ESTONIA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,153	1	3,009	- 1,856
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	967	12	229	+ 738
Lung Disease	3	590	13	229	+ 361
Stroke	4	536	3	1,116	- 580
Lung Cancers	5	503	4	657	- 155
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	389	6	349	+ 41
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	387	5	527	- 140
Prostate Cancer	8	254	8	298	- 44
Falls	9	168	24	119	+ 50
Pancreas Cancer	10	167	10	268	- 102
Breast Cancer	11	151	11	260	- 109
Lymphomas	12	140	15	213	- 73
Suicide	13	137	16	197	- 60
Kidney Disease	14	132	17	176	- 44
Other Injuries	15	126	20	141	- 15
Diabetes Mellitus	16	121	19	146	- 25
Parkinson's Disease	17	120	29	82	+ 38
Skin Cancers	18	88	30	79	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	19	78	33	66	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	20	77	21	126	- 49
Leukemia	21	77	22	126	- 49
Stomach Cancer	22	74	9	290	- 215
Other Neoplasms	23	70	23	123	- 53
Ovary Cancer	24	67	28	87	- 20
Drug Use	25	57	31	75	- 18
Liver Cancer	26	56	26	107	- 51
Oesophagus Cancer	27	54	27	99	- 45
Hypertension	28	50	2	2,700	- 2,650
Inflammatory/Heart	29	48	14	217	- 169
Liver Disease	30	46	7	328	- 282
Alcohol	31	44	18	148	- 104
Oral Cancer	32	36	25	110	- 74
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	35	36	55	- 20
Congenital Anomalies	34	30	43	25	+ 4
Malnutrition	35	29	79	0	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	36	29	34	60	- 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	28	53	8	+ 19
Skin Disease	38	28	41	29	- 1
Cervical Cancer	39	27	32	68	- 40
Epilepsy	40	26	37	45	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	41	26	48	16	+ 10
Road Traffic Accidents	42	25	35	59	- 34
Asthma	43	18	44	24	- 6
Anemia	44	16	51	9	+ 7
Drownings	45	14	40	30	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	13	45	22	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	13	46	17	- 4
Fires	48	10	38	41	- 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	7	49	12	- 5
Violence	50	7	42	28	- 22
Osteoarthritis	51	6	50	10	- 4
Low Birth Weight	52	5	55	7	- 2
Schizophrenia	53	5	56	6	- 1
Birth Trauma	54	4	57	5	- 1
Hepatitis C	55	4	58	4	- 0
Tuberculosis	56	3	47	16	- 13
Poisonings	57	3	52	8	- 5
Meningitis	58	3	54	7	- 4
Appendicitis	59	3	59	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	60	3	66	0	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	61	2	39	40	- 38
Oral conditions	62	2	60	2	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	1	65	0	+ 1
Pertussis	64	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	66	0	61	1	- 1
Syphilis	67	0	62	1	- 1
War	68	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	63	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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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.