CONGO VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,889	4	2,494	+ 3,394
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,941	25	230	+ 4,710
Lung Disease	3	3,013	17	541	+ 2,473
Stroke	4	2,740	5	2,267	+ 473
Lung Cancers	5	2,567	47	54	+ 2,514
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,988	3	2,576	- 588
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,977	38	89	+ 1,888
Prostate Cancer	8	1,297	28	198	+ 1,099
Falls	9	860	33	149	+ 712
Pancreas Cancer	10	852	52	42	+ 810
Breast Cancer	11	772	32	159	+ 614
Lymphomas	12	715	45	61	+ 654
Suicide	13	701	19	349	+ 352
Kidney Disease	14	676	15	613	+ 63
Other Injuries	15	645	20	333	+ 312
Diabetes Mellitus	16	619	10	1,050	- 430
Parkinson's Disease	17	613	42	69	+ 544
Skin Cancers	18	451	53	36	+ 415
Endocrine Disorders	19	397	27	208	+ 189
Bladder Cancer	20	394	61	15	+ 380
Leukemia	21	391	46	57	+ 334
Stomach Cancer	22	380	39	88	+ 292
Other Neoplasms	23	359	63	8	+ 351
Ovary Cancer	24	342	48	49	+ 292
Drug Use	25	292	44	65	+ 226
Liver Cancer	26	287	30	169	+ 117
Oesophagus Cancer	27	274	57	19	+ 255
Hypertension	28	254	12	933	- 678
Inflammatory/Heart	29	245	26	220	+ 25
Liver Disease	30	236	13	931	- 694
Alcohol	31	226	49	46	+ 180
Oral Cancer	32	186	54	33	+ 153
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	177	35	105	+ 72
Congenital Anomalies	34	151	14	729	- 578
Malnutrition	35	150	24	272	- 122
Uterin Cancer	36	148	60	15	+ 134
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	141	8	1,304	- 1,163
Skin Disease	38	141	50	46	+ 96
Cervical Cancer	39	138	29	196	- 58
Epilepsy	40	132	40	76	+ 56
Multiple Sclerosis	41	132	66	4	+ 128
Road Traffic Accidents	42	126	7	1,598	- 1,472
Asthma	43	94	23	291	- 197
Anemia	44	83	82	0	+ 83
Drownings	45	72	36	104	- 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	68	43	67	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	67	59	15	+ 52
Fires	48	49	37	90	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	36	84	0	+ 36
Violence	50	35	18	539	- 503
Osteoarthritis	51	30	85	0	+ 30
Low Birth Weight	52	26	9	1,283	- 1,257
Schizophrenia	53	25	81	0	+ 25
Birth Trauma	54	19	11	997	- 978
Hepatitis C	55	19	67	2	+ 16
Tuberculosis	56	17	2	2,781	- 2,764
Poisonings	57	16	41	71	- 55
Meningitis	58	15	22	299	- 284
Appendicitis	59	13	58	18	- 5
Upper Respiratory	60	13	64	7	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	61	11	1	4,509	- 4,498
Oral conditions	62	10	86	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	63	4	62	14	- 11
Pertussis	64	1	21	329	- 328
Otitis Media	65	1	71	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	66	1	16	578	- 576
Syphilis	67	1	34	107	- 106
War	68	1	72	1	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	55	23	- 23
Encephalitis	70	0	56	20	- 20
Diphtheria	71	0	68	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	31	159	- 159
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	69	1	- 1
Chlamydia	77	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	65	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	83	0	51	45	- 45
Malaria	84	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

Norway

Congo

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.