CENTRAL AFRICA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,457	7	2,900	+ 2,557
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,579	33	204	+ 4,375
Lung Disease	3	2,793	18	956	+ 1,837
Stroke	4	2,539	5	3,284	- 745
Lung Cancers	5	2,379	55	47	+ 2,333
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,843	1	5,231	- 3,389
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,832	45	116	+ 1,716
Prostate Cancer	8	1,202	38	156	+ 1,046
Falls	9	797	36	181	+ 616
Pancreas Cancer	10	790	60	37	+ 753
Breast Cancer	11	716	26	344	+ 372
Lymphomas	12	662	42	119	+ 543
Suicide	13	650	24	585	+ 65
Kidney Disease	14	626	21	710	- 84
Other Injuries	15	598	23	621	- 23
Diabetes Mellitus	16	574	15	1,141	- 567
Parkinson's Disease	17	568	48	67	+ 501
Skin Cancers	18	418	58	43	+ 375
Endocrine Disorders	19	368	25	423	- 55
Bladder Cancer	20	365	64	23	+ 342
Leukemia	21	363	47	88	+ 275
Stomach Cancer	22	352	49	65	+ 287
Other Neoplasms	23	333	70	5	+ 328
Ovary Cancer	24	317	50	64	+ 253
Drug Use	25	270	57	44	+ 226
Liver Cancer	26	266	44	117	+ 149
Oesophagus Cancer	27	254	53	48	+ 206
Hypertension	28	236	12	1,252	- 1,016
Inflammatory/Heart	29	227	30	270	- 43
Liver Disease	30	219	14	1,153	- 934
Alcohol	31	210	52	62	+ 148
Oral Cancer	32	172	46	91	+ 81
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	164	27	317	- 153
Congenital Anomalies	34	140	19	776	- 636
Malnutrition	35	139	22	691	- 552
Uterin Cancer	36	138	65	20	+ 118
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	131	3	4,684	- 4,553
Skin Disease	38	131	54	48	+ 83
Cervical Cancer	39	128	32	230	- 102
Epilepsy	40	122	43	119	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	41	122	72	4	+ 118
Road Traffic Accidents	42	117	10	1,790	- 1,673
Asthma	43	87	20	761	- 674
Anemia	44	76	84	0	+ 76
Drownings	45	66	34	202	- 136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	63	35	194	- 131
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	62	66	15	+ 47
Fires	48	46	39	142	- 96
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	33	80	0	+ 33
Violence	50	33	17	1,009	- 976
Osteoarthritis	51	28	81	0	+ 28
Low Birth Weight	52	24	8	2,228	- 2,204
Schizophrenia	53	23	86	0	+ 23
Birth Trauma	54	18	9	2,192	- 2,174
Hepatitis C	55	17	69	6	+ 12
Tuberculosis	56	15	2	4,704	- 4,688
Poisonings	57	15	40	134	- 119
Meningitis	58	14	16	1,015	- 1,001
Appendicitis	59	12	51	62	- 49
Upper Respiratory	60	12	63	24	- 12
HIV/AIDS	61	11	4	3,753	- 3,742
Oral conditions	62	9	82	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	63	3	61	33	- 30
Pertussis	64	1	31	265	- 264
Otitis Media	65	1	68	6	- 5
Maternal Conditions	66	1	13	1,174	- 1,173
Syphilis	67	1	41	120	- 119
War	68	1	28	314	- 313
Tetanus	69	0	29	280	- 280
Encephalitis	70	0	62	28	- 28
Diphtheria	71	0	67	11	- 11
Measles	72	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	71	5	- 5
Chlamydia	77	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	56	46	- 46
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	59	40	- 40
Schistosomiasis	83	0	37	169	- 169
Malaria	84	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Norway

Central Africa

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.