SPAIN VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,397	1	51,684	+ 713
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	38,374	2	42,339	- 3,965
Stroke	3	18,259	3	29,004	- 10,744
Lung Cancers	4	17,428	4	22,131	- 4,702
Lung Disease	5	16,715	5	18,926	- 2,211
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,691	7	13,717	- 3,025
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,539	6	16,957	- 7,419
Prostate Cancer	8	7,902	13	6,420	+ 1,482
Breast Cancer	9	6,929	11	7,067	- 138
Parkinson's Disease	10	6,880	20	4,943	+ 1,937
Other Injuries	11	6,496	15	5,536	+ 960
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,625	12	6,752	- 1,127
Suicide	13	5,226	25	3,609	+ 1,617
Lymphomas	14	4,774	16	5,335	- 560
Kidney Disease	15	4,318	8	9,725	- 5,407
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,852	10	7,773	- 3,922
Hypertension	17	3,144	9	9,115	- 5,970
Falls	18	3,076	26	3,246	- 170
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,926	29	2,011	+ 914
Liver Cancer	20	2,906	18	5,098	- 2,193
Bladder Cancer	21	2,643	17	5,222	- 2,579
Leukemia	22	2,454	24	3,772	- 1,318
Stomach Cancer	23	2,280	14	5,796	- 3,516
Drug Use	24	2,183	41	776	+ 1,406
Ovary Cancer	25	2,134	28	2,026	+ 109
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,029	19	4,984	- 2,955
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,025	21	4,863	- 2,839
Alcohol	28	1,837	46	333	+ 1,503
Skin Cancers	29	1,687	32	1,803	- 116
Other Neoplasms	30	1,264	22	4,748	- 3,484
Liver Disease	31	1,229	23	4,231	- 3,002
Cervical Cancer	32	1,193	39	855	+ 338
Oral Cancer	33	1,109	27	2,583	- 1,474
Congenital Anomalies	34	968	38	863	+ 105
Road Traffic Accidents	35	902	31	1,829	- 927
Uterin Cancer	36	898	34	1,612	- 714
Epilepsy	37	704	40	824	- 120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	550	48	294	+ 256
Violence	39	521	51	262	+ 259
Anemia	40	476	37	914	- 438
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	423	44	475	- 52
Poisonings	42	419	57	170	+ 249
Low Birth Weight	43	391	52	253	+ 139
Multiple Sclerosis	44	359	49	287	+ 72
Skin Disease	45	342	30	1,840	- 1,498
Birth Trauma	46	323	60	113	+ 210
Osteoarthritis	47	269	53	212	+ 57
Asthma	48	216	35	1,133	- 917
Schizophrenia	49	189	56	181	+ 9
Meningitis	50	166	59	129	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	51	144	62	47	+ 97
Hepatitis C	52	144	42	652	- 509
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	138	54	204	- 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	135	33	1,612	- 1,477
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	126	36	1,064	- 938
Drownings	56	118	45	446	- 327
Malnutrition	57	71	47	302	- 231
Fires	58	70	55	185	- 115
HIV/AIDS	59	61	43	538	- 478
Maternal Conditions	60	46	64	14	+ 33
War	61	5	68	6	- 0
Pertussis	62	2	73	2	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	58	162	- 162
Otitis Media	64	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	65	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	81	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	72	2	- 2
Ascariasis	69	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	71	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	11	- 11
Encephalitis	78	0	70	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Syphilis	80	0	67	9	- 9
Chlamydia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	50	270	- 270
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	63	44	- 44
Appendicitis	86	0	61	79	- 79
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.