VENEZUELA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,632	1	26,905	+ 7,726
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	25,363	35	572	+ 24,791
Stroke	3	12,069	3	12,133	- 64
Lung Cancers	4	11,519	11	3,900	+ 7,620
Lung Disease	5	11,048	10	5,150	+ 5,899
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,067	7	7,188	- 122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,305	19	2,037	+ 4,267
Prostate Cancer	8	5,223	13	2,848	+ 2,374
Breast Cancer	9	4,580	15	2,563	+ 2,017
Parkinson's Disease	10	4,548	48	252	+ 4,296
Other Injuries	11	4,293	21	1,693	+ 2,600
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,718	25	1,082	+ 2,636
Suicide	13	3,454	34	585	+ 2,869
Lymphomas	14	3,156	23	1,248	+ 1,908
Kidney Disease	15	2,854	8	5,932	- 3,078
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,546	4	11,176	- 8,631
Hypertension	17	2,078	9	5,195	- 3,117
Falls	18	2,033	28	865	+ 1,168
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,934	44	370	+ 1,564
Liver Cancer	20	1,920	26	1,029	+ 891
Bladder Cancer	21	1,747	45	365	+ 1,382
Leukemia	22	1,622	27	1,007	+ 615
Stomach Cancer	23	1,507	17	2,175	- 668
Drug Use	24	1,443	50	225	+ 1,217
Ovary Cancer	25	1,411	36	563	+ 848
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,341	33	599	+ 742
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,338	30	760	+ 578
Alcohol	28	1,214	62	34	+ 1,180
Skin Cancers	29	1,115	37	553	+ 562
Other Neoplasms	30	835	18	2,167	- 1,332
Liver Disease	31	812	16	2,340	- 1,528
Cervical Cancer	32	789	20	1,986	- 1,197
Oral Cancer	33	733	38	544	+ 189
Congenital Anomalies	34	640	14	2,846	- 2,206
Road Traffic Accidents	35	596	5	11,127	- 10,531
Uterin Cancer	36	593	47	309	+ 284
Epilepsy	37	465	41	411	+ 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	363	52	180	+ 183
Violence	39	344	2	18,132	- 17,788
Anemia	40	315	55	126	+ 189
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	279	40	418	- 138
Poisonings	42	277	58	68	+ 210
Low Birth Weight	43	259	12	3,088	- 2,829
Multiple Sclerosis	44	237	60	51	+ 186
Skin Disease	45	226	66	18	+ 209
Birth Trauma	46	213	24	1,087	- 874
Osteoarthritis	47	178	72	3	+ 175
Asthma	48	143	46	311	- 168
Schizophrenia	49	125	69	6	+ 119
Meningitis	50	110	49	251	- 141
Upper Respiratory	51	95	74	1	+ 94
Hepatitis C	52	95	65	21	+ 74
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	91	53	151	- 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	89	57	80	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	83	22	1,359	- 1,276
Drownings	56	78	43	388	- 310
Malnutrition	57	47	32	629	- 582
Fires	58	46	54	144	- 98
HIV/AIDS	59	40	6	7,490	- 7,450
Maternal Conditions	60	31	39	422	- 392
War	61	3	51	185	- 182
Pertussis	62	1	64	26	- 25
Hepatitis B	63	0	63	30	- 29
Otitis Media	64	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	65	0	71	4	- 4
Diphtheria	66	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	68	8	- 8
Ascariasis	69	0	70	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	70	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	59	65	- 65
Malaria	73	0	42	402	- 402
Chagas disease	74	0	29	826	- 826
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	3	- 3
Encephalitis	78	0	61	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	67	15	- 15
Chlamydia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	31	748	- 748
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	56	98	- 98
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Iceland

Venezuela

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.