TURKMENISTAN VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		TURKMENISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,366	1	9,941	- 3,575
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,662	16	441	+ 4,221
Stroke	3	2,218	2	4,771	- 2,552
Lung Cancers	4	2,117	17	417	+ 1,700
Lung Disease	5	2,031	23	318	+ 1,713
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,299	6	1,137	+ 162
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,159	27	177	+ 982
Prostate Cancer	8	960	45	60	+ 900
Breast Cancer	9	842	18	417	+ 424
Parkinson's Disease	10	836	39	96	+ 740
Other Injuries	11	789	22	336	+ 453
Pancreas Cancer	12	683	34	125	+ 558
Suicide	13	635	21	337	+ 298
Lymphomas	14	580	33	131	+ 449
Kidney Disease	15	525	12	633	- 109
Diabetes Mellitus	16	468	10	694	- 226
Hypertension	17	382	14	478	- 96
Falls	18	374	36	103	+ 270
Oesophagus Cancer	19	355	19	392	- 36
Liver Cancer	20	353	24	279	+ 74
Bladder Cancer	21	321	43	69	+ 252
Leukemia	22	298	32	135	+ 163
Stomach Cancer	23	277	15	443	- 166
Drug Use	24	265	48	46	+ 219
Ovary Cancer	25	259	40	93	+ 166
Inflammatory/Heart	26	247	11	663	- 417
Endocrine Disorders	27	246	31	141	+ 105
Alcohol	28	223	30	143	+ 80
Skin Cancers	29	205	47	54	+ 151
Other Neoplasms	30	154	57	7	+ 146
Liver Disease	31	149	4	2,018	- 1,868
Cervical Cancer	32	145	25	250	- 105
Oral Cancer	33	135	26	181	- 47
Congenital Anomalies	34	118	9	768	- 651
Road Traffic Accidents	35	110	8	800	- 691
Uterin Cancer	36	109	46	58	+ 51
Epilepsy	37	86	38	99	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	67	60	4	+ 63
Violence	39	63	28	169	- 106
Anemia	40	58	81	0	+ 58
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	51	37	103	- 51
Poisonings	42	51	50	37	+ 14
Low Birth Weight	43	48	5	1,161	- 1,114
Multiple Sclerosis	44	44	55	10	+ 34
Skin Disease	45	42	54	10	+ 32
Birth Trauma	46	39	7	912	- 872
Osteoarthritis	47	33	86	0	+ 33
Asthma	48	26	49	44	- 18
Schizophrenia	49	23	83	0	+ 23
Meningitis	50	20	44	63	- 42
Upper Respiratory	51	17	52	25	- 8
Hepatitis C	52	17	63	2	+ 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	17	85	0	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	16	41	91	- 75
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	15	20	350	- 335
Drownings	56	14	29	153	- 139
Malnutrition	57	9	56	8	+ 1
Fires	58	8	35	122	- 113
HIV/AIDS	59	7	3	3,008	- 3,000
Maternal Conditions	60	6	59	4	+ 1
War	61	1	64	2	- 1
Pertussis	62	0	61	3	- 3
Hepatitis B	63	0	51	35	- 35
Otitis Media	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	53	15	- 15
Ascariasis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	3	- 3
Encephalitis	78	0	42	73	- 73
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	65	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	13	595	- 595
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	84	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	58	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKMENISTAN

Iceland

Turkmenistan

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.