BELARUS VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,176	1	53,186	- 44,010
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,699	3	3,530	+ 4,168
Lung Disease	3	4,696	7	2,208	+ 2,488
Stroke	4	4,269	2	16,393	- 12,124
Lung Cancers	5	4,001	4	2,950	+ 1,051
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,098	15	1,086	+ 2,012
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,081	5	2,886	+ 195
Prostate Cancer	8	2,021	17	936	+ 1,086
Falls	9	1,341	16	952	+ 389
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,328	13	1,171	+ 157
Breast Cancer	11	1,204	12	1,230	- 27
Lymphomas	12	1,113	20	672	+ 442
Suicide	13	1,092	9	2,004	- 912
Kidney Disease	14	1,053	26	480	+ 573
Other Injuries	15	1,005	14	1,099	- 93
Diabetes Mellitus	16	965	30	373	+ 592
Parkinson's Disease	17	956	21	621	+ 334
Skin Cancers	18	703	36	272	+ 431
Endocrine Disorders	19	619	43	141	+ 478
Bladder Cancer	20	614	35	295	+ 319
Leukemia	21	610	23	554	+ 56
Stomach Cancer	22	592	10	1,690	- 1,098
Other Neoplasms	23	559	48	52	+ 507
Ovary Cancer	24	533	27	429	+ 104
Drug Use	25	455	29	389	+ 66
Liver Cancer	26	447	32	363	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	27	427	25	493	- 66
Hypertension	28	396	31	367	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	29	381	11	1,361	- 979
Liver Disease	30	368	8	2,078	- 1,709
Alcohol	31	353	6	2,761	- 2,408
Oral Cancer	32	289	18	901	- 612
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	275	40	235	+ 40
Congenital Anomalies	34	235	41	202	+ 33
Malnutrition	35	233	53	22	+ 211
Uterin Cancer	36	231	28	391	- 159
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	220	57	13	+ 208
Skin Disease	38	220	51	31	+ 189
Cervical Cancer	39	216	34	303	- 88
Epilepsy	40	206	45	116	+ 90
Multiple Sclerosis	41	205	49	42	+ 163
Road Traffic Accidents	42	197	19	722	- 525
Asthma	43	146	44	122	+ 24
Anemia	44	129	83	0	+ 129
Drownings	45	111	24	543	- 432
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	106	39	239	- 133
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	104	55	15	+ 89
Fires	48	77	22	620	- 543
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	56	85	0	+ 56
Violence	50	55	38	255	- 200
Osteoarthritis	51	47	84	0	+ 47
Low Birth Weight	52	40	47	64	- 24
Schizophrenia	53	39	80	0	+ 39
Birth Trauma	54	30	52	25	+ 5
Hepatitis C	55	29	62	1	+ 28
Tuberculosis	56	26	37	269	- 243
Poisonings	57	25	33	311	- 287
Meningitis	58	23	50	36	- 13
Appendicitis	59	21	54	20	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	60	20	58	5	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	61	18	42	167	- 149
Oral conditions	62	15	86	0	+ 15
Hepatitis B	63	6	56	14	- 8
Pertussis	64	2	65	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	65	2	66	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	66	2	60	2	- 0
Syphilis	67	1	63	1	+ 1
War	68	1	59	3	- 2
Tetanus	69	1	64	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	0	46	93	- 93
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	61	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

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.