AFGHANISTAN VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,746	1	40,195	- 1,449
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	32,508	23	1,765	+ 30,744
Lung Disease	3	19,828	15	4,650	+ 15,178
Stroke	4	18,026	3	19,060	- 1,034
Lung Cancers	5	16,893	32	1,076	+ 15,817
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,083	4	14,649	- 1,567
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,010	39	741	+ 12,269
Prostate Cancer	8	8,536	55	258	+ 8,278
Falls	9	5,661	37	905	+ 4,756
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,607	56	229	+ 5,378
Breast Cancer	11	5,083	22	1,822	+ 3,261
Lymphomas	12	4,702	36	946	+ 3,756
Suicide	13	4,612	24	1,573	+ 3,040
Kidney Disease	14	4,448	10	6,590	- 2,143
Other Injuries	15	4,245	18	3,241	+ 1,003
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,074	12	5,750	- 1,675
Parkinson's Disease	17	4,035	41	628	+ 3,408
Skin Cancers	18	2,967	59	145	+ 2,822
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,613	28	1,364	+ 1,249
Bladder Cancer	20	2,593	54	272	+ 2,321
Leukemia	21	2,576	42	610	+ 1,966
Stomach Cancer	22	2,500	26	1,501	+ 1,000
Other Neoplasms	23	2,362	63	29	+ 2,333
Ovary Cancer	24	2,250	48	369	+ 1,880
Drug Use	25	1,919	51	328	+ 1,591
Liver Cancer	26	1,887	40	657	+ 1,230
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,805	29	1,314	+ 490
Hypertension	28	1,674	8	7,995	- 6,321
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,609	45	527	+ 1,082
Liver Disease	30	1,556	16	4,600	- 3,044
Alcohol	31	1,490	58	150	+ 1,340
Oral Cancer	32	1,221	27	1,467	- 246
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,163	25	1,505	- 342
Congenital Anomalies	34	992	14	5,001	- 4,008
Malnutrition	35	984	43	589	+ 395
Uterin Cancer	36	977	53	289	+ 688
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	931	13	5,555	- 4,625
Skin Disease	38	929	61	94	+ 836
Cervical Cancer	39	910	44	541	+ 369
Epilepsy	40	869	35	993	- 124
Multiple Sclerosis	41	867	62	84	+ 783
Road Traffic Accidents	42	832	11	6,033	- 5,202
Asthma	43	616	17	3,403	- 2,787
Anemia	44	543	83	0	+ 543
Drownings	45	471	34	996	- 525
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	447	33	1,041	- 594
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	440	65	25	+ 415
Fires	48	325	50	348	- 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	236	85	0	+ 236
Violence	50	233	19	3,217	- 2,984
Osteoarthritis	51	199	84	0	+ 199
Low Birth Weight	52	170	5	12,631	- 12,460
Schizophrenia	53	166	81	0	+ 166
Birth Trauma	54	127	6	10,723	- 10,596
Hepatitis C	55	123	64	28	+ 95
Tuberculosis	56	109	7	9,839	- 9,730
Poisonings	57	105	47	384	- 279
Meningitis	58	99	20	2,626	- 2,527
Appendicitis	59	88	52	298	- 211
Upper Respiratory	60	85	68	9	+ 75
HIV/AIDS	61	75	46	464	- 389
Oral conditions	62	63	86	0	+ 63
Hepatitis B	63	25	38	863	- 839
Pertussis	64	9	21	2,107	- 2,098
Otitis Media	65	8	71	1	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	66	8	9	7,807	- 7,799
Syphilis	67	6	60	94	- 88
War	68	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Tetanus	69	3	30	1,254	- 1,252
Encephalitis	70	1	31	1,190	- 1,189
Diphtheria	71	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	72	0	49	350	- 350
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	66	17	- 17
Chlamydia	77	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	57	185	- 185
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

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.