ICELAND VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	198	1	403	- 205
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	116	2	295	- 179
Kidney Disease	3	94	15	33	+ 61
Stroke	4	94	3	141	- 46
Lung Cancers	5	78	4	134	- 56
Diabetes Mellitus	6	74	16	30	+ 44
Lung Disease	7	60	5	129	- 69
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	59	6	82	- 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	58	7	73	- 15
Breast Cancer	10	48	9	53	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	11	40	12	43	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	12	39	27	16	+ 23
Lymphomas	13	36	14	37	- 1
Other Injuries	14	32	11	50	- 18
Leukemia	15	24	22	19	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	16	22	23	18	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	17	20	8	61	- 41
Bladder Cancer	18	19	21	20	- 1
Suicide	19	18	13	40	- 23
Other Neoplasms	20	16	30	10	+ 7
Hypertension	21	15	17	24	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	22	15	10	53	- 38
Skin Cancers	23	15	29	13	+ 2
Skin Disease	24	14	45	3	+ 12
Liver Cancer	25	13	20	22	- 9
Road Traffic Accidents	26	13	35	7	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	27	12	25	16	- 4
Liver Disease	28	11	31	9	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	29	11	34	7	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	30	8	26	16	- 7
Uterin Cancer	31	8	36	7	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	6	55	1	+ 5
Oral Cancer	33	6	33	9	- 3
Anemia	34	6	40	4	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	6	54	1	+ 5
Asthma	36	5	48	2	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	37	5	19	23	- 17
Cervical Cancer	38	5	32	9	- 4
Falls	39	5	18	24	- 19
Epilepsy	40	4	37	5	- 1
Violence	41	4	39	4	+ 0
Low Birth Weight	42	4	43	3	+ 1
Drug Use	43	3	24	17	- 14
Schizophrenia	44	3	49	1	+ 1
Drownings	45	2	56	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	46	2	52	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	47	2	44	3	- 1
Malnutrition	48	2	57	1	+ 1
Alcohol	49	1	28	14	- 13
Birth Trauma	50	1	46	2	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	1	41	3	- 2
HIV/AIDS	52	1	59	0	+ 1
Fires	53	1	58	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	1	38	4	- 3
Meningitis	55	1	50	1	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	53	1	- 0
Tuberculosis	57	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	58	1	63	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	59	0	47	2	- 2
War	60	0	61	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	0	60	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	51	1	- 1
Poisonings	63	0	42	3	- 3
Appendicitis	64	0	86	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	65	0	85	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Leprosy	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	62	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Tetanus	73	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

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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.