NO MACEDONIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		NO MACEDONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,367	2	4,420	- 2,053
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,733	30	71	+ 1,662
Stroke	3	825	1	5,521	- 4,696
Lung Cancers	4	787	5	1,055	- 268
Lung Disease	5	755	6	807	- 52
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	483	19	157	+ 326
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	431	8	560	- 130
Prostate Cancer	8	357	14	259	+ 98
Breast Cancer	9	313	11	386	- 73
Parkinson's Disease	10	311	20	141	+ 170
Other Injuries	11	293	17	183	+ 110
Pancreas Cancer	12	254	12	267	- 12
Suicide	13	236	16	196	+ 40
Lymphomas	14	216	25	96	+ 120
Kidney Disease	15	195	9	516	- 321
Diabetes Mellitus	16	174	4	1,104	- 930
Hypertension	17	142	7	627	- 485
Falls	18	139	27	78	+ 61
Oesophagus Cancer	19	132	34	45	+ 87
Liver Cancer	20	131	13	260	- 129
Bladder Cancer	21	119	18	163	- 43
Leukemia	22	111	22	114	- 4
Stomach Cancer	23	103	10	455	- 352
Drug Use	24	99	47	9	+ 90
Ovary Cancer	25	96	26	93	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	26	92	3	4,249	- 4,158
Endocrine Disorders	27	91	44	12	+ 79
Alcohol	28	83	42	14	+ 69
Skin Cancers	29	76	21	126	- 50
Other Neoplasms	30	57	40	19	+ 38
Liver Disease	31	56	15	218	- 162
Cervical Cancer	32	54	31	68	- 14
Oral Cancer	33	50	29	72	- 22
Congenital Anomalies	34	44	37	29	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	35	41	24	107	- 66
Uterin Cancer	36	41	23	108	- 67
Epilepsy	37	32	38	23	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	25	60	0	+ 24
Violence	39	24	36	31	- 7
Anemia	40	22	52	3	+ 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	19	32	56	- 37
Poisonings	42	19	45	11	+ 8
Low Birth Weight	43	18	28	73	- 56
Multiple Sclerosis	44	16	39	21	- 5
Skin Disease	45	15	57	1	+ 14
Birth Trauma	46	15	48	7	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	47	12	82	0	+ 12
Asthma	48	10	33	53	- 43
Schizophrenia	49	9	85	0	+ 9
Meningitis	50	8	51	4	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	51	6	65	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	52	6	67	0	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	6	53	3	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	6	43	13	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	6	56	1	+ 5
Drownings	56	5	41	18	- 12
Malnutrition	57	3	58	1	+ 3
Fires	58	3	46	11	- 8
HIV/AIDS	59	3	61	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	60	2	54	2	+ 0
War	61	0	63	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	50	4	- 4
Hepatitis B	63	0	49	7	- 7
Otitis Media	64	0	80	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	81	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	59	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	62	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	68	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	35	32	- 32
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	83	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	55	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NO MACEDONIA

Iceland

No Macedonia

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.