QATAR VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,828	1	1,082	+ 1,746
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,071	12	75	+ 1,996
Stroke	3	986	3	255	+ 731
Lung Cancers	4	941	13	73	+ 868
Lung Disease	5	902	15	68	+ 834
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	577	10	108	+ 469
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	515	11	83	+ 432
Prostate Cancer	8	427	31	18	+ 409
Breast Cancer	9	374	17	53	+ 321
Parkinson's Disease	10	371	26	28	+ 343
Other Injuries	11	351	9	115	+ 236
Pancreas Cancer	12	304	30	25	+ 279
Suicide	13	282	7	165	+ 117
Lymphomas	14	258	18	48	+ 209
Kidney Disease	15	233	6	179	+ 54
Diabetes Mellitus	16	208	2	459	- 251
Hypertension	17	170	28	26	+ 143
Falls	18	166	8	129	+ 38
Oesophagus Cancer	19	158	37	13	+ 145
Liver Cancer	20	157	21	44	+ 112
Bladder Cancer	21	143	27	27	+ 116
Leukemia	22	132	16	57	+ 75
Stomach Cancer	23	123	23	42	+ 81
Drug Use	24	118	39	12	+ 106
Ovary Cancer	25	115	32	17	+ 98
Inflammatory/Heart	26	110	25	32	+ 77
Endocrine Disorders	27	109	24	39	+ 70
Alcohol	28	99	48	7	+ 92
Skin Cancers	29	91	43	8	+ 83
Other Neoplasms	30	68	51	3	+ 66
Liver Disease	31	66	5	202	- 136
Cervical Cancer	32	64	36	13	+ 52
Oral Cancer	33	60	29	25	+ 35
Congenital Anomalies	34	52	14	70	- 18
Road Traffic Accidents	35	49	4	206	- 157
Uterin Cancer	36	48	49	6	+ 42
Epilepsy	37	38	35	13	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	30	59	0	+ 29
Violence	39	28	34	14	+ 14
Anemia	40	26	85	0	+ 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	23	46	7	+ 16
Poisonings	42	23	42	9	+ 14
Low Birth Weight	43	21	20	45	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	44	19	55	2	+ 17
Skin Disease	45	18	33	16	+ 2
Birth Trauma	46	17	38	13	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	47	15	81	0	+ 15
Asthma	48	12	40	10	+ 1
Schizophrenia	49	10	83	0	+ 10
Meningitis	50	9	47	7	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	51	8	65	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	52	8	63	0	+ 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	7	80	0	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	7	45	8	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	7	41	10	- 3
Drownings	56	6	19	45	- 39
Malnutrition	57	4	58	1	+ 3
Fires	58	4	22	42	- 39
HIV/AIDS	59	3	71	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	60	3	52	3	- 0
War	61	0	61	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	54	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	0	56	2	- 2
Otitis Media	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	60	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	64	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	62	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	50	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	53	2	- 2
Chlamydia	81	0	68	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	44	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	57	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.