PAKISTAN VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	279,672	1	240,720	+ 38,952
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	204,823	22	15,216	+ 189,607
Stroke	3	97,461	2	141,432	- 43,971
Lung Cancers	4	93,026	26	9,688	+ 83,338
Lung Disease	5	89,220	5	86,968	+ 2,252
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	57,067	6	83,483	- 26,417
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	50,914	38	5,279	+ 45,636
Prostate Cancer	8	42,177	45	3,559	+ 38,618
Breast Cancer	9	36,986	20	18,009	+ 18,976
Parkinson's Disease	10	36,724	35	6,145	+ 30,579
Other Injuries	11	34,672	13	27,010	+ 7,662
Pancreas Cancer	12	30,023	60	1,069	+ 28,954
Suicide	13	27,896	18	19,331	+ 8,565
Lymphomas	14	25,483	31	7,020	+ 18,463
Kidney Disease	15	23,045	9	56,796	- 33,751
Diabetes Mellitus	16	20,559	7	63,852	- 43,293
Hypertension	17	16,783	16	22,917	- 6,134
Falls	18	16,419	28	8,642	+ 7,777
Oesophagus Cancer	19	15,616	29	7,866	+ 7,750
Liver Cancer	20	15,508	41	4,427	+ 11,082
Bladder Cancer	21	14,108	48	2,727	+ 11,381
Leukemia	22	13,099	39	5,254	+ 7,845
Stomach Cancer	23	12,172	43	4,044	+ 8,127
Drug Use	24	11,651	61	829	+ 10,822
Ovary Cancer	25	11,393	46	3,533	+ 7,859
Inflammatory/Heart	26	10,830	52	2,318	+ 8,512
Endocrine Disorders	27	10,807	25	11,439	- 633
Alcohol	28	9,804	50	2,520	+ 7,284
Skin Cancers	29	9,002	54	1,539	+ 7,463
Other Neoplasms	30	6,745	64	412	+ 6,333
Liver Disease	31	6,559	10	54,835	- 48,276
Cervical Cancer	32	6,370	44	4,009	+ 2,361
Oral Cancer	33	5,921	21	17,181	- 11,260
Congenital Anomalies	34	5,167	14	26,320	- 21,153
Road Traffic Accidents	35	4,816	12	28,170	- 23,354
Uterin Cancer	36	4,792	59	1,191	+ 3,600
Epilepsy	37	3,758	40	4,873	- 1,115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	2,934	56	1,388	+ 1,546
Violence	39	2,779	23	12,925	- 10,146
Anemia	40	2,541	85	0	+ 2,541
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,256	36	5,450	- 3,194
Poisonings	42	2,238	47	3,364	- 1,126
Low Birth Weight	43	2,089	4	93,373	- 91,284
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,914	65	411	+ 1,503
Skin Disease	45	1,826	67	132	+ 1,694
Birth Trauma	46	1,724	8	59,559	- 57,835
Osteoarthritis	47	1,436	80	0	+ 1,436
Asthma	48	1,153	17	20,750	- 19,598
Schizophrenia	49	1,009	83	0	+ 1,009
Meningitis	50	887	19	18,025	- 17,139
Upper Respiratory	51	767	66	288	+ 479
Hepatitis C	52	767	58	1,227	- 460
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	737	81	0	+ 737
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	722	15	26,017	- 25,294
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	673	3	104,383	- 103,709
Drownings	56	632	37	5,376	- 4,744
Malnutrition	57	379	27	8,852	- 8,473
Fires	58	373	42	4,305	- 3,932
HIV/AIDS	59	323	32	6,797	- 6,474
Maternal Conditions	60	247	24	12,392	- 12,145
War	61	28	62	597	- 569
Pertussis	62	8	34	6,358	- 6,350
Hepatitis B	63	2	53	2,267	- 2,265
Otitis Media	64	1	71	28	- 28
Leprosy	65	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	68	- 68
Measles	67	0	49	2,579	- 2,579
Tetanus	68	0	30	7,541	- 7,541
Ascariasis	69	0	68	75	- 75
Trichuriasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	55	1,429	- 1,429
Malaria	73	0	63	587	- 587
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	4	- 4
Encephalitis	78	0	33	6,651	- 6,651
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	57	1,289	- 1,289
Chlamydia	81	0	70	44	- 44
Tuberculosis	82	0	11	42,103	- 42,103
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	51	2,472	- 2,472
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

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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.