MONGOLIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		MONGOLIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,637	1	5,202	- 1,565
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,663	19	243	+ 2,420
Stroke	3	1,267	2	4,401	- 3,134
Lung Cancers	4	1,210	10	411	+ 799
Lung Disease	5	1,160	15	327	+ 833
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	742	11	410	+ 333
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	662	32	93	+ 569
Prostate Cancer	8	548	52	18	+ 530
Breast Cancer	9	481	38	61	+ 420
Parkinson's Disease	10	478	39	55	+ 422
Other Injuries	11	451	9	442	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	12	390	30	94	+ 296
Suicide	13	363	8	577	- 214
Lymphomas	14	331	42	43	+ 288
Kidney Disease	15	300	12	408	- 109
Diabetes Mellitus	16	267	27	145	+ 122
Hypertension	17	218	21	199	+ 20
Falls	18	214	18	244	- 30
Oesophagus Cancer	19	203	13	366	- 163
Liver Cancer	20	202	3	1,834	- 1,632
Bladder Cancer	21	183	50	19	+ 165
Leukemia	22	170	46	30	+ 141
Stomach Cancer	23	158	6	617	- 459
Drug Use	24	152	45	33	+ 119
Ovary Cancer	25	148	41	45	+ 103
Inflammatory/Heart	26	141	16	263	- 122
Endocrine Disorders	27	141	35	69	+ 71
Alcohol	28	127	7	582	- 455
Skin Cancers	29	117	54	13	+ 105
Other Neoplasms	30	88	58	3	+ 84
Liver Disease	31	85	4	1,723	- 1,637
Cervical Cancer	32	83	25	155	- 72
Oral Cancer	33	77	37	61	+ 16
Congenital Anomalies	34	67	17	262	- 195
Road Traffic Accidents	35	63	5	679	- 616
Uterin Cancer	36	62	57	7	+ 55
Epilepsy	37	49	34	80	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	38	56	8	+ 30
Violence	39	36	22	197	- 161
Anemia	40	33	85	0	+ 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	29	23	192	- 163
Poisonings	42	29	33	89	- 60
Low Birth Weight	43	27	20	204	- 177
Multiple Sclerosis	44	25	59	3	+ 22
Skin Disease	45	24	51	18	+ 6
Birth Trauma	46	22	24	160	- 138
Osteoarthritis	47	19	80	0	+ 19
Asthma	48	15	29	112	- 97
Schizophrenia	49	13	84	0	+ 13
Meningitis	50	12	48	21	- 10
Upper Respiratory	51	10	61	1	+ 9
Hepatitis C	52	10	62	1	+ 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	10	81	0	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	9	28	129	- 119
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	9	36	66	- 58
Drownings	56	8	26	151	- 143
Malnutrition	57	5	64	0	+ 5
Fires	58	5	31	94	- 89
HIV/AIDS	59	4	49	21	- 17
Maternal Conditions	60	3	40	49	- 45
War	61	0	63	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	53	15	- 15
Hepatitis B	63	0	55	10	- 10
Otitis Media	64	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	60	2	- 2
Ascariasis	69	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	43	40	- 40
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	44	34	- 34
Chlamydia	81	0	65	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	14	327	- 327
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	47	25	- 25
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MONGOLIA

Iceland

Mongolia

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.