AUSTRALIA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,851	1	21,548	+ 4,303
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,689	2	15,588	+ 6,101
Lung Disease	3	13,229	5	8,487	+ 4,742
Stroke	4	12,027	3	10,331	+ 1,696
Lung Cancers	5	11,271	4	8,769	+ 2,502
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,729	8	4,446	+ 4,282
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,680	6	6,209	+ 2,471
Prostate Cancer	8	5,695	9	3,766	+ 1,929
Falls	9	3,777	14	3,116	+ 661
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,741	13	3,118	+ 624
Breast Cancer	11	3,391	10	3,405	- 14
Lymphomas	12	3,137	15	3,039	+ 98
Suicide	13	3,077	11	3,150	- 72
Kidney Disease	14	2,967	12	3,139	- 172
Other Injuries	15	2,832	22	1,642	+ 1,190
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,718	7	4,471	- 1,753
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,692	19	2,036	+ 656
Skin Cancers	18	1,979	17	2,319	- 339
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,744	16	2,328	- 585
Bladder Cancer	20	1,730	30	1,187	+ 543
Leukemia	21	1,719	18	2,126	- 407
Stomach Cancer	22	1,668	27	1,288	+ 380
Other Neoplasms	23	1,576	28	1,252	+ 324
Ovary Cancer	24	1,501	31	1,003	+ 498
Drug Use	25	1,281	21	1,783	- 502
Liver Cancer	26	1,259	20	2,036	- 777
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,204	25	1,494	- 289
Hypertension	28	1,117	23	1,631	- 515
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,074	24	1,571	- 497
Liver Disease	30	1,038	26	1,421	- 384
Alcohol	31	994	37	380	+ 614
Oral Cancer	32	815	32	972	- 157
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	776	42	276	+ 500
Congenital Anomalies	34	662	33	711	- 49
Malnutrition	35	656	51	117	+ 540
Uterin Cancer	36	652	35	524	+ 127
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	621	40	296	+ 325
Skin Disease	38	620	34	594	+ 26
Cervical Cancer	39	607	39	342	+ 266
Epilepsy	40	579	41	285	+ 295
Multiple Sclerosis	41	579	46	188	+ 391
Road Traffic Accidents	42	555	29	1,245	- 690
Asthma	43	411	36	455	- 45
Anemia	44	362	49	157	+ 205
Drownings	45	314	47	177	+ 137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	298	38	379	- 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	294	45	229	+ 65
Fires	48	217	55	55	+ 162
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	157	53	71	+ 86
Violence	50	155	44	243	- 88
Osteoarthritis	51	133	52	114	+ 19
Low Birth Weight	52	114	43	248	- 134
Schizophrenia	53	111	54	64	+ 47
Birth Trauma	54	85	50	140	- 55
Hepatitis C	55	82	48	173	- 91
Tuberculosis	56	73	56	53	+ 20
Poisonings	57	70	61	35	+ 35
Meningitis	58	66	60	37	+ 29
Appendicitis	59	59	62	26	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	60	56	64	17	+ 39
HIV/AIDS	61	50	57	50	+ 0
Oral conditions	62	42	59	40	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	16	58	41	- 25
Pertussis	64	6	69	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	65	6	66	6	- 0
Maternal Conditions	66	6	63	20	- 15
Syphilis	67	4	67	3	+ 1
War	68	3	65	8	- 5
Tetanus	69	2	70	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	1	68	3	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Norway

Australia

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.