NORWAY VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,126	1	5,321	+ 5,805
Stroke	2	7,414	4	2,475	+ 4,939
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,362	6	1,797	+ 2,566
Lung Cancers	4	3,874	5	2,320	+ 1,554
Lung Disease	5	2,911	3	2,723	+ 188
Kidney Disease	6	2,506	14	611	+ 1,895
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,075	2	4,464	- 2,389
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,719	7	1,787	- 68
Hypertension	9	1,539	28	230	+ 1,309
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,394	17	554	+ 839
Breast Cancer	11	1,327	11	698	+ 629
Prostate Cancer	12	1,066	8	1,172	- 107
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,003	10	770	+ 233
Liver Cancer	14	825	26	259	+ 565
Bladder Cancer	15	817	20	356	+ 461
Stomach Cancer	16	809	22	343	+ 465
Other Injuries	17	765	15	583	+ 183
Leukemia	18	713	21	354	+ 359
Lymphomas	19	668	12	646	+ 22
Diabetes Mellitus	20	667	16	560	+ 107
Falls	21	656	9	777	- 122
Road Traffic Accidents	22	458	42	114	+ 344
Liver Disease	23	426	30	214	+ 213
Inflammatory/Heart	24	382	29	221	+ 161
Other Neoplasms	25	357	23	324	+ 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	322	33	160	+ 162
Ovary Cancer	27	293	24	309	- 15
Suicide	28	281	13	633	- 353
Endocrine Disorders	29	277	19	359	- 82
Oral Cancer	30	232	32	168	+ 64
Skin Cancers	31	231	18	407	- 177
Drownings	32	229	45	65	+ 165
Uterin Cancer	33	196	36	134	+ 62
Epilepsy	34	131	40	119	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	35	129	27	248	- 118
Cervical Cancer	36	128	39	125	+ 3
Drug Use	37	102	25	264	- 162
Congenital Anomalies	38	92	34	136	- 45
Fires	39	77	48	45	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	40	71	41	119	- 48
Low Birth Weight	41	67	52	23	+ 44
Violence	42	55	50	32	+ 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	53	46	61	- 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	50	37	128	- 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	35	47	60	- 25
Tuberculosis	46	35	56	15	+ 20
Skin Disease	47	30	38	128	- 98
Hepatitis B	48	29	63	3	+ 26
Alcohol	49	27	31	205	- 178
HIV/AIDS	50	25	61	10	+ 15
Anemia	51	25	44	75	- 50
Hepatitis C	52	20	55	17	+ 3
Meningitis	53	18	58	14	+ 4
Schizophrenia	54	14	53	23	- 8
Asthma	55	14	43	85	- 70
Poisonings	56	10	57	14	- 4
Birth Trauma	57	9	54	17	- 9
Appendicitis	58	5	59	12	- 7
Upper Respiratory	59	4	60	12	- 7
Leishmaniasis	60	2	81	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	61	1	66	1	+ 0
Tetanus	62	1	69	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	1	62	9	- 8
War	64	1	68	1	+ 0
Syphilis	65	1	67	1	- 0
Malnutrition	66	0	35	135	- 135
Encephalitis	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	64	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	65	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	27	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	49	32	- 32
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

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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.