NORWAY VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,690	1	5,321	+ 369
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,398	2	4,464	- 66
Lung Cancers	3	2,973	5	2,320	+ 654
Lung Disease	4	2,018	3	2,723	- 704
Stroke	5	2,011	4	2,475	- 465
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,371	7	1,787	- 416
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,055	6	1,797	- 741
Breast Cancer	8	839	11	698	+ 141
Diabetes Mellitus	9	812	16	560	+ 253
Lymphomas	10	731	12	646	+ 85
Pancreas Cancer	11	718	10	770	- 52
Falls	12	686	9	777	- 92
Prostate Cancer	13	669	8	1,172	- 503
Kidney Disease	14	650	14	611	+ 39
Suicide	15	627	13	633	- 6
Drug Use	16	524	25	264	+ 260
Liver Disease	17	515	30	214	+ 301
Parkinson's Disease	18	477	17	554	- 77
Endocrine Disorders	19	459	19	359	+ 100
Liver Cancer	20	442	26	259	+ 183
Leukemia	21	440	21	354	+ 86
Hypertension	22	364	28	230	+ 134
Bladder Cancer	23	358	20	356	+ 2
Other Injuries	24	340	15	583	- 243
Oesophagus Cancer	25	317	27	248	+ 69
Stomach Cancer	26	309	22	343	- 34
Inflammatory/Heart	27	293	29	221	+ 72
Road Traffic Accidents	28	284	42	114	+ 170
Ovary Cancer	29	270	24	309	- 39
Skin Cancers	30	249	18	407	- 158
Other Neoplasms	31	238	23	324	- 86
Oral Cancer	32	226	32	168	+ 58
Alcohol	33	212	31	205	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	34	168	36	134	+ 34
Congenital Anomalies	35	154	34	136	+ 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	119	37	128	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	37	98	41	119	- 21
Skin Disease	38	96	38	128	- 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	90	46	61	+ 29
Violence	40	86	50	32	+ 54
Cervical Cancer	41	82	39	125	- 43
Low Birth Weight	42	79	52	23	+ 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	63	33	160	- 97
Epilepsy	44	55	40	119	- 65
Hepatitis C	45	52	55	17	+ 35
Anemia	46	49	44	75	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	46	47	60	- 15
Drownings	48	40	45	65	- 24
Asthma	49	37	43	85	- 47
Birth Trauma	50	27	54	17	+ 10
Malnutrition	51	27	35	135	- 108
Fires	52	27	48	45	- 17
HIV/AIDS	53	23	61	10	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	20	49	32	- 12
Osteoarthritis	55	20	51	27	- 8
Poisonings	56	17	57	14	+ 3
Schizophrenia	57	17	53	23	- 6
Tuberculosis	58	14	56	15	- 1
Meningitis	59	10	58	14	- 4
Hepatitis B	60	9	63	3	+ 6
Oral conditions	61	7	62	9	- 1
Appendicitis	62	7	59	12	- 5
Upper Respiratory	63	7	60	12	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	6	66	1	+ 5
War	65	3	68	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	1	65	1	- 0
Syphilis	67	1	67	1	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	64	1	- 1
Chagas disease	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

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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.