HAITI VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,026	1	13,208	- 182
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,540	23	955	+ 8,585
Stroke	3	4,539	2	11,779	- 7,240
Lung Cancers	4	4,333	36	492	+ 3,841
Lung Disease	5	4,155	11	2,334	+ 1,821
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,658	3	7,064	- 4,406
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,371	32	680	+ 1,691
Prostate Cancer	8	1,964	17	1,356	+ 608
Breast Cancer	9	1,723	30	705	+ 1,018
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,710	42	329	+ 1,381
Other Injuries	11	1,615	16	1,499	+ 116
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,398	44	268	+ 1,130
Suicide	13	1,299	21	1,085	+ 214
Lymphomas	14	1,187	47	235	+ 952
Kidney Disease	15	1,073	6	2,701	- 1,628
Diabetes Mellitus	16	958	4	5,026	- 4,068
Hypertension	17	782	7	2,632	- 1,850
Falls	18	765	35	549	+ 216
Oesophagus Cancer	19	727	49	155	+ 572
Liver Cancer	20	722	33	662	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	21	657	55	92	+ 565
Leukemia	22	610	43	300	+ 310
Stomach Cancer	23	567	26	863	- 296
Drug Use	24	543	52	140	+ 403
Ovary Cancer	25	531	51	153	+ 377
Inflammatory/Heart	26	504	25	941	- 437
Endocrine Disorders	27	503	24	951	- 448
Alcohol	28	457	39	428	+ 29
Skin Cancers	29	419	56	56	+ 363
Other Neoplasms	30	314	60	31	+ 284
Liver Disease	31	305	10	2,425	- 2,120
Cervical Cancer	32	297	34	573	- 276
Oral Cancer	33	276	45	261	+ 15
Congenital Anomalies	34	241	15	1,819	- 1,579
Road Traffic Accidents	35	224	13	2,115	- 1,890
Uterin Cancer	36	223	57	42	+ 181
Epilepsy	37	175	41	409	- 234
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	137	58	37	+ 99
Violence	39	129	12	2,330	- 2,200
Anemia	40	118	86	0	+ 118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	105	31	704	- 599
Poisonings	42	104	50	154	- 50
Low Birth Weight	43	97	9	2,516	- 2,418
Multiple Sclerosis	44	89	61	28	+ 61
Skin Disease	45	85	40	425	- 340
Birth Trauma	46	80	14	2,100	- 2,020
Osteoarthritis	47	67	80	0	+ 67
Asthma	48	54	20	1,107	- 1,054
Schizophrenia	49	47	83	0	+ 47
Meningitis	50	41	28	780	- 738
Upper Respiratory	51	36	63	19	+ 17
Hepatitis C	52	36	65	7	+ 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	34	81	0	+ 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	34	27	814	- 780
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	31	8	2,540	- 2,508
Drownings	56	29	19	1,306	- 1,277
Malnutrition	57	18	29	717	- 699
Fires	58	17	37	470	- 453
HIV/AIDS	59	15	5	2,706	- 2,691
Maternal Conditions	60	12	18	1,349	- 1,337
War	61	1	66	5	- 4
Pertussis	62	0	38	446	- 446
Hepatitis B	63	0	62	26	- 26
Otitis Media	64	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	65	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	67	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	53	119	- 119
Ascariasis	69	0	67	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	70	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	64	17	- 17
Malaria	73	0	59	36	- 36
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	54	118	- 118
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	46	251	- 251
Chlamydia	81	0	68	5	- 5
Tuberculosis	82	0	22	1,007	- 1,007
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	48	172	- 172
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HAITI

Iceland

Haiti

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.