PHILIPPINES VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	131,076	1	129,955	+ 1,121
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	95,996	39	2,010	+ 93,985
Stroke	3	45,678	3	74,167	- 28,489
Lung Cancers	4	43,599	13	10,296	+ 33,303
Lung Disease	5	41,815	6	32,559	+ 9,256
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	26,746	2	93,807	- 67,061
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	23,862	16	8,063	+ 15,799
Prostate Cancer	8	19,768	26	4,149	+ 15,618
Breast Cancer	9	17,334	15	9,802	+ 7,532
Parkinson's Disease	10	17,212	55	594	+ 16,618
Other Injuries	11	16,250	31	3,536	+ 12,714
Pancreas Cancer	12	14,071	37	2,121	+ 11,950
Suicide	13	13,074	35	2,325	+ 10,749
Lymphomas	14	11,944	36	2,279	+ 9,665
Kidney Disease	15	10,801	4	39,380	- 28,579
Diabetes Mellitus	16	9,636	7	32,260	- 22,625
Hypertension	17	7,866	5	34,500	- 26,634
Falls	18	7,695	28	3,861	+ 3,834
Oesophagus Cancer	19	7,319	53	672	+ 6,647
Liver Cancer	20	7,268	19	7,663	- 395
Bladder Cancer	21	6,612	58	569	+ 6,043
Leukemia	22	6,139	29	3,596	+ 2,543
Stomach Cancer	23	5,705	41	1,868	+ 3,836
Drug Use	24	5,460	52	695	+ 4,766
Ovary Cancer	25	5,339	40	1,994	+ 3,346
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,076	30	3,545	+ 1,530
Endocrine Disorders	27	5,065	12	10,464	- 5,399
Alcohol	28	4,595	60	401	+ 4,195
Skin Cancers	29	4,219	61	368	+ 3,851
Other Neoplasms	30	3,161	23	5,146	- 1,985
Liver Disease	31	3,074	20	7,076	- 4,002
Cervical Cancer	32	2,986	33	3,076	- 90
Oral Cancer	33	2,775	34	2,916	- 141
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,422	17	8,051	- 5,629
Road Traffic Accidents	35	2,257	10	13,017	- 10,760
Uterin Cancer	36	2,246	50	761	+ 1,485
Epilepsy	37	1,761	45	1,120	+ 642
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,375	62	323	+ 1,052
Violence	39	1,303	9	14,835	- 13,532
Anemia	40	1,191	32	3,435	- 2,244
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,058	21	6,865	- 5,808
Poisonings	42	1,049	65	226	+ 823
Low Birth Weight	43	979	14	10,141	- 9,162
Multiple Sclerosis	44	897	72	31	+ 866
Skin Disease	45	856	25	4,229	- 3,374
Birth Trauma	46	808	18	7,960	- 7,152
Osteoarthritis	47	673	57	570	+ 103
Asthma	48	540	11	11,404	- 10,864
Schizophrenia	49	473	68	127	+ 346
Meningitis	50	416	47	1,041	- 626
Upper Respiratory	51	360	70	39	+ 321
Hepatitis C	52	359	81	0	+ 359
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	345	51	752	- 407
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	339	42	1,807	- 1,468
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	315	22	6,189	- 5,873
Drownings	56	296	27	3,881	- 3,585
Malnutrition	57	177	24	4,311	- 4,134
Fires	58	175	54	600	- 425
HIV/AIDS	59	151	66	204	- 53
Maternal Conditions	60	116	38	2,042	- 1,926
War	61	13	49	817	- 804
Pertussis	62	4	43	1,760	- 1,756
Hepatitis B	63	1	56	590	- 589
Otitis Media	64	0	74	23	- 23
Leprosy	65	0	71	37	- 37
Diphtheria	66	0	75	14	- 14
Measles	67	0	48	894	- 894
Tetanus	68	0	59	521	- 521
Ascariasis	69	0	76	13	- 13
Trichuriasis	70	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Malaria	73	0	69	94	- 94
Chagas disease	74	0	79	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	75	0	64	233	- 233
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	67	185	- 185
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	4	- 4
Syphilis	80	0	44	1,157	- 1,157
Chlamydia	81	0	78	4	- 4
Tuberculosis	82	0	8	27,061	- 27,061
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	2	- 2
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	73	28	- 28
Appendicitis	86	0	63	276	- 276
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Iceland

Philippines

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.