OMAN VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		OMAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,324	1	5,287	- 963
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,167	10	323	+ 2,844
Stroke	3	1,507	2	1,648	- 141
Lung Cancers	4	1,438	25	113	+ 1,325
Lung Disease	5	1,379	9	325	+ 1,054
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	882	4	701	+ 181
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	787	16	205	+ 583
Prostate Cancer	8	652	37	37	+ 615
Breast Cancer	9	572	18	141	+ 431
Parkinson's Disease	10	568	26	110	+ 458
Other Injuries	11	536	20	130	+ 406
Pancreas Cancer	12	464	30	77	+ 388
Suicide	13	431	13	241	+ 190
Lymphomas	14	394	19	138	+ 256
Kidney Disease	15	356	11	312	+ 44
Diabetes Mellitus	16	318	3	1,029	- 711
Hypertension	17	259	8	360	- 100
Falls	18	254	12	292	- 38
Oesophagus Cancer	19	241	40	32	+ 209
Liver Cancer	20	240	24	116	+ 123
Bladder Cancer	21	218	35	41	+ 177
Leukemia	22	203	22	127	+ 76
Stomach Cancer	23	188	17	185	+ 3
Drug Use	24	180	42	29	+ 152
Ovary Cancer	25	176	43	26	+ 150
Inflammatory/Heart	26	167	21	127	+ 40
Endocrine Disorders	27	167	32	53	+ 114
Alcohol	28	152	50	13	+ 138
Skin Cancers	29	139	45	22	+ 117
Other Neoplasms	30	104	56	7	+ 97
Liver Disease	31	101	6	406	- 305
Cervical Cancer	32	98	34	42	+ 56
Oral Cancer	33	92	31	70	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	34	80	7	386	- 306
Road Traffic Accidents	35	74	5	527	- 453
Uterin Cancer	36	74	54	11	+ 63
Epilepsy	37	58	44	22	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	45	62	2	+ 44
Violence	39	43	39	34	+ 9
Anemia	40	39	82	0	+ 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	35	38	36	- 1
Poisonings	42	35	33	47	- 12
Low Birth Weight	43	32	15	207	- 175
Multiple Sclerosis	44	30	52	12	+ 18
Skin Disease	45	28	27	92	- 64
Birth Trauma	46	27	29	77	- 50
Osteoarthritis	47	22	85	0	+ 22
Asthma	48	18	55	11	+ 7
Schizophrenia	49	16	83	0	+ 16
Meningitis	50	14	47	21	- 7
Upper Respiratory	51	12	67	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	52	12	71	0	+ 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	11	84	0	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	11	53	12	- 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	10	28	78	- 68
Drownings	56	10	14	211	- 201
Malnutrition	57	6	60	2	+ 4
Fires	58	6	36	38	- 32
HIV/AIDS	59	5	41	31	- 26
Maternal Conditions	60	4	46	22	- 18
War	61	0	58	4	- 4
Pertussis	62	0	51	13	- 13
Hepatitis B	63	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	64	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	63	1	- 1
Ascariasis	69	0	65	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	49	16	- 16
Malaria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	23	126	- 126
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	61	2	- 2
Chlamydia	81	0	69	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	48	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	57	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to OMAN

Iceland

Oman

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.