MOROCCO VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,433	1	77,340	- 35,907
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,344	10	4,967	+ 25,377
Stroke	3	14,439	2	31,861	- 17,422
Lung Cancers	4	13,782	7	6,585	+ 7,197
Lung Disease	5	13,218	8	6,296	+ 6,922
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,454	6	7,237	+ 1,218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,543	17	2,556	+ 4,987
Prostate Cancer	8	6,249	24	1,914	+ 4,334
Breast Cancer	9	5,479	12	3,604	+ 1,876
Parkinson's Disease	10	5,441	26	1,511	+ 3,930
Other Injuries	11	5,137	21	2,271	+ 2,865
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,448	36	747	+ 3,701
Suicide	13	4,133	16	2,617	+ 1,515
Lymphomas	14	3,775	20	2,274	+ 1,501
Kidney Disease	15	3,414	4	10,216	- 6,802
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,046	5	7,377	- 4,331
Hypertension	17	2,486	3	10,736	- 8,250
Falls	18	2,433	19	2,456	- 23
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,313	42	439	+ 1,874
Liver Cancer	20	2,298	44	423	+ 1,875
Bladder Cancer	21	2,090	30	1,069	+ 1,022
Leukemia	22	1,941	31	1,035	+ 906
Stomach Cancer	23	1,803	25	1,691	+ 112
Drug Use	24	1,726	47	321	+ 1,405
Ovary Cancer	25	1,688	34	800	+ 888
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,604	32	1,022	+ 582
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,601	28	1,129	+ 472
Alcohol	28	1,453	57	109	+ 1,343
Skin Cancers	29	1,334	41	477	+ 856
Other Neoplasms	30	999	60	70	+ 929
Liver Disease	31	972	11	4,866	- 3,894
Cervical Cancer	32	944	18	2,508	- 1,564
Oral Cancer	33	877	35	780	+ 97
Congenital Anomalies	34	765	22	2,124	- 1,359
Road Traffic Accidents	35	713	9	6,185	- 5,471
Uterin Cancer	36	710	53	154	+ 556
Epilepsy	37	557	45	336	+ 221
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	435	62	38	+ 397
Violence	39	412	39	632	- 220
Anemia	40	376	84	0	+ 376
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	334	29	1,076	- 741
Poisonings	42	332	50	266	+ 66
Low Birth Weight	43	309	14	3,305	- 2,995
Multiple Sclerosis	44	284	58	106	+ 178
Skin Disease	45	271	54	149	+ 122
Birth Trauma	46	255	23	2,067	- 1,812
Osteoarthritis	47	213	81	0	+ 213
Asthma	48	171	13	3,342	- 3,171
Schizophrenia	49	150	86	0	+ 150
Meningitis	50	131	40	542	- 411
Upper Respiratory	51	114	67	4	+ 110
Hepatitis C	52	114	65	7	+ 106
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	109	80	0	+ 109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	107	37	718	- 611
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	100	27	1,192	- 1,092
Drownings	56	94	43	426	- 332
Malnutrition	57	56	51	200	- 144
Fires	58	55	33	904	- 849
HIV/AIDS	59	48	49	289	- 241
Maternal Conditions	60	37	38	704	- 667
War	61	4	63	22	- 17
Pertussis	62	1	46	324	- 323
Hepatitis B	63	0	48	316	- 316
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	59	76	- 76
Ascariasis	69	0	66	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	61	67	- 67
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	15	- 15
Encephalitis	78	0	52	176	- 176
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	55	140	- 140
Chlamydia	81	0	68	2	- 2
Tuberculosis	82	0	15	2,870	- 2,870
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	56	130	- 130
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

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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.