GEORGIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,431	1	16,014	- 10,583
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,978	5	1,826	+ 2,151
Stroke	3	1,893	2	11,969	- 10,077
Lung Cancers	4	1,807	8	1,152	+ 655
Lung Disease	5	1,733	7	1,158	+ 574
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,108	9	886	+ 223
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	989	14	444	+ 545
Prostate Cancer	8	819	22	290	+ 529
Breast Cancer	9	718	11	613	+ 105
Parkinson's Disease	10	713	19	354	+ 359
Other Injuries	11	673	20	346	+ 327
Pancreas Cancer	12	583	23	227	+ 356
Suicide	13	542	18	367	+ 175
Lymphomas	14	495	25	208	+ 287
Kidney Disease	15	448	10	826	- 378
Diabetes Mellitus	16	399	6	1,621	- 1,222
Hypertension	17	326	3	4,387	- 4,061
Falls	18	319	16	420	- 101
Oesophagus Cancer	19	303	43	75	+ 228
Liver Cancer	20	301	17	385	- 83
Bladder Cancer	21	274	26	205	+ 69
Leukemia	22	254	30	171	+ 83
Stomach Cancer	23	236	12	533	- 297
Drug Use	24	226	41	90	+ 137
Ovary Cancer	25	221	29	174	+ 47
Inflammatory/Heart	26	210	21	346	- 136
Endocrine Disorders	27	210	38	109	+ 101
Alcohol	28	190	45	49	+ 141
Skin Cancers	29	175	33	149	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	30	131	52	15	+ 116
Liver Disease	31	127	4	1,871	- 1,744
Cervical Cancer	32	124	27	187	- 63
Oral Cancer	33	115	31	167	- 52
Congenital Anomalies	34	100	28	174	- 74
Road Traffic Accidents	35	94	13	496	- 402
Uterin Cancer	36	93	36	115	- 22
Epilepsy	37	73	44	51	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	57	57	8	+ 49
Violence	39	54	40	90	- 36
Anemia	40	49	85	0	+ 49
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	44	24	226	- 182
Poisonings	42	43	49	23	+ 20
Low Birth Weight	43	41	37	114	- 74
Multiple Sclerosis	44	37	54	12	+ 25
Skin Disease	45	35	51	17	+ 19
Birth Trauma	46	33	46	39	- 6
Osteoarthritis	47	28	80	0	+ 28
Asthma	48	22	35	136	- 113
Schizophrenia	49	20	83	0	+ 20
Meningitis	50	17	47	25	- 7
Upper Respiratory	51	15	60	1	+ 14
Hepatitis C	52	15	64	0	+ 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	14	81	0	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	14	15	426	- 412
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	13	50	19	- 6
Drownings	56	12	39	95	- 83
Malnutrition	57	7	59	5	+ 3
Fires	58	7	34	140	- 132
HIV/AIDS	59	6	42	89	- 83
Maternal Conditions	60	5	53	13	- 8
War	61	1	61	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	58	7	- 7
Otitis Media	64	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	56	8	- 8
Encephalitis	78	0	48	24	- 24
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	65	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	32	153	- 153
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	55	10	- 10
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

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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.