 2,919
Endocrine Disorders	27	5,077	45	1,623	+ 3,454
Alcohol	28	4,606	55	750	+ 3,856
Skin Cancers	29	4,229	52	1,006	+ 3,223
Other Neoplasms	30	3,168	66	148	+ 3,020
Liver Disease	31	3,081	8	27,270	- 24,189
Cervical Cancer	32	2,992	27	5,019	- 2,026
Oral Cancer	33	2,781	48	1,477	+ 1,305
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,427	11	15,638	- 13,210
Road Traffic Accidents	35	2,262	5	31,564	- 29,302
Uterin Cancer	36	2,251	62	421	+ 1,830
Epilepsy	37	1,765	44	1,625	+ 140
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,378	65	221	+ 1,158
Violence	39	1,306	22	8,076	- 6,770
Anemia	40	1,194	83	0	+ 1,194
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,060	41	1,758	- 698
Poisonings	42	1,052	32	3,668	- 2,617
Low Birth Weight	43	981	7	28,020	- 27,039
Multiple Sclerosis	44	899	70	61	+ 838
Skin Disease	45	858	53	904	- 46
Birth Trauma	46	810	6	31,107	- 30,297
Osteoarthritis	47	674	80	0	+ 674
Asthma	48	542	29	4,484	- 3,942
Schizophrenia	49	474	86	0	+ 474
Meningitis	50	417	14	12,019	- 11,603
Upper Respiratory	51	361	57	709	- 348
Hepatitis C	52	360	69	115	+ 246
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	346	81	0	+ 346
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	339	49	1,339	- 1,000
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	316	2	44,361	- 44,044
Drownings	56	297	35	3,133	- 2,836
Malnutrition	57	178	19	8,643	- 8,465
Fires	58	175	34	3,255	- 3,080
HIV/AIDS	59	152	17	11,471	- 11,320
Maternal Conditions	60	116	18	8,887	- 8,770
War	61	13	64	281	- 268
Pertussis	62	4	23	6,896	- 6,892
Hepatitis B	63	1	56	742	- 741
Otitis Media	64	0	71	39	- 39
Leprosy	65	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	146	- 146
Measles	67	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Tetanus	68	0	37	2,203	- 2,203
Ascariasis	69	0	68	130	- 130
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	20	- 20
Malaria	73	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	839	- 839
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	579	- 579
Encephalitis	78	0	63	386	- 386
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	43	1,699	- 1,699
Chlamydia	81	0	72	21	- 21
Tuberculosis	82	0	9	21,455	- 21,455
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	58	677	- 677
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.