NORWAY VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,395	1	5,321	- 2,926
Stroke	2	1,434	4	2,475	- 1,041
Road Traffic Accidents	3	847	42	114	+ 732
Diabetes Mellitus	4	830	16	560	+ 271
Hypertension	5	755	28	230	+ 525
Kidney Disease	6	737	14	611	+ 126
Lung Cancers	7	522	5	2,320	- 1,798
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	462	6	1,797	- 1,334
Congenital Anomalies	9	461	34	136	+ 324
Low Birth Weight	10	423	52	23	+ 399
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	348	2	4,464	- 4,116
Breast Cancer	12	338	11	698	- 360
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	304	7	1,787	- 1,483
Liver Disease	14	243	30	214	+ 30
Lung Disease	15	219	3	2,723	- 2,504
Leukemia	16	182	21	354	- 171
Stomach Cancer	17	180	22	343	- 163
Lymphomas	18	159	12	646	- 486
Other Injuries	19	145	15	583	- 438
Birth Trauma	20	134	54	17	+ 116
Violence	21	133	50	32	+ 101
Pancreas Cancer	22	121	10	770	- 649
Bladder Cancer	23	105	20	356	- 251
Falls	24	94	9	777	- 683
Liver Cancer	25	92	26	259	- 168
Endocrine Disorders	26	89	19	359	- 270
Parkinson's Disease	27	83	17	554	- 471
Suicide	28	81	13	633	- 552
Fires	29	75	48	45	+ 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	75	37	128	- 53
Oral Cancer	31	70	32	168	- 97
Ovary Cancer	32	69	24	309	- 240
Prostate Cancer	33	65	8	1,172	- 1,108
Drug Use	34	57	25	264	- 207
Asthma	35	56	43	85	- 28
Drownings	36	53	45	65	- 12
Meningitis	37	39	58	14	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	38	37	29	221	- 184
Uterin Cancer	39	37	36	134	- 97
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	33	33	160	- 127
Cervical Cancer	41	31	39	125	- 94
Oesophagus Cancer	42	31	27	248	- 217
Pertussis	43	27	64	1	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	44	26	66	1	+ 25
Syphilis	45	26	67	1	+ 25
Epilepsy	46	24	40	119	- 95
Poisonings	47	23	57	14	+ 9
Skin Disease	48	21	38	128	- 107
Skin Cancers	49	19	18	407	- 389
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	11	46	61	- 50
Malnutrition	51	7	35	135	- 128
Encephalitis	52	7	70	0	+ 7
Tuberculosis	53	6	56	15	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	54	6	41	119	- 113
Alcohol	55	5	31	205	- 199
Tetanus	56	5	69	0	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	57	5	23	324	- 320
Appendicitis	58	4	59	12	- 8
War	59	3	68	1	+ 3
Hepatitis B	60	2	63	3	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	2	47	60	- 58
Schistosomiasis	62	1	83	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	63	1	61	10	- 9
Hepatitis C	64	1	55	17	- 16
Measles	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	66	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	60	12	- 12
Chlamydia	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	53	23	- 23
Anemia	82	0	44	75	- 75
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	27	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	32	- 32
Oral conditions	86	0	62	9	- 9
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.