SLOVENIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		SLOVENIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,325	1	3,617	- 1,292
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,703	16	375	+ 1,327
Stroke	3	810	2	1,977	- 1,167
Lung Cancers	4	773	3	1,261	- 488
Lung Disease	5	742	7	675	+ 67
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	474	13	412	+ 63
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	423	5	743	- 320
Prostate Cancer	8	351	10	476	- 125
Breast Cancer	9	307	9	484	- 176
Parkinson's Disease	10	305	24	196	+ 109
Other Injuries	11	288	23	203	+ 85
Pancreas Cancer	12	250	15	409	- 160
Suicide	13	232	14	411	- 179
Lymphomas	14	212	11	465	- 253
Kidney Disease	15	192	28	143	+ 48
Diabetes Mellitus	16	171	18	340	- 169
Hypertension	17	140	4	881	- 741
Falls	18	136	6	708	- 571
Oesophagus Cancer	19	130	32	93	+ 37
Liver Cancer	20	129	19	285	- 156
Bladder Cancer	21	117	22	211	- 94
Leukemia	22	109	21	225	- 116
Stomach Cancer	23	101	17	341	- 239
Drug Use	24	97	41	24	+ 73
Ovary Cancer	25	95	29	122	- 28
Inflammatory/Heart	26	90	20	239	- 149
Endocrine Disorders	27	90	33	93	- 3
Alcohol	28	82	8	511	- 429
Skin Cancers	29	75	25	191	- 116
Other Neoplasms	30	56	34	69	- 13
Liver Disease	31	55	12	429	- 375
Cervical Cancer	32	53	36	60	- 8
Oral Cancer	33	49	27	145	- 96
Congenital Anomalies	34	43	38	49	- 6
Road Traffic Accidents	35	40	31	105	- 65
Uterin Cancer	36	40	30	106	- 66
Epilepsy	37	31	35	62	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	24	40	30	- 5
Violence	39	23	42	19	+ 4
Anemia	40	21	60	1	+ 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	19	37	55	- 36
Poisonings	42	19	51	4	+ 15
Low Birth Weight	43	17	43	17	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	44	16	39	35	- 19
Skin Disease	45	15	49	5	+ 10
Birth Trauma	46	14	57	1	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	47	12	85	0	+ 12
Asthma	48	10	45	16	- 7
Schizophrenia	49	8	47	9	- 1
Meningitis	50	7	50	5	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	51	6	63	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	52	6	67	0	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	6	86	0	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	6	26	151	- 145
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	6	52	4	+ 2
Drownings	56	5	44	17	- 12
Malnutrition	57	3	64	0	+ 3
Fires	58	3	48	8	- 5
HIV/AIDS	59	3	70	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	60	2	56	1	+ 1
War	61	0	61	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	58	1	- 1
Otitis Media	64	0	68	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	59	1	- 1
Ascariasis	69	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	55	2	- 2
Chlamydia	81	0	71	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	46	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	53	3	- 3
Appendicitis	86	0	54	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVENIA

Iceland

Slovenia

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.