ICELAND VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	324	1	403	- 80
Diabetes Mellitus	2	240	16	30	+ 210
Kidney Disease	3	124	15	33	+ 91
Stroke	4	111	3	141	- 30
Violence	5	90	39	4	+ 86
Liver Disease	6	83	31	9	+ 74
Lung Disease	7	81	5	129	- 48
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	69	6	82	- 13
Hypertension	9	50	17	24	+ 25
Road Traffic Accidents	10	45	35	7	+ 38
Other Injuries	11	34	11	50	- 16
Endocrine Disorders	12	31	27	16	+ 16
Congenital Anomalies	13	29	34	7	+ 22
Malnutrition	14	21	57	1	+ 20
Prostate Cancer	15	21	8	61	- 40
Breast Cancer	16	21	9	53	- 33
Lung Cancers	17	20	4	134	- 114
Low Birth Weight	18	20	43	3	+ 17
Stomach Cancer	19	19	23	18	+ 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	19	7	73	- 54
Liver Cancer	21	19	20	22	- 3
Suicide	22	19	13	40	- 21
Other Neoplasms	23	17	30	10	+ 8
Lymphomas	24	14	14	37	- 23
Leukemia	25	13	22	19	- 5
Cervical Cancer	26	13	32	9	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	27	13	12	43	- 31
HIV/AIDS	28	11	59	0	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	10	55	1	+ 9
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	10	2	295	- 286
Skin Disease	31	8	45	3	+ 6
Alcohol	32	8	28	14	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	8	41	3	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	34	7	25	16	- 9
Falls	35	7	18	24	- 16
Birth Trauma	36	7	46	2	+ 5
Anemia	37	6	40	4	+ 2
Tuberculosis	38	5	82	0	+ 5
Epilepsy	39	5	37	5	- 0
Skin Cancers	40	5	29	13	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	41	5	26	16	- 10
Drownings	42	5	56	1	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	43	4	10	53	- 49
Drug Use	44	4	24	17	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	4	38	4	- 0
Oral Cancer	46	4	33	9	- 5
Asthma	47	4	48	2	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	48	4	21	20	- 17
Oesophagus Cancer	49	3	19	23	- 19
Uterin Cancer	50	3	36	7	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	2	53	1	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	2	54	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	53	2	86	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	54	2	60	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	55	2	52	1	+ 1
Fires	56	2	58	1	+ 1
Poisonings	57	1	42	3	- 2
Meningitis	58	1	50	1	- 0
Osteoarthritis	59	1	47	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	44	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	1	63	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	62	0	78	0	+ 0
Schizophrenia	63	0	49	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	0	51	1	- 1
Oral conditions	65	0	85	0	+ 0
War	66	0	61	0	+ 0
Dengue	67	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	62	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	65	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	77	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	66	0	+ 0
Measles	80	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	73	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.