ETHIOPIA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	114,486	4	36,530	+ 77,957
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	96,055	21	8,258	+ 87,798
Lung Disease	3	58,588	15	11,870	+ 46,718
Stroke	4	53,263	3	39,362	+ 13,901
Lung Cancers	5	49,916	38	2,202	+ 47,713
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	38,657	1	59,931	- 21,274
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	38,441	31	3,755	+ 34,687
Prostate Cancer	8	25,222	50	1,244	+ 23,978
Falls	9	16,728	28	4,510	+ 12,218
Pancreas Cancer	10	16,569	61	488	+ 16,081
Breast Cancer	11	15,019	20	8,485	+ 6,533
Lymphomas	12	13,893	33	3,590	+ 10,303
Suicide	13	13,628	25	6,030	+ 7,598
Kidney Disease	14	13,142	13	12,103	+ 1,039
Other Injuries	15	12,543	16	11,735	+ 808
Diabetes Mellitus	16	12,039	10	16,258	- 4,219
Parkinson's Disease	17	11,923	46	1,578	+ 10,346
Skin Cancers	18	8,766	52	1,006	+ 7,760
Endocrine Disorders	19	7,722	45	1,623	+ 6,099
Bladder Cancer	20	7,662	51	1,080	+ 6,582
Leukemia	21	7,611	30	4,222	+ 3,389
Stomach Cancer	22	7,388	47	1,519	+ 5,869
Other Neoplasms	23	6,979	66	148	+ 6,831
Ovary Cancer	24	6,647	36	2,424	+ 4,224
Drug Use	25	5,671	60	513	+ 5,158
Liver Cancer	26	5,577	42	1,730	+ 3,847
Oesophagus Cancer	27	5,333	40	1,839	+ 3,494
Hypertension	28	4,946	12	13,470	- 8,524
Inflammatory/Heart	29	4,754	39	2,168	+ 2,586
Liver Disease	30	4,596	8	27,270	- 22,674
Alcohol	31	4,402	55	750	+ 3,652
Oral Cancer	32	3,608	48	1,477	+ 2,132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,435	41	1,758	+ 1,677
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,932	11	15,638	- 12,705
Malnutrition	35	2,907	19	8,643	- 5,736
Uterin Cancer	36	2,885	62	421	+ 2,464
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,750	2	44,361	- 41,611
Skin Disease	38	2,746	53	904	+ 1,843
Cervical Cancer	39	2,689	27	5,019	- 2,330
Epilepsy	40	2,566	44	1,625	+ 941
Multiple Sclerosis	41	2,562	70	61	+ 2,501
Road Traffic Accidents	42	2,457	5	31,564	- 29,107
Asthma	43	1,819	29	4,484	- 2,665
Anemia	44	1,605	83	0	+ 1,605
Drownings	45	1,391	35	3,133	- 1,742
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,320	49	1,339	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,300	65	221	+ 1,080
Fires	48	960	34	3,255	- 2,295
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	697	81	0	+ 697
Violence	50	687	22	8,076	- 7,389
Osteoarthritis	51	587	80	0	+ 587
Low Birth Weight	52	504	7	28,020	- 27,517
Schizophrenia	53	491	86	0	+ 491
Birth Trauma	54	375	6	31,107	- 30,732
Hepatitis C	55	363	69	115	+ 248
Tuberculosis	56	322	9	21,455	- 21,133
Poisonings	57	309	32	3,668	- 3,359
Meningitis	58	293	14	12,019	- 11,726
Appendicitis	59	259	58	677	- 418
Upper Respiratory	60	250	57	709	- 459
HIV/AIDS	61	223	17	11,471	- 11,249
Oral conditions	62	186	82	0	+ 186
Hepatitis B	63	73	56	742	- 669
Pertussis	64	27	23	6,896	- 6,869
Otitis Media	65	25	71	39	- 14
Maternal Conditions	66	25	18	8,887	- 8,862
Syphilis	67	18	43	1,699	- 1,681
War	68	12	64	281	- 269
Tetanus	69	8	37	2,203	- 2,195
Encephalitis	70	4	63	386	- 382
Diphtheria	71	0	67	146	- 146
Measles	72	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	20	- 20
Ascariasis	76	0	68	130	- 130
Chlamydia	77	0	72	21	- 21
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	59	579	- 579
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	54	839	- 839
Malaria	84	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Norway

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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.