UNITED KINGDOM VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	75,867	2	71,728	+ 4,139
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	55,563	1	98,135	- 42,572
Stroke	3	26,438	4	37,626	- 11,188
Lung Cancers	4	25,235	5	35,715	- 10,480
Lung Disease	5	24,203	6	32,896	- 8,693
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,481	3	40,540	- 25,060
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,812	7	18,446	- 4,635
Prostate Cancer	8	11,441	8	13,289	- 1,848
Breast Cancer	9	10,033	9	12,718	- 2,685
Parkinson's Disease	10	9,962	13	8,573	+ 1,390
Other Injuries	11	9,405	19	5,464	+ 3,941
Pancreas Cancer	12	8,145	11	8,995	- 851
Suicide	13	7,567	20	5,325	+ 2,242
Lymphomas	14	6,913	10	9,350	- 2,437
Kidney Disease	15	6,252	18	5,471	+ 781
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,577	17	5,842	- 265
Hypertension	17	4,553	23	5,208	- 655
Falls	18	4,454	15	7,618	- 3,164
Oesophagus Cancer	19	4,236	12	8,727	- 4,491
Liver Cancer	20	4,207	21	5,237	- 1,030
Bladder Cancer	21	3,827	16	6,133	- 2,306
Leukemia	22	3,554	22	5,211	- 1,657
Stomach Cancer	23	3,302	24	4,999	- 1,697
Drug Use	24	3,160	31	2,824	+ 336
Ovary Cancer	25	3,091	25	4,019	- 928
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,938	29	3,126	- 189
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,932	28	3,297	- 365
Alcohol	28	2,660	39	1,555	+ 1,105
Skin Cancers	29	2,442	27	3,727	- 1,285
Other Neoplasms	30	1,830	26	3,986	- 2,156
Liver Disease	31	1,779	14	7,666	- 5,886
Cervical Cancer	32	1,728	43	1,099	+ 629
Oral Cancer	33	1,606	30	3,109	- 1,503
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,402	35	2,127	- 725
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,306	33	2,169	- 863
Uterin Cancer	36	1,300	32	2,346	- 1,046
Epilepsy	37	1,019	42	1,193	- 174
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	796	44	1,014	- 218
Violence	39	754	46	868	- 114
Anemia	40	689	50	277	+ 412
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	612	36	2,090	- 1,478
Poisonings	42	607	53	221	+ 387
Low Birth Weight	43	567	40	1,313	- 747
Multiple Sclerosis	44	519	37	1,856	- 1,337
Skin Disease	45	495	34	2,134	- 1,638
Birth Trauma	46	468	54	190	+ 278
Osteoarthritis	47	389	57	167	+ 222
Asthma	48	313	41	1,302	- 990
Schizophrenia	49	274	60	101	+ 172
Meningitis	50	241	52	232	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	51	208	63	48	+ 160
Hepatitis C	52	208	51	267	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	200	56	184	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	196	45	876	- 680
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	183	38	1,599	- 1,416
Drownings	56	172	49	301	- 129
Malnutrition	57	103	58	116	- 13
Fires	58	101	48	334	- 233
HIV/AIDS	59	88	55	188	- 100
Maternal Conditions	60	67	64	47	+ 20
War	61	8	67	10	- 2
Pertussis	62	2	69	3	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	65	40	- 39
Otitis Media	64	0	66	16	- 15
Leprosy	65	0	83	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	68	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	62	49	- 49
Chlamydia	81	0	79	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	47	351	- 351
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	61	54	- 54
Appendicitis	86	0	59	105	- 105
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.