PANAMA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		PANAMA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,954	1	2,624	+ 2,330
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,628	17	296	+ 3,332
Stroke	3	1,726	2	2,006	- 280
Lung Cancers	4	1,648	16	303	+ 1,345
Lung Disease	5	1,580	5	815	+ 765
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,011	7	697	+ 314
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	902	14	352	+ 550
Prostate Cancer	8	747	12	390	+ 357
Breast Cancer	9	655	19	279	+ 377
Parkinson's Disease	10	651	33	115	+ 536
Other Injuries	11	614	35	100	+ 514
Pancreas Cancer	12	532	29	135	+ 397
Suicide	13	494	32	121	+ 373
Lymphomas	14	451	24	205	+ 247
Kidney Disease	15	408	3	1,106	- 698
Diabetes Mellitus	16	364	4	1,070	- 706
Hypertension	17	297	10	510	- 213
Falls	18	291	37	92	+ 199
Oesophagus Cancer	19	277	45	52	+ 225
Liver Cancer	20	275	27	182	+ 93
Bladder Cancer	21	250	46	33	+ 217
Leukemia	22	232	25	189	+ 43
Stomach Cancer	23	216	11	397	- 181
Drug Use	24	206	47	33	+ 174
Ovary Cancer	25	202	41	64	+ 138
Inflammatory/Heart	26	192	20	270	- 78
Endocrine Disorders	27	191	18	279	- 88
Alcohol	28	174	49	30	+ 143
Skin Cancers	29	159	44	56	+ 104
Other Neoplasms	30	119	21	256	- 137
Liver Disease	31	116	15	325	- 209
Cervical Cancer	32	113	26	185	- 72
Oral Cancer	33	105	38	78	+ 27
Congenital Anomalies	34	92	13	378	- 286
Road Traffic Accidents	35	85	9	591	- 506
Uterin Cancer	36	85	40	66	+ 19
Epilepsy	37	67	39	66	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	52	55	14	+ 38
Violence	39	49	6	730	- 680
Anemia	40	45	42	63	- 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	40	50	30	+ 10
Poisonings	42	40	61	4	+ 36
Low Birth Weight	43	37	22	238	- 201
Multiple Sclerosis	44	34	62	3	+ 31
Skin Disease	45	32	30	127	- 95
Birth Trauma	46	31	36	94	- 63
Osteoarthritis	47	25	60	4	+ 21
Asthma	48	20	43	56	- 36
Schizophrenia	49	18	58	10	+ 8
Meningitis	50	16	52	27	- 11
Upper Respiratory	51	14	54	14	- 0
Hepatitis C	52	14	66	1	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	13	51	28	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	13	53	25	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	12	28	163	- 151
Drownings	56	11	34	103	- 92
Malnutrition	57	7	31	122	- 116
Fires	58	7	57	11	- 5
HIV/AIDS	59	6	8	653	- 647
Maternal Conditions	60	4	48	32	- 28
War	61	0	67	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	74	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	59	7	- 7
Otitis Media	64	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	83	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	64	2	- 2
Malaria	73	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	63	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	23	223	- 223
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	72	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	56	11	- 11
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PANAMA

Iceland

Panama

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.