CHINA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,367,500	2	1,771,525	- 404,025
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,147,345	6	304,455	+ 842,890
Lung Disease	3	699,813	3	968,607	- 268,794
Stroke	4	636,203	1	2,043,210	- 1,407,007
Lung Cancers	5	596,224	4	714,311	- 118,087
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	461,741	12	183,342	+ 278,399
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	459,171	9	248,388	+ 210,782
Prostate Cancer	8	301,267	28	51,056	+ 250,211
Falls	9	199,810	16	138,878	+ 60,932
Pancreas Cancer	10	197,910	18	111,537	+ 86,373
Breast Cancer	11	179,394	19	92,757	+ 86,637
Lymphomas	12	165,943	23	57,838	+ 108,105
Suicide	13	162,787	17	116,324	+ 46,463
Kidney Disease	14	156,972	11	192,302	- 35,330
Other Injuries	15	149,822	25	54,087	+ 95,735
Diabetes Mellitus	16	143,803	14	161,672	- 17,869
Parkinson's Disease	17	142,422	20	70,699	+ 71,723
Skin Cancers	18	104,708	41	19,669	+ 85,039
Endocrine Disorders	19	92,231	37	25,613	+ 66,618
Bladder Cancer	20	91,522	29	37,873	+ 53,649
Leukemia	21	90,915	22	58,145	+ 32,771
Stomach Cancer	22	88,247	5	398,439	- 310,191
Other Neoplasms	23	83,362	53	4,374	+ 78,988
Ovary Cancer	24	79,399	35	28,078	+ 51,321
Drug Use	25	67,740	38	24,214	+ 43,526
Liver Cancer	26	66,614	13	180,952	- 114,338
Oesophagus Cancer	27	63,698	10	242,891	- 179,193
Hypertension	28	59,076	7	301,183	- 242,107
Inflammatory/Heart	29	56,791	33	29,954	+ 26,837
Liver Disease	30	54,900	15	145,603	- 90,703
Alcohol	31	52,579	42	19,071	+ 33,508
Oral Cancer	32	43,098	24	54,695	- 11,598
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	41,034	30	37,723	+ 3,310
Congenital Anomalies	34	35,026	31	36,613	- 1,587
Malnutrition	35	34,726	44	12,995	+ 21,731
Uterin Cancer	36	34,466	45	11,751	+ 22,715
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	32,849	50	8,719	+ 24,130
Skin Disease	38	32,805	52	5,222	+ 27,583
Cervical Cancer	39	32,120	27	51,650	- 19,530
Epilepsy	40	30,655	46	11,365	+ 19,290
Multiple Sclerosis	41	30,605	59	1,734	+ 28,871
Road Traffic Accidents	42	29,349	8	250,272	- 220,923
Asthma	43	21,728	39	23,147	- 1,419
Anemia	44	19,169	83	0	+ 19,169
Drownings	45	16,614	26	52,807	- 36,193
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	15,768	21	65,350	- 49,582
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	15,531	49	10,108	+ 5,422
Fires	48	11,461	48	10,498	+ 963
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	8,327	81	0	+ 8,327
Violence	50	8,208	47	11,115	- 2,907
Osteoarthritis	51	7,013	82	0	+ 7,013
Low Birth Weight	52	6,016	40	21,631	- 15,616
Schizophrenia	53	5,862	86	0	+ 5,862
Birth Trauma	54	4,485	43	17,644	- 13,159
Hepatitis C	55	4,332	66	86	+ 4,246
Tuberculosis	56	3,843	32	34,802	- 30,959
Poisonings	57	3,691	36	25,762	- 22,071
Meningitis	58	3,498	51	5,704	- 2,206
Appendicitis	59	3,099	60	1,468	+ 1,631
Upper Respiratory	60	2,985	57	2,663	+ 322
HIV/AIDS	61	2,661	34	28,746	- 26,084
Oral conditions	62	2,218	80	0	+ 2,218
Hepatitis B	63	868	56	2,757	- 1,889
Pertussis	64	320	64	484	- 163
Otitis Media	65	298	69	15	+ 283
Maternal Conditions	66	294	54	3,596	- 3,302
Syphilis	67	213	58	1,824	- 1,611
War	68	138	61	900	- 762
Tetanus	69	94	63	491	- 397
Encephalitis	70	45	55	2,796	- 2,751
Diphtheria	71	0	71	11	- 11
Measles	72	0	62	558	- 558
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	70	12	- 12
Ascariasis	76	0	68	34	- 34
Chlamydia	77	0	67	55	- 55
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	65	400	- 400
Malaria	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.