FRANCE VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,031	1	63,181	+ 2,849
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	55,400	2	53,157	+ 2,243
Lung Disease	3	33,791	7	18,232	+ 15,559
Stroke	4	30,719	3	36,354	- 5,635
Lung Cancers	5	28,789	4	35,657	- 6,868
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	22,295	6	19,771	+ 2,525
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	22,171	5	21,854	+ 318
Prostate Cancer	8	14,547	13	10,873	+ 3,674
Falls	9	9,648	18	8,284	+ 1,364
Pancreas Cancer	10	9,556	10	12,360	- 2,803
Breast Cancer	11	8,662	8	15,536	- 6,874
Lymphomas	12	8,013	14	10,067	- 2,055
Suicide	13	7,860	16	8,961	- 1,101
Kidney Disease	14	7,580	11	11,477	- 3,897
Other Injuries	15	7,234	9	15,119	- 7,885
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,944	12	10,912	- 3,968
Parkinson's Disease	17	6,877	20	7,570	- 693
Skin Cancers	18	5,056	32	3,256	+ 1,800
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,453	19	8,086	- 3,633
Bladder Cancer	20	4,419	24	6,566	- 2,146
Leukemia	21	4,390	21	7,457	- 3,067
Stomach Cancer	22	4,261	26	5,530	- 1,269
Other Neoplasms	23	4,025	17	8,771	- 4,745
Ovary Cancer	24	3,834	30	3,964	- 130
Drug Use	25	3,271	36	1,881	+ 1,390
Liver Cancer	26	3,216	15	9,573	- 6,357
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,076	28	4,673	- 1,597
Hypertension	28	2,853	23	7,109	- 4,257
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,742	25	6,065	- 3,323
Liver Disease	30	2,651	22	7,382	- 4,731
Alcohol	31	2,539	33	3,189	- 650
Oral Cancer	32	2,081	27	4,676	- 2,595
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,981	43	986	+ 995
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,691	35	2,012	- 321
Malnutrition	35	1,677	29	4,212	- 2,535
Uterin Cancer	36	1,664	34	2,721	- 1,056
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,586	38	1,807	- 221
Skin Disease	38	1,584	39	1,598	- 14
Cervical Cancer	39	1,551	40	1,574	- 23
Epilepsy	40	1,480	37	1,865	- 385
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,478	46	752	+ 726
Road Traffic Accidents	42	1,417	31	3,339	- 1,922
Asthma	43	1,049	42	1,039	+ 10
Anemia	44	926	44	973	- 47
Drownings	45	802	45	868	- 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	761	41	1,384	- 623
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	750	51	426	+ 323
Fires	48	553	53	403	+ 150
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	402	62	75	+ 327
Violence	50	396	49	538	- 141
Osteoarthritis	51	339	56	245	+ 93
Low Birth Weight	52	290	47	651	- 360
Schizophrenia	53	283	48	647	- 364
Birth Trauma	54	217	55	309	- 92
Hepatitis C	55	209	52	416	- 207
Tuberculosis	56	186	50	435	- 250
Poisonings	57	178	57	228	- 50
Meningitis	58	169	58	163	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	150	61	90	+ 60
Upper Respiratory	60	144	63	54	+ 90
HIV/AIDS	61	129	54	362	- 233
Oral conditions	62	107	60	118	- 11
Hepatitis B	63	42	59	135	- 93
Pertussis	64	15	69	3	+ 13
Otitis Media	65	14	65	16	- 1
Maternal Conditions	66	14	64	52	- 38
Syphilis	67	10	68	4	+ 6
War	68	7	67	7	- 0
Tetanus	69	5	70	2	+ 2
Encephalitis	70	2	66	8	- 6
Diphtheria	71	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	71	1	- 1
Malaria	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.