CANADA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,465	1	40,063	- 2,598
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	31,433	2	30,970	+ 464
Lung Disease	3	19,173	4	14,212	+ 4,960
Stroke	4	17,430	5	14,159	+ 3,271
Lung Cancers	5	16,335	3	20,937	- 4,602
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,650	7	7,431	+ 5,219
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,580	6	9,651	+ 2,929
Prostate Cancer	8	8,254	13	4,711	+ 3,543
Falls	9	5,474	12	4,829	+ 645
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,422	11	5,057	+ 365
Breast Cancer	11	4,915	8	5,910	- 995
Lymphomas	12	4,546	10	5,146	- 600
Suicide	13	4,460	15	4,417	+ 43
Kidney Disease	14	4,301	14	4,578	- 277
Other Injuries	15	4,105	24	2,392	+ 1,712
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,940	9	5,718	- 1,778
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,902	18	3,359	+ 543
Skin Cancers	18	2,869	30	1,756	+ 1,112
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,527	19	3,233	- 706
Bladder Cancer	20	2,507	23	2,521	- 13
Leukemia	21	2,491	21	3,098	- 607
Stomach Cancer	22	2,418	26	2,177	+ 240
Other Neoplasms	23	2,284	31	1,679	+ 605
Ovary Cancer	24	2,175	29	1,902	+ 273
Drug Use	25	1,856	16	3,686	- 1,830
Liver Cancer	26	1,825	20	3,113	- 1,288
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,745	25	2,230	- 485
Hypertension	28	1,618	22	2,563	- 944
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,556	27	2,060	- 504
Liver Disease	30	1,504	17	3,624	- 2,119
Alcohol	31	1,440	33	1,491	- 50
Oral Cancer	32	1,181	32	1,592	- 411
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,124	43	442	+ 682
Congenital Anomalies	34	960	35	1,081	- 122
Malnutrition	35	951	51	192	+ 759
Uterin Cancer	36	944	34	1,183	- 239
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	900	36	840	+ 60
Skin Disease	38	899	38	679	+ 220
Cervical Cancer	39	880	41	578	+ 302
Epilepsy	40	840	44	384	+ 456
Multiple Sclerosis	41	838	37	692	+ 146
Road Traffic Accidents	42	804	28	1,998	- 1,194
Asthma	43	595	49	262	+ 333
Anemia	44	525	46	343	+ 182
Drownings	45	455	48	283	+ 172
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	432	39	636	- 204
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	425	47	322	+ 103
Fires	48	314	52	192	+ 122
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	228	54	143	+ 86
Violence	50	225	40	605	- 380
Osteoarthritis	51	192	55	139	+ 53
Low Birth Weight	52	165	42	553	- 389
Schizophrenia	53	161	57	118	+ 42
Birth Trauma	54	123	50	193	- 70
Hepatitis C	55	119	45	363	- 244
Tuberculosis	56	105	58	97	+ 8
Poisonings	57	101	56	121	- 20
Meningitis	58	96	59	68	+ 27
Appendicitis	59	85	62	49	+ 36
Upper Respiratory	60	82	63	47	+ 35
HIV/AIDS	61	73	53	163	- 90
Oral conditions	62	61	61	51	+ 10
Hepatitis B	63	24	60	66	- 42
Pertussis	64	9	69	1	+ 8
Otitis Media	65	8	66	8	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	66	8	64	45	- 37
Syphilis	67	6	67	5	+ 1
War	68	4	65	21	- 17
Tetanus	69	3	71	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	70	1	68	3	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	70	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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.