USA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	378,967	1	504,904	- 125,937
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	277,543	2	287,198	- 9,655
Stroke	3	132,064	4	158,520	- 26,456
Lung Cancers	4	126,054	5	155,533	- 29,479
Lung Disease	5	120,897	3	195,387	- 74,490
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	77,328	11	60,317	+ 17,010
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	68,991	9	61,827	+ 7,164
Prostate Cancer	8	57,152	20	35,612	+ 21,540
Breast Cancer	9	50,117	13	48,671	+ 1,446
Parkinson's Disease	10	49,763	21	34,491	+ 15,272
Other Injuries	11	46,982	25	25,997	+ 20,984
Pancreas Cancer	12	40,683	15	44,293	- 3,610
Suicide	13	37,800	12	53,099	- 15,299
Lymphomas	14	34,531	19	40,281	- 5,750
Kidney Disease	15	31,227	6	85,861	- 54,633
Diabetes Mellitus	16	27,859	10	61,418	- 33,559
Hypertension	17	22,742	8	65,960	- 43,218
Falls	18	22,249	18	40,418	- 18,169
Oesophagus Cancer	19	21,160	28	17,829	+ 3,331
Liver Cancer	20	21,015	23	27,064	- 6,050
Bladder Cancer	21	19,117	26	19,622	- 505
Leukemia	22	17,750	24	26,966	- 9,215
Stomach Cancer	23	16,493	33	13,077	+ 3,417
Drug Use	24	15,787	7	74,435	- 58,648
Ovary Cancer	25	15,438	31	14,591	+ 846
Inflammatory/Heart	26	14,675	22	32,529	- 17,854
Endocrine Disorders	27	14,644	14	46,985	- 32,341
Alcohol	28	13,285	30	14,659	- 1,374
Skin Cancers	29	12,199	32	14,311	- 2,112
Other Neoplasms	30	9,139	29	17,743	- 8,604
Liver Disease	31	8,887	16	43,402	- 34,515
Cervical Cancer	32	8,632	38	6,984	+ 1,648
Oral Cancer	33	8,023	35	11,555	- 3,532
Congenital Anomalies	34	7,001	34	11,762	- 4,760
Road Traffic Accidents	35	6,526	17	41,694	- 35,168
Uterin Cancer	36	6,493	36	10,063	- 3,570
Epilepsy	37	5,092	50	3,162	+ 1,930
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	3,975	52	2,461	+ 1,515
Violence	39	3,766	27	18,976	- 15,210
Anemia	40	3,443	51	3,115	+ 328
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	3,058	48	3,461	- 404
Poisonings	42	3,033	53	1,674	+ 1,359
Low Birth Weight	43	2,830	39	6,924	- 4,094
Multiple Sclerosis	44	2,594	44	5,059	- 2,465
Skin Disease	45	2,474	43	5,409	- 2,935
Birth Trauma	46	2,336	54	1,233	+ 1,103
Osteoarthritis	47	1,945	61	579	+ 1,367
Asthma	48	1,562	46	3,818	- 2,256
Schizophrenia	49	1,368	57	723	+ 645
Meningitis	50	1,201	60	606	+ 596
Upper Respiratory	51	1,040	65	229	+ 811
Hepatitis C	52	1,039	41	5,684	- 4,645
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	999	58	678	+ 321
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	979	47	3,646	- 2,667
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	912	37	9,955	- 9,042
Drownings	56	857	45	4,070	- 3,213
Malnutrition	57	513	40	6,762	- 6,249
Fires	58	505	49	3,183	- 2,678
HIV/AIDS	59	438	42	5,660	- 5,223
Maternal Conditions	60	335	56	779	- 443
War	61	38	55	1,198	- 1,160
Pertussis	62	11	69	16	- 4
Hepatitis B	63	3	59	608	- 605
Otitis Media	64	1	67	34	- 33
Leprosy	65	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	71	2	- 2
Ascariasis	69	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	70	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	68	25	- 25
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Syphilis	80	0	66	49	- 49
Chlamydia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	62	546	- 546
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	64	286	- 286
Appendicitis	86	0	63	424	- 424
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.