ICELAND VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,455	1	403	+ 1,051
Stroke	2	846	3	141	+ 705
Lung Cancers	3	141	4	134	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	4	140	26	16	+ 124
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	125	2	295	- 170
Liver Disease	6	118	31	9	+ 108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	110	7	73	+ 37
Suicide	8	95	13	40	+ 54
Lung Disease	9	95	5	129	- 34
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	84	6	82	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	11	76	23	18	+ 58
Alcohol	12	72	28	14	+ 58
Breast Cancer	13	60	9	53	+ 7
Other Injuries	14	58	11	50	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	15	55	59	0	+ 54
Pancreas Cancer	16	52	12	43	+ 9
Hypertension	17	47	17	24	+ 23
Diabetes Mellitus	18	47	16	30	+ 18
Road Traffic Accidents	19	45	35	7	+ 38
Prostate Cancer	20	36	8	61	- 24
Falls	21	30	18	24	+ 7
Kidney Disease	22	30	15	33	- 3
Violence	23	30	39	4	+ 26
Liver Cancer	24	29	20	22	+ 6
Oral Cancer	25	28	33	9	+ 20
Parkinson's Disease	26	24	10	53	- 29
Drug Use	27	24	24	17	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	23	41	3	+ 20
Lymphomas	29	23	14	37	- 14
Tuberculosis	30	22	82	0	+ 22
Leukemia	31	21	22	19	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	32	21	25	16	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	33	19	19	23	- 3
Cervical Cancer	34	19	32	9	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	35	18	36	7	+ 11
Drownings	36	17	56	1	+ 16
Fires	37	17	58	1	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	38	16	21	20	- 4
Skin Cancers	39	15	29	13	+ 2
Poisonings	40	14	42	3	+ 11
Congenital Anomalies	41	11	34	7	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	7	54	1	+ 6
Skin Disease	43	7	45	3	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	44	6	43	3	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	45	5	27	16	- 10
Asthma	46	5	48	2	+ 3
Encephalitis	47	3	78	0	+ 3
Meningitis	48	3	50	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	49	2	44	3	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	2	38	4	- 2
Other Neoplasms	51	2	30	10	- 8
Epilepsy	52	2	37	5	- 4
Birth Trauma	53	2	46	2	- 1
Appendicitis	54	1	86	0	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	1	55	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	56	1	60	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	57	1	57	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	58	0	51	1	- 1
War	59	0	61	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	60	0	63	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	61	0	81	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	80	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	0	64	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	62	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	52	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	47	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	1	- 1
Oral conditions	86	0	85	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.