EGYPT VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	107,434	1	173,871	- 66,438
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	90,138	16	6,975	+ 83,163
Lung Disease	3	54,979	9	13,393	+ 41,586
Stroke	4	49,981	3	43,839	+ 6,142
Lung Cancers	5	46,841	18	5,677	+ 41,163
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	36,275	7	20,695	+ 15,581
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	36,073	24	3,083	+ 32,991
Prostate Cancer	8	23,668	35	1,282	+ 22,386
Falls	9	15,697	30	2,019	+ 13,679
Pancreas Cancer	10	15,548	26	2,906	+ 12,642
Breast Cancer	11	14,094	13	9,180	+ 4,914
Lymphomas	12	13,037	14	7,539	+ 5,498
Suicide	13	12,789	25	3,022	+ 9,767
Kidney Disease	14	12,332	6	21,087	- 8,755
Other Injuries	15	11,770	21	3,819	+ 7,951
Diabetes Mellitus	16	11,297	8	19,131	- 7,834
Parkinson's Disease	17	11,189	28	2,391	+ 8,798
Skin Cancers	18	8,226	39	1,013	+ 7,213
Endocrine Disorders	19	7,246	29	2,372	+ 4,874
Bladder Cancer	20	7,190	19	5,133	+ 2,057
Leukemia	21	7,142	22	3,763	+ 3,380
Stomach Cancer	22	6,933	32	1,844	+ 5,089
Other Neoplasms	23	6,549	61	116	+ 6,433
Ovary Cancer	24	6,238	31	1,944	+ 4,294
Drug Use	25	5,322	62	116	+ 5,206
Liver Cancer	26	5,233	4	24,512	- 19,279
Oesophagus Cancer	27	5,004	41	951	+ 4,053
Hypertension	28	4,641	5	21,094	- 16,453
Inflammatory/Heart	29	4,462	27	2,489	+ 1,972
Liver Disease	30	4,313	2	60,122	- 55,809
Alcohol	31	4,131	60	141	+ 3,989
Oral Cancer	32	3,386	45	793	+ 2,593
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,224	34	1,339	+ 1,885
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,752	10	12,163	- 9,411
Malnutrition	35	2,728	46	759	+ 1,969
Uterin Cancer	36	2,708	52	422	+ 2,286
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,581	23	3,692	- 1,111
Skin Disease	38	2,577	55	219	+ 2,358
Cervical Cancer	39	2,523	48	625	+ 1,898
Epilepsy	40	2,408	50	451	+ 1,958
Multiple Sclerosis	41	2,404	56	213	+ 2,192
Road Traffic Accidents	42	2,306	12	10,141	- 7,835
Asthma	43	1,707	15	7,104	- 5,397
Anemia	44	1,506	82	0	+ 1,506
Drownings	45	1,305	37	1,122	+ 183
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,239	36	1,248	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,220	65	26	+ 1,194
Fires	48	900	33	1,568	- 668
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	654	84	0	+ 654
Violence	50	645	20	4,165	- 3,520
Osteoarthritis	51	551	85	0	+ 551
Low Birth Weight	52	473	11	11,391	- 10,919
Schizophrenia	53	461	80	0	+ 461
Birth Trauma	54	352	17	6,109	- 5,757
Hepatitis C	55	340	63	97	+ 244
Tuberculosis	56	302	51	432	- 130
Poisonings	57	290	57	195	+ 95
Meningitis	58	275	43	827	- 552
Appendicitis	59	243	59	142	+ 101
Upper Respiratory	60	234	68	5	+ 229
HIV/AIDS	61	209	53	397	- 188
Oral conditions	62	174	86	0	+ 174
Hepatitis B	63	68	40	988	- 920
Pertussis	64	25	42	906	- 881
Otitis Media	65	23	72	0	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	66	23	44	795	- 772
Syphilis	67	17	58	159	- 143
War	68	11	47	714	- 703
Tetanus	69	7	49	540	- 533
Encephalitis	70	4	38	1,046	- 1,042
Diphtheria	71	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	64	43	- 43
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	69	5	- 5
Ascariasis	76	0	67	6	- 6
Chlamydia	77	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	66	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	54	220	- 220
Malaria	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Norway

Egypt

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.