NORWAY VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,435	1	5,321	- 886
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,209	2	4,464	- 1,256
Stroke	3	2,126	4	2,475	- 349
Lung Cancers	4	1,805	5	2,320	- 515
Lung Disease	5	1,747	3	2,723	- 976
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,278	7	1,787	- 509
Diabetes Mellitus	7	920	16	560	+ 361
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	915	6	1,797	- 881
Prostate Cancer	9	775	8	1,172	- 397
Breast Cancer	10	701	11	698	+ 3
Suicide	11	648	13	633	+ 15
Kidney Disease	12	646	14	611	+ 35
Pancreas Cancer	13	642	10	770	- 128
Falls	14	641	9	777	- 136
Lymphomas	15	625	12	646	- 20
Endocrine Disorders	16	479	19	359	+ 120
Skin Cancers	17	477	18	407	+ 70
Leukemia	18	438	21	354	+ 84
Parkinson's Disease	19	419	17	554	- 135
Liver Cancer	20	419	26	259	+ 160
Drug Use	21	367	25	264	+ 103
Other Injuries	22	338	15	583	- 245
Hypertension	23	336	28	230	+ 106
Inflammatory/Heart	24	323	29	221	+ 102
Oesophagus Cancer	25	307	27	248	+ 60
Liver Disease	26	293	30	214	+ 79
Stomach Cancer	27	265	22	343	- 78
Other Neoplasms	28	258	23	324	- 67
Road Traffic Accidents	29	256	42	114	+ 142
Bladder Cancer	30	244	20	356	- 112
Ovary Cancer	31	206	24	309	- 103
Oral Cancer	32	200	32	168	+ 32
Congenital Anomalies	33	146	34	136	+ 10
Skin Disease	34	122	38	128	- 5
Uterin Cancer	35	108	36	134	- 26
Asthma	36	94	43	85	+ 9
Alcohol	37	78	31	205	- 126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	78	46	61	+ 17
Cervical Cancer	39	70	39	125	- 55
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	61	37	128	- 67
Epilepsy	41	59	40	119	- 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	57	33	160	- 103
Low Birth Weight	43	51	52	23	+ 28
Violence	44	50	50	32	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	47	47	60	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	46	39	41	119	- 80
Drownings	47	36	45	65	- 28
Hepatitis C	48	36	55	17	+ 19
Anemia	49	32	44	75	- 42
Birth Trauma	50	29	54	17	+ 11
Malnutrition	51	24	35	135	- 111
Osteoarthritis	52	23	51	27	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	15	49	32	- 18
Schizophrenia	54	13	53	23	- 10
Fires	55	11	48	45	- 33
Tuberculosis	56	11	56	15	- 4
HIV/AIDS	57	10	61	10	- 0
Hepatitis B	58	8	63	3	+ 5
Oral conditions	59	8	62	9	- 0
Meningitis	60	8	58	14	- 6
Poisonings	61	7	57	14	- 7
Appendicitis	62	5	59	12	- 7
Maternal Conditions	63	4	66	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	64	3	60	12	- 8
War	65	2	68	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	65	1	+ 0
Syphilis	67	1	67	1	- 0
Encephalitis	68	1	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	64	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

Australia

Norway

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.