NAMIBIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,107	5	1,221	+ 1,886
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,275	21	176	+ 2,100
Stroke	3	1,083	4	1,333	- 250
Lung Cancers	4	1,033	35	59	+ 975
Lung Disease	5	991	10	461	+ 530
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	634	2	1,464	- 830
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	566	36	54	+ 511
Prostate Cancer	8	469	31	94	+ 374
Breast Cancer	9	411	24	121	+ 290
Parkinson's Disease	10	408	42	43	+ 365
Other Injuries	11	385	19	207	+ 178
Pancreas Cancer	12	334	53	18	+ 316
Suicide	13	310	17	243	+ 67
Lymphomas	14	283	40	46	+ 237
Kidney Disease	15	256	15	322	- 66
Diabetes Mellitus	16	228	7	724	- 496
Hypertension	17	186	12	428	- 241
Falls	18	182	34	62	+ 120
Oesophagus Cancer	19	173	52	21	+ 153
Liver Cancer	20	172	41	45	+ 127
Bladder Cancer	21	157	54	16	+ 141
Leukemia	22	146	49	24	+ 122
Stomach Cancer	23	135	45	33	+ 103
Drug Use	24	129	46	32	+ 98
Ovary Cancer	25	127	50	23	+ 103
Inflammatory/Heart	26	120	22	162	- 41
Endocrine Disorders	27	120	33	73	+ 47
Alcohol	28	109	48	28	+ 81
Skin Cancers	29	100	29	108	- 8
Other Neoplasms	30	75	60	8	+ 67
Liver Disease	31	73	14	336	- 263
Cervical Cancer	32	71	23	133	- 62
Oral Cancer	33	66	30	100	- 34
Congenital Anomalies	34	57	16	283	- 226
Road Traffic Accidents	35	54	6	868	- 815
Uterin Cancer	36	53	56	11	+ 42
Epilepsy	37	42	38	49	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	33	57	9	+ 23
Violence	39	31	11	450	- 419
Anemia	40	28	83	0	+ 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	25	32	76	- 51
Poisonings	42	25	39	46	- 21
Low Birth Weight	43	23	9	516	- 493
Multiple Sclerosis	44	21	64	2	+ 19
Skin Disease	45	20	47	31	- 11
Birth Trauma	46	19	13	345	- 325
Osteoarthritis	47	16	81	0	+ 16
Asthma	48	13	20	200	- 188
Schizophrenia	49	11	86	0	+ 11
Meningitis	50	10	27	109	- 99
Upper Respiratory	51	9	61	6	+ 2
Hepatitis C	52	9	66	1	+ 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	8	82	0	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	8	44	33	- 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	7	8	645	- 637
Drownings	56	7	26	110	- 103
Malnutrition	57	4	18	224	- 219
Fires	58	4	28	109	- 105
HIV/AIDS	59	4	1	2,928	- 2,925
Maternal Conditions	60	3	25	110	- 107
War	61	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	62	0	37	54	- 54
Hepatitis B	63	0	63	4	- 4
Otitis Media	64	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	65	2	- 2
Tetanus	68	0	62	6	- 6
Ascariasis	69	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	51	22	- 22
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	55	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	59	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	43	35	- 35
Chlamydia	81	0	68	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	3	1,416	- 1,416
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	80	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	58	9	- 9
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Iceland

Namibia

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.