LITHUANIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		LITHUANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,913	1	15,329	- 12,417
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,133	8	649	+ 1,484
Stroke	3	1,015	2	5,643	- 4,628
Lung Cancers	4	969	3	1,329	- 360
Lung Disease	5	929	16	513	+ 416
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	594	7	654	- 60
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	530	5	1,074	- 543
Prostate Cancer	8	439	12	598	- 159
Breast Cancer	9	385	11	629	- 244
Parkinson's Disease	10	382	29	222	+ 160
Other Injuries	11	361	18	416	- 54
Pancreas Cancer	12	313	13	578	- 265
Suicide	13	291	6	721	- 431
Lymphomas	14	265	21	321	- 56
Kidney Disease	15	240	19	372	- 132
Diabetes Mellitus	16	214	14	525	- 311
Hypertension	17	175	4	1,289	- 1,114
Falls	18	171	15	518	- 347
Oesophagus Cancer	19	163	30	219	- 56
Liver Cancer	20	162	25	239	- 77
Bladder Cancer	21	147	23	292	- 146
Leukemia	22	136	24	284	- 147
Stomach Cancer	23	127	10	639	- 512
Drug Use	24	121	37	122	- 1
Ovary Cancer	25	119	26	233	- 115
Inflammatory/Heart	26	113	17	484	- 371
Endocrine Disorders	27	113	39	72	+ 41
Alcohol	28	102	33	192	- 90
Skin Cancers	29	94	32	197	- 103
Other Neoplasms	30	70	31	212	- 142
Liver Disease	31	68	9	644	- 575
Cervical Cancer	32	66	28	224	- 158
Oral Cancer	33	62	20	338	- 276
Congenital Anomalies	34	54	41	62	- 8
Road Traffic Accidents	35	50	27	225	- 174
Uterin Cancer	36	50	34	159	- 109
Epilepsy	37	39	40	62	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	31	47	41	- 10
Violence	39	29	36	132	- 103
Anemia	40	26	60	5	+ 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	23	22	313	- 289
Poisonings	42	23	45	46	- 23
Low Birth Weight	43	22	55	9	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	44	20	49	29	- 9
Skin Disease	45	19	44	48	- 29
Birth Trauma	46	18	53	10	+ 8
Osteoarthritis	47	15	59	6	+ 9
Asthma	48	12	46	45	- 33
Schizophrenia	49	11	56	8	+ 2
Meningitis	50	9	52	19	- 10
Upper Respiratory	51	8	68	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	52	8	50	23	- 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	8	57	8	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	8	48	29	- 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	7	42	59	- 52
Drownings	56	7	35	150	- 143
Malnutrition	57	4	58	7	- 3
Fires	58	4	43	51	- 47
HIV/AIDS	59	3	51	22	- 19
Maternal Conditions	60	3	63	2	+ 0
War	61	0	67	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	61	5	- 5
Otitis Media	64	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	65	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	83	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	62	2	- 2
Ascariasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	65	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	71	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	38	119	- 119
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	64	2	- 2
Appendicitis	86	0	54	10	- 10
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LITHUANIA

Iceland

Lithuania

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.