NORWAY VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,002	1	5,321	- 2,319
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,755	2	4,464	- 2,709
Kidney Disease	3	1,428	14	611	+ 817
Stroke	4	1,425	4	2,475	- 1,051
Lung Cancers	5	1,187	5	2,320	- 1,133
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,121	16	560	+ 561
Lung Disease	7	906	3	2,723	- 1,817
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	890	6	1,797	- 906
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	885	7	1,787	- 902
Breast Cancer	10	725	11	698	+ 27
Pancreas Cancer	11	599	10	770	- 171
Endocrine Disorders	12	587	19	359	+ 229
Lymphomas	13	542	12	646	- 104
Other Injuries	14	485	15	583	- 98
Leukemia	15	358	21	354	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	16	331	22	343	- 12
Prostate Cancer	17	306	8	1,172	- 867
Bladder Cancer	18	291	20	356	- 65
Suicide	19	266	13	633	- 368
Other Neoplasms	20	246	23	324	- 78
Hypertension	21	235	28	230	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	22	233	17	554	- 321
Skin Cancers	23	222	18	407	- 185
Skin Disease	24	216	38	128	+ 88
Liver Cancer	25	202	26	259	- 57
Road Traffic Accidents	26	195	42	114	+ 81
Ovary Cancer	27	189	24	309	- 120
Liver Disease	28	171	30	214	- 42
Congenital Anomalies	29	171	34	136	+ 34
Inflammatory/Heart	30	126	29	221	- 95
Uterin Cancer	31	118	36	134	- 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	97	37	128	- 30
Oral Cancer	33	88	32	168	- 80
Anemia	34	87	44	75	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	84	46	61	+ 23
Asthma	36	83	43	85	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	37	81	27	248	- 167
Cervical Cancer	38	78	39	125	- 47
Falls	39	72	9	777	- 705
Epilepsy	40	64	40	119	- 56
Violence	41	61	50	32	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	42	55	52	23	+ 32
Drug Use	43	40	25	264	- 224
Schizophrenia	44	39	53	23	+ 16
Drownings	45	23	45	65	- 42
Hepatitis C	46	23	55	17	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	47	23	41	119	- 96
Malnutrition	48	23	35	135	- 112
Alcohol	49	23	31	205	- 182
Birth Trauma	50	20	54	17	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	19	33	160	- 140
HIV/AIDS	52	15	61	10	+ 5
Fires	53	14	48	45	- 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	13	47	60	- 47
Meningitis	55	12	58	14	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	10	49	32	- 22
Tuberculosis	57	9	56	15	- 5
Hepatitis B	58	9	63	3	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	59	5	51	27	- 23
War	60	4	68	1	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	61	3	66	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	62	3	60	12	- 8
Poisonings	63	2	57	14	- 12
Appendicitis	64	2	59	12	- 10
Oral conditions	65	2	62	9	- 6
Encephalitis	66	2	70	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	67	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	64	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	67	1	- 1
Diphtheria	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	73	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
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.