ITALY VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,562	1	97,116	- 29,554
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	49,480	3	41,445	+ 8,036
Stroke	3	23,544	2	62,633	- 39,089
Lung Cancers	4	22,473	4	34,152	- 11,680
Lung Disease	5	21,553	5	32,382	- 10,829
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,786	9	16,339	- 2,553
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,300	7	21,254	- 8,954
Prostate Cancer	8	10,189	20	8,409	+ 1,780
Breast Cancer	9	8,935	10	13,868	- 4,933
Parkinson's Disease	10	8,872	19	8,428	+ 444
Other Injuries	11	8,376	12	12,112	- 3,736
Pancreas Cancer	12	7,253	13	12,095	- 4,842
Suicide	13	6,739	26	4,042	+ 2,697
Lymphomas	14	6,156	16	9,670	- 3,514
Kidney Disease	15	5,567	11	12,726	- 7,159
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,967	8	19,836	- 14,869
Hypertension	17	4,054	6	29,931	- 25,877
Falls	18	3,967	25	4,222	- 256
Oesophagus Cancer	19	3,772	34	2,045	+ 1,727
Liver Cancer	20	3,746	17	9,620	- 5,874
Bladder Cancer	21	3,408	22	6,711	- 3,302
Leukemia	22	3,165	21	6,728	- 3,564
Stomach Cancer	23	2,940	14	10,252	- 7,312
Drug Use	24	2,814	45	654	+ 2,160
Ovary Cancer	25	2,752	28	3,282	- 529
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,616	24	5,531	- 2,915
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,611	18	8,431	- 5,820
Alcohol	28	2,369	55	277	+ 2,092
Skin Cancers	29	2,175	29	3,239	- 1,064
Other Neoplasms	30	1,629	15	9,984	- 8,355
Liver Disease	31	1,584	23	5,559	- 3,975
Cervical Cancer	32	1,539	40	1,154	+ 385
Oral Cancer	33	1,430	27	3,343	- 1,913
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,248	37	1,443	- 195
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,163	30	3,221	- 2,057
Uterin Cancer	36	1,158	33	2,198	- 1,040
Epilepsy	37	908	39	1,337	- 429
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	709	42	701	+ 7
Violence	39	671	50	409	+ 263
Anemia	40	614	35	1,672	- 1,059
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	545	43	690	- 145
Poisonings	42	541	58	154	+ 387
Low Birth Weight	43	505	51	357	+ 147
Multiple Sclerosis	44	462	44	677	- 214
Skin Disease	45	441	38	1,440	- 999
Birth Trauma	46	416	59	140	+ 276
Osteoarthritis	47	347	48	481	- 134
Asthma	48	279	47	494	- 215
Schizophrenia	49	244	49	424	- 180
Meningitis	50	214	60	128	+ 86
Upper Respiratory	51	185	64	20	+ 165
Hepatitis C	52	185	31	2,451	- 2,265
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	178	57	241	- 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	175	32	2,216	- 2,041
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	163	36	1,622	- 1,459
Drownings	56	153	52	344	- 191
Malnutrition	57	91	41	775	- 684
Fires	58	90	56	271	- 181
HIV/AIDS	59	78	46	520	- 442
Maternal Conditions	60	60	67	6	+ 54
War	61	7	66	6	+ 1
Pertussis	62	2	73	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	54	334	- 333
Otitis Media	64	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	65	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	68	0	63	22	- 22
Ascariasis	69	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	3	- 3
Encephalitis	78	0	68	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	53	336	- 336
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	62	47	- 47
Appendicitis	86	0	61	49	- 49
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.