INDIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,561,609	1	1,520,034	+ 41,575
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,143,673	17	126,593	+ 1,017,080
Stroke	3	544,195	3	697,038	- 152,843
Lung Cancers	4	519,429	21	88,276	+ 431,153
Lung Disease	5	498,178	2	879,732	- 381,554
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	318,644	6	392,425	- 73,780
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	284,291	25	77,368	+ 206,923
Prostate Cancer	8	235,506	38	30,945	+ 204,562
Breast Cancer	9	206,518	22	82,821	+ 123,697
Parkinson's Disease	10	205,058	32	43,398	+ 161,660
Other Injuries	11	193,597	15	149,570	+ 44,026
Pancreas Cancer	12	167,643	37	32,812	+ 134,831
Suicide	13	155,763	14	173,347	- 17,584
Lymphomas	14	142,292	33	40,159	+ 102,133
Kidney Disease	15	128,679	11	222,903	- 94,224
Diabetes Mellitus	16	114,798	7	271,495	- 156,697
Hypertension	17	93,713	19	108,050	- 14,337
Falls	18	91,681	10	225,755	- 134,074
Oesophagus Cancer	19	87,195	34	38,898	+ 48,297
Liver Cancer	20	86,595	39	30,369	+ 56,226
Bladder Cancer	21	78,776	48	14,081	+ 64,695
Leukemia	22	73,144	35	33,383	+ 39,761
Stomach Cancer	23	67,964	24	81,058	- 13,094
Drug Use	24	65,053	52	11,747	+ 53,306
Ovary Cancer	25	63,614	44	21,947	+ 41,666
Inflammatory/Heart	26	60,470	49	12,651	+ 47,820
Endocrine Disorders	27	60,343	47	15,264	+ 45,078
Alcohol	28	54,745	43	23,097	+ 31,649
Skin Cancers	29	50,267	60	5,054	+ 45,213
Other Neoplasms	30	37,659	62	2,968	+ 34,691
Liver Disease	31	36,622	8	268,580	- 231,958
Cervical Cancer	32	35,569	30	45,319	- 9,750
Oral Cancer	33	33,061	16	134,187	- 101,126
Congenital Anomalies	34	28,849	23	82,769	- 53,919
Road Traffic Accidents	35	26,891	12	212,596	- 185,705
Uterin Cancer	36	26,755	59	6,841	+ 19,915
Epilepsy	37	20,984	40	30,307	- 9,324
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	16,381	50	11,931	+ 4,450
Violence	39	15,518	27	51,767	- 36,248
Anemia	40	14,187	81	0	+ 14,187
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	12,600	26	68,108	- 55,508
Poisonings	42	12,499	61	3,540	+ 8,959
Low Birth Weight	43	11,663	9	238,739	- 227,076
Multiple Sclerosis	44	10,687	63	2,328	+ 8,359
Skin Disease	45	10,196	45	17,857	- 7,662
Birth Trauma	46	9,627	20	102,819	- 93,192
Osteoarthritis	47	8,017	85	0	+ 8,017
Asthma	48	6,437	13	196,051	- 189,614
Schizophrenia	49	5,636	83	0	+ 5,636
Meningitis	50	4,951	36	33,337	- 28,386
Upper Respiratory	51	4,285	68	584	+ 3,701
Hepatitis C	52	4,281	65	1,364	+ 2,917
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	4,115	86	0	+ 4,115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	4,033	18	126,079	- 122,046
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	3,759	4	670,315	- 666,556
Drownings	56	3,530	28	48,774	- 45,244
Malnutrition	57	2,113	55	8,626	- 6,513
Fires	58	2,083	42	23,265	- 21,182
HIV/AIDS	59	1,804	31	44,406	- 42,602
Maternal Conditions	60	1,382	41	25,917	- 24,535
War	61	155	67	890	- 735
Pertussis	62	46	54	10,094	- 10,047
Hepatitis B	63	12	56	8,184	- 8,172
Otitis Media	64	4	71	68	- 64
Leprosy	65	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	72	65	- 65
Measles	67	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Tetanus	68	0	58	7,093	- 7,093
Ascariasis	69	0	70	126	- 126
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Malaria	73	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	973	- 973
Encephalitis	78	0	29	48,080	- 48,080
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	64	2,007	- 2,007
Chlamydia	81	0	69	379	- 379
Tuberculosis	82	0	5	435,882	- 435,882
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	84	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	53	11,245	- 11,245
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.