GEORGIA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,733	1	16,014	- 11,281
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,971	5	1,826	+ 2,145
Lung Disease	3	2,422	7	1,158	+ 1,264
Stroke	4	2,202	2	11,969	- 9,767
Lung Cancers	5	2,064	8	1,152	+ 912
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,598	9	886	+ 712
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,589	14	444	+ 1,146
Prostate Cancer	8	1,043	22	290	+ 752
Falls	9	692	16	420	+ 272
Pancreas Cancer	10	685	23	227	+ 458
Breast Cancer	11	621	11	613	+ 8
Lymphomas	12	574	25	208	+ 366
Suicide	13	563	18	367	+ 197
Kidney Disease	14	543	10	826	- 283
Other Injuries	15	519	20	346	+ 172
Diabetes Mellitus	16	498	6	1,621	- 1,124
Parkinson's Disease	17	493	19	354	+ 139
Skin Cancers	18	362	33	149	+ 213
Endocrine Disorders	19	319	38	109	+ 211
Bladder Cancer	20	317	26	205	+ 111
Leukemia	21	315	30	171	+ 143
Stomach Cancer	22	305	12	533	- 228
Other Neoplasms	23	289	52	15	+ 274
Ovary Cancer	24	275	29	174	+ 101
Drug Use	25	234	41	90	+ 145
Liver Cancer	26	231	17	385	- 154
Oesophagus Cancer	27	220	43	75	+ 145
Hypertension	28	204	3	4,387	- 4,183
Inflammatory/Heart	29	197	21	346	- 150
Liver Disease	30	190	4	1,871	- 1,681
Alcohol	31	182	45	49	+ 133
Oral Cancer	32	149	31	167	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	142	24	226	- 84
Congenital Anomalies	34	121	28	174	- 53
Malnutrition	35	120	59	5	+ 116
Uterin Cancer	36	119	36	115	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	114	50	19	+ 95
Skin Disease	38	114	51	17	+ 97
Cervical Cancer	39	111	27	187	- 76
Epilepsy	40	106	44	51	+ 55
Multiple Sclerosis	41	106	54	12	+ 94
Road Traffic Accidents	42	102	13	496	- 394
Asthma	43	75	35	136	- 61
Anemia	44	66	85	0	+ 66
Drownings	45	58	39	95	- 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	55	15	426	- 372
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	54	57	8	+ 46
Fires	48	40	34	140	- 100
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	29	81	0	+ 29
Violence	50	28	40	90	- 62
Osteoarthritis	51	24	80	0	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	52	21	37	114	- 94
Schizophrenia	53	20	83	0	+ 20
Birth Trauma	54	16	46	39	- 24
Hepatitis C	55	15	64	0	+ 15
Tuberculosis	56	13	32	153	- 139
Poisonings	57	13	49	23	- 11
Meningitis	58	12	47	25	- 12
Appendicitis	59	11	55	10	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	60	10	60	1	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	61	9	42	89	- 80
Oral conditions	62	8	82	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	63	3	58	7	- 4
Pertussis	64	1	67	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	65	1	66	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	66	1	53	13	- 12
Syphilis	67	1	63	0	+ 0
War	68	0	61	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	62	0	- 0
Encephalitis	70	0	48	24	- 24
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	56	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

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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.