MEXICO VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	144,887	1	116,238	+ 28,649
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	106,111	30	3,447	+ 102,664
Stroke	3	50,491	4	39,790	+ 10,701
Lung Cancers	4	48,193	17	7,349	+ 40,844
Lung Disease	5	46,221	7	29,123	+ 17,098
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	29,564	8	24,816	+ 4,748
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	26,377	20	6,871	+ 19,506
Prostate Cancer	8	21,850	15	7,494	+ 14,356
Breast Cancer	9	19,161	16	7,380	+ 11,781
Parkinson's Disease	10	19,025	43	1,567	+ 17,458
Other Injuries	11	17,962	11	12,175	+ 5,787
Pancreas Cancer	12	15,554	27	4,510	+ 11,044
Suicide	13	14,452	22	6,772	+ 7,680
Lymphomas	14	13,202	24	4,961	+ 8,241
Kidney Disease	15	11,939	3	44,622	- 32,683
Diabetes Mellitus	16	10,651	2	86,110	- 75,459
Hypertension	17	8,695	9	17,806	- 9,112
Falls	18	8,506	35	2,628	+ 5,878
Oesophagus Cancer	19	8,090	49	1,252	+ 6,838
Liver Cancer	20	8,034	21	6,817	+ 1,217
Bladder Cancer	21	7,309	48	1,272	+ 6,036
Leukemia	22	6,786	25	4,830	+ 1,956
Stomach Cancer	23	6,306	19	6,939	- 633
Drug Use	24	6,036	44	1,470	+ 4,566
Ovary Cancer	25	5,902	34	2,649	+ 3,253
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,610	41	1,866	+ 3,744
Endocrine Disorders	27	5,599	12	11,310	- 5,712
Alcohol	28	5,079	32	2,945	+ 2,134
Skin Cancers	29	4,664	40	1,909	+ 2,755
Other Neoplasms	30	3,494	23	6,204	- 2,710
Liver Disease	31	3,398	6	29,838	- 26,440
Cervical Cancer	32	3,300	26	4,787	- 1,487
Oral Cancer	33	3,067	46	1,355	+ 1,712
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,677	13	10,457	- 7,780
Road Traffic Accidents	35	2,495	10	16,303	- 13,808
Uterin Cancer	36	2,482	50	902	+ 1,581
Epilepsy	37	1,947	39	1,912	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,520	45	1,415	+ 105
Violence	39	1,440	5	32,450	- 31,010
Anemia	40	1,316	37	2,182	- 866
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,169	33	2,734	- 1,565
Poisonings	42	1,160	57	531	+ 629
Low Birth Weight	43	1,082	18	7,163	- 6,080
Multiple Sclerosis	44	992	60	295	+ 696
Skin Disease	45	946	31	3,029	- 2,083
Birth Trauma	46	893	36	2,552	- 1,659
Osteoarthritis	47	744	59	305	+ 439
Asthma	48	597	47	1,342	- 745
Schizophrenia	49	523	63	127	+ 396
Meningitis	50	459	58	357	+ 102
Upper Respiratory	51	398	64	127	+ 271
Hepatitis C	52	397	55	625	- 228
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	382	51	894	- 512
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	374	52	859	- 485
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	349	29	3,476	- 3,127
Drownings	56	328	42	1,799	- 1,471
Malnutrition	57	196	14	7,552	- 7,355
Fires	58	193	56	604	- 411
HIV/AIDS	59	167	28	4,128	- 3,960
Maternal Conditions	60	128	54	750	- 621
War	61	14	66	112	- 97
Pertussis	62	4	70	21	- 17
Hepatitis B	63	1	61	210	- 209
Otitis Media	64	0	68	29	- 29
Leprosy	65	0	75	1	- 1
Diphtheria	66	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	71	10	- 10
Ascariasis	69	0	72	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	70	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	67	30	- 30
Malaria	73	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	69	24	- 24
Schistosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Encephalitis	78	0	62	140	- 140
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Syphilis	80	0	73	5	- 5
Chlamydia	81	0	77	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	38	1,943	- 1,943
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	65	125	- 125
Appendicitis	86	0	53	774	- 774
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.