ROMANIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,112	1	71,810	- 51,698
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,729	15	2,839	+ 11,890
Stroke	3	7,009	2	49,707	- 42,699
Lung Cancers	4	6,690	4	10,113	- 3,424
Lung Disease	5	6,416	7	7,359	- 943
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,104	5	9,357	- 5,253
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,661	8	6,835	- 3,174
Prostate Cancer	8	3,033	16	2,449	+ 584
Breast Cancer	9	2,660	11	3,851	- 1,191
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,641	31	741	+ 1,900
Other Injuries	11	2,493	19	2,139	+ 354
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,159	14	2,935	- 776
Suicide	13	2,006	21	1,886	+ 120
Lymphomas	14	1,833	25	1,385	+ 448
Kidney Disease	15	1,657	9	5,175	- 3,517
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,478	18	2,230	- 752
Hypertension	17	1,207	3	11,007	- 9,800
Falls	18	1,181	24	1,504	- 323
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,123	30	755	+ 368
Liver Cancer	20	1,115	13	3,114	- 1,998
Bladder Cancer	21	1,015	23	1,715	- 700
Leukemia	22	942	26	1,342	- 400
Stomach Cancer	23	875	12	3,457	- 2,582
Drug Use	24	838	40	346	+ 492
Ovary Cancer	25	819	27	1,109	- 290
Inflammatory/Heart	26	779	10	4,433	- 3,654
Endocrine Disorders	27	777	48	193	+ 585
Alcohol	28	705	37	409	+ 296
Skin Cancers	29	647	29	1,003	- 356
Other Neoplasms	30	485	43	289	+ 196
Liver Disease	31	472	6	8,920	- 8,448
Cervical Cancer	32	458	22	1,870	- 1,412
Oral Cancer	33	426	17	2,290	- 1,864
Congenital Anomalies	34	372	38	367	+ 5
Road Traffic Accidents	35	346	20	1,992	- 1,646
Uterin Cancer	36	345	34	522	- 178
Epilepsy	37	270	42	314	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	211	85	0	+ 211
Violence	39	200	44	255	- 55
Anemia	40	183	56	59	+ 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	162	33	531	- 369
Poisonings	42	161	39	366	- 205
Low Birth Weight	43	150	41	317	- 167
Multiple Sclerosis	44	138	55	66	+ 71
Skin Disease	45	131	53	97	+ 34
Birth Trauma	46	124	57	38	+ 86
Osteoarthritis	47	103	86	0	+ 103
Asthma	48	83	45	225	- 142
Schizophrenia	49	73	51	103	- 30
Meningitis	50	64	54	76	- 13
Upper Respiratory	51	55	63	3	+ 52
Hepatitis C	52	55	52	98	- 43
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	53	49	143	- 90
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	52	35	440	- 388
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	48	46	223	- 175
Drownings	56	45	32	596	- 551
Malnutrition	57	27	50	142	- 114
Fires	58	27	36	421	- 394
HIV/AIDS	59	23	47	219	- 196
Maternal Conditions	60	18	58	35	- 18
War	61	2	65	2	- 0
Pertussis	62	1	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	59	30	- 30
Otitis Media	64	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	65	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	61	7	- 7
Tetanus	68	0	67	1	- 1
Ascariasis	69	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	62	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	66	1	- 1
Chlamydia	81	0	78	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	28	1,015	- 1,015
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	64	2	- 2
Appendicitis	86	0	60	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Iceland

Romania

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.