BELGIUM VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,567	1	15,281	- 3,714
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,705	2	9,416	+ 289
Lung Disease	3	5,919	5	6,438	- 519
Stroke	4	5,381	3	7,408	- 2,026
Lung Cancers	5	5,043	4	6,777	- 1,734
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,906	6	5,677	- 1,772
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,884	7	3,329	+ 555
Prostate Cancer	8	2,548	13	1,824	+ 724
Falls	9	1,690	15	1,756	- 65
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,674	14	1,809	- 135
Breast Cancer	11	1,517	9	2,587	- 1,069
Lymphomas	12	1,404	16	1,552	- 149
Suicide	13	1,377	10	2,111	- 734
Kidney Disease	14	1,328	8	2,952	- 1,624
Other Injuries	15	1,267	11	2,006	- 739
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,216	20	1,269	- 53
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,205	19	1,378	- 173
Skin Cancers	18	886	31	522	+ 363
Endocrine Disorders	19	780	18	1,432	- 652
Bladder Cancer	20	774	22	1,078	- 304
Leukemia	21	769	21	1,199	- 430
Stomach Cancer	22	746	26	863	- 117
Other Neoplasms	23	705	12	1,828	- 1,123
Ovary Cancer	24	672	30	653	+ 19
Drug Use	25	573	39	287	+ 286
Liver Cancer	26	563	24	976	- 412
Oesophagus Cancer	27	539	25	898	- 359
Hypertension	28	500	27	740	- 240
Inflammatory/Heart	29	480	23	1,060	- 580
Liver Disease	30	464	17	1,433	- 968
Alcohol	31	445	32	500	- 55
Oral Cancer	32	365	28	675	- 310
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	347	42	213	+ 135
Congenital Anomalies	34	296	40	282	+ 14
Malnutrition	35	294	38	291	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	36	292	34	384	- 93
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	278	33	418	- 140
Skin Disease	38	277	35	380	- 102
Cervical Cancer	39	272	41	243	+ 29
Epilepsy	40	259	36	348	- 88
Multiple Sclerosis	41	259	45	147	+ 112
Road Traffic Accidents	42	248	29	666	- 418
Asthma	43	184	46	128	+ 56
Anemia	44	162	43	199	- 37
Drownings	45	141	47	79	+ 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	133	37	293	- 159
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	131	49	73	+ 59
Fires	48	97	48	75	+ 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	70	60	20	+ 50
Violence	50	69	44	149	- 80
Osteoarthritis	51	59	51	59	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	52	51	50	70	- 19
Schizophrenia	53	50	56	40	+ 10
Birth Trauma	54	38	53	47	- 9
Hepatitis C	55	37	52	53	- 16
Tuberculosis	56	33	54	46	- 13
Poisonings	57	31	55	41	- 10
Meningitis	58	30	58	28	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	26	62	17	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	60	25	59	22	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	61	23	57	36	- 14
Oral conditions	62	19	61	19	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	7	63	17	- 9
Pertussis	64	3	68	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	65	3	65	2	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	66	2	64	6	- 4
Syphilis	67	2	70	0	+ 2
War	68	1	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	78	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	0	66	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Norway

Belgium

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.