JORDAN VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,383	1	4,856	+ 7,527
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,069	11	706	+ 8,363
Stroke	3	4,315	2	2,908	+ 1,407
Lung Cancers	4	4,119	7	1,059	+ 3,060
Lung Disease	5	3,950	15	444	+ 3,506
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,527	8	937	+ 1,589
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,254	13	616	+ 1,638
Prostate Cancer	8	1,868	33	131	+ 1,736
Breast Cancer	9	1,638	12	686	+ 952
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,626	27	169	+ 1,457
Other Injuries	11	1,535	19	294	+ 1,241
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,329	22	245	+ 1,084
Suicide	13	1,235	28	165	+ 1,070
Lymphomas	14	1,128	18	323	+ 805
Kidney Disease	15	1,020	6	1,494	- 474
Diabetes Mellitus	16	910	4	1,684	- 773
Hypertension	17	743	5	1,532	- 789
Falls	18	727	24	191	+ 536
Oesophagus Cancer	19	691	42	63	+ 628
Liver Cancer	20	687	25	186	+ 501
Bladder Cancer	21	625	23	213	+ 412
Leukemia	22	580	16	370	+ 210
Stomach Cancer	23	539	17	365	+ 174
Drug Use	24	516	34	115	+ 401
Ovary Cancer	25	504	32	139	+ 365
Inflammatory/Heart	26	480	38	74	+ 405
Endocrine Disorders	27	479	26	180	+ 298
Alcohol	28	434	55	11	+ 424
Skin Cancers	29	399	49	38	+ 361
Other Neoplasms	30	299	57	9	+ 289
Liver Disease	31	290	14	494	- 203
Cervical Cancer	32	282	41	64	+ 218
Oral Cancer	33	262	31	143	+ 119
Congenital Anomalies	34	229	9	934	- 706
Road Traffic Accidents	35	213	3	1,717	- 1,504
Uterin Cancer	36	212	39	74	+ 138
Epilepsy	37	166	46	49	+ 117
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	130	61	4	+ 126
Violence	39	123	21	269	- 146
Anemia	40	112	82	0	+ 112
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	100	40	67	+ 33
Poisonings	42	99	47	47	+ 52
Low Birth Weight	43	92	10	857	- 765
Multiple Sclerosis	44	85	54	12	+ 73
Skin Disease	45	81	48	42	+ 39
Birth Trauma	46	76	20	271	- 195
Osteoarthritis	47	64	84	0	+ 64
Asthma	48	51	35	114	- 63
Schizophrenia	49	45	81	0	+ 45
Meningitis	50	39	37	78	- 39
Upper Respiratory	51	34	69	0	+ 34
Hepatitis C	52	34	64	1	+ 33
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	33	85	0	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	32	50	22	+ 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	30	30	152	- 122
Drownings	56	28	36	107	- 79
Malnutrition	57	17	51	15	+ 2
Fires	58	17	29	153	- 136
HIV/AIDS	59	14	63	2	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	60	11	44	53	- 42
War	61	1	59	6	- 5
Pertussis	62	0	43	55	- 54
Hepatitis B	63	0	60	4	- 4
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	65	1	- 1
Tetanus	68	0	56	11	- 11
Ascariasis	69	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	52	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	45	52	- 52
Chlamydia	81	0	70	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	53	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	58	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JORDAN

Iceland

Jordan

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.