RUSSIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	156,059	1	562,711	- 406,652
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	114,293	5	48,522	+ 65,771
Stroke	3	54,384	2	327,199	- 272,815
Lung Cancers	4	51,909	3	54,361	- 2,452
Lung Disease	5	49,785	9	36,600	+ 13,185
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	31,844	10	32,404	- 561
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	28,410	7	42,633	- 14,222
Prostate Cancer	8	23,535	20	14,107	+ 9,428
Breast Cancer	9	20,638	13	23,242	- 2,603
Parkinson's Disease	10	20,492	26	9,371	+ 11,122
Other Injuries	11	19,347	14	22,517	- 3,170
Pancreas Cancer	12	16,753	16	20,282	- 3,529
Suicide	13	15,566	8	36,625	- 21,059
Lymphomas	14	14,220	29	8,919	+ 5,301
Kidney Disease	15	12,859	22	11,581	+ 1,278
Diabetes Mellitus	16	11,472	18	18,345	- 6,872
Hypertension	17	9,365	17	18,348	- 8,982
Falls	18	9,162	21	11,705	- 2,543
Oesophagus Cancer	19	8,714	33	7,431	+ 1,282
Liver Cancer	20	8,654	24	11,165	- 2,511
Bladder Cancer	21	7,872	38	6,307	+ 1,565
Leukemia	22	7,310	31	8,238	- 928
Stomach Cancer	23	6,792	11	29,386	- 22,594
Drug Use	24	6,501	27	9,113	- 2,612
Ovary Cancer	25	6,357	32	8,123	- 1,765
Inflammatory/Heart	26	6,043	4	54,060	- 48,017
Endocrine Disorders	27	6,030	45	2,004	+ 4,027
Alcohol	28	5,471	12	27,984	- 22,513
Skin Cancers	29	5,023	39	5,612	- 588
Other Neoplasms	30	3,763	51	729	+ 3,035
Liver Disease	31	3,660	6	45,463	- 41,803
Cervical Cancer	32	3,555	34	7,423	- 3,868
Oral Cancer	33	3,304	25	10,880	- 7,576
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,883	41	4,201	- 1,318
Road Traffic Accidents	35	2,687	19	17,507	- 14,820
Uterin Cancer	36	2,674	35	6,867	- 4,193
Epilepsy	37	2,097	52	718	+ 1,379
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,637	50	750	+ 887
Violence	39	1,551	23	11,450	- 9,899
Anemia	40	1,418	81	0	+ 1,418
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,259	28	8,938	- 7,679
Poisonings	42	1,249	40	5,565	- 4,316
Low Birth Weight	43	1,166	44	2,153	- 987
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,068	49	827	+ 241
Skin Disease	45	1,019	43	2,735	- 1,717
Birth Trauma	46	962	53	714	+ 248
Osteoarthritis	47	801	84	0	+ 801
Asthma	48	643	46	1,764	- 1,121
Schizophrenia	49	563	83	0	+ 563
Meningitis	50	495	48	1,037	- 543
Upper Respiratory	51	428	58	158	+ 270
Hepatitis C	52	428	66	2	+ 426
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	411	85	0	+ 411
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	403	42	2,770	- 2,367
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	376	55	403	- 28
Drownings	56	353	36	6,629	- 6,276
Malnutrition	57	211	57	242	- 31
Fires	58	208	37	6,387	- 6,179
HIV/AIDS	59	180	15	21,262	- 21,081
Maternal Conditions	60	138	56	267	- 129
War	61	15	59	123	- 107
Pertussis	62	5	65	2	+ 3
Hepatitis B	63	1	60	43	- 42
Otitis Media	64	0	64	3	- 3
Leprosy	65	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	63	3	- 3
Ascariasis	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	47	1,076	- 1,076
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	62	19	- 19
Chlamydia	81	0	61	25	- 25
Tuberculosis	82	0	30	8,422	- 8,422
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	54	409	- 409
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.