GERMANY VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	93,222	1	147,055	- 53,833
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	68,273	2	51,168	+ 17,104
Stroke	3	32,486	3	49,794	- 17,307
Lung Cancers	4	31,008	4	46,560	- 15,552
Lung Disease	5	29,739	5	42,797	- 13,058
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,022	9	20,712	- 1,691
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	16,971	7	26,026	- 9,055
Prostate Cancer	8	14,059	12	16,487	- 2,428
Breast Cancer	9	12,328	10	18,842	- 6,514
Parkinson's Disease	10	12,241	16	12,594	- 353
Other Injuries	11	11,557	23	8,248	+ 3,308
Pancreas Cancer	12	10,008	11	17,971	- 7,964
Suicide	13	9,298	19	10,284	- 986
Lymphomas	14	8,494	17	12,249	- 3,755
Kidney Disease	15	7,682	8	22,770	- 15,089
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,853	13	15,560	- 8,707
Hypertension	17	5,594	6	26,796	- 21,201
Falls	18	5,473	14	15,325	- 9,852
Oesophagus Cancer	19	5,205	27	6,212	- 1,007
Liver Cancer	20	5,169	25	8,057	- 2,888
Bladder Cancer	21	4,703	28	6,193	- 1,490
Leukemia	22	4,366	22	8,737	- 4,371
Stomach Cancer	23	4,057	20	9,658	- 5,600
Drug Use	24	3,883	40	1,930	+ 1,953
Ovary Cancer	25	3,797	30	5,192	- 1,395
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,610	21	8,891	- 5,281
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,602	18	10,677	- 7,075
Alcohol	28	3,268	26	6,257	- 2,989
Skin Cancers	29	3,001	31	4,055	- 1,055
Other Neoplasms	30	2,248	24	8,161	- 5,913
Liver Disease	31	2,186	15	15,194	- 13,008
Cervical Cancer	32	2,123	39	2,131	- 8
Oral Cancer	33	1,974	29	6,023	- 4,049
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,722	36	2,291	- 569
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,605	34	3,160	- 1,555
Uterin Cancer	36	1,597	37	2,231	- 634
Epilepsy	37	1,253	35	3,091	- 1,839
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	978	47	543	+ 435
Violence	39	926	46	769	+ 158
Anemia	40	847	43	994	- 147
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	752	38	2,166	- 1,414
Poisonings	42	746	58	216	+ 530
Low Birth Weight	43	696	45	770	- 74
Multiple Sclerosis	44	638	41	1,571	- 933
Skin Disease	45	609	42	1,543	- 934
Birth Trauma	46	575	57	239	+ 336
Osteoarthritis	47	479	52	364	+ 115
Asthma	48	384	44	924	- 540
Schizophrenia	49	336	51	391	- 54
Meningitis	50	296	60	168	+ 128
Upper Respiratory	51	256	61	138	+ 117
Hepatitis C	52	256	48	507	- 251
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	246	55	292	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	241	33	3,615	- 3,375
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	224	32	3,830	- 3,606
Drownings	56	211	49	459	- 248
Malnutrition	57	126	50	450	- 324
Fires	58	124	53	359	- 234
HIV/AIDS	59	108	54	345	- 238
Maternal Conditions	60	82	64	38	+ 44
War	61	9	66	10	- 1
Pertussis	62	3	69	2	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	1	59	182	- 181
Otitis Media	64	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	65	0	84	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	70	2	- 2
Tetanus	68	0	75	1	- 1
Ascariasis	69	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	74	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Encephalitis	78	0	67	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Syphilis	80	0	68	6	- 6
Chlamydia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	56	281	- 281
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	63	62	- 62
Appendicitis	86	0	62	129	- 129
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.