GERMANY VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	81,235	1	147,055	- 65,819
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	68,157	2	51,168	+ 16,989
Lung Disease	3	41,572	5	42,797	- 1,225
Stroke	4	37,793	3	49,794	- 12,000
Lung Cancers	5	35,418	4	46,560	- 11,142
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	27,429	9	20,712	+ 6,717
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	27,277	7	26,026	+ 1,251
Prostate Cancer	8	17,897	12	16,487	+ 1,409
Falls	9	11,870	14	15,325	- 3,455
Pancreas Cancer	10	11,757	11	17,971	- 6,215
Breast Cancer	11	10,657	10	18,842	- 8,185
Lymphomas	12	9,858	17	12,249	- 2,391
Suicide	13	9,670	19	10,284	- 614
Kidney Disease	14	9,325	8	22,770	- 13,446
Other Injuries	15	8,900	23	8,248	+ 652
Diabetes Mellitus	16	8,543	13	15,560	- 7,017
Parkinson's Disease	17	8,460	16	12,594	- 4,133
Skin Cancers	18	6,220	31	4,055	+ 2,165
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,479	18	10,677	- 5,198
Bladder Cancer	20	5,437	28	6,193	- 756
Leukemia	21	5,401	22	8,737	- 3,336
Stomach Cancer	22	5,242	20	9,658	- 4,415
Other Neoplasms	23	4,952	24	8,161	- 3,209
Ovary Cancer	24	4,717	30	5,192	- 476
Drug Use	25	4,024	40	1,930	+ 2,094
Liver Cancer	26	3,957	25	8,057	- 4,100
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,784	27	6,212	- 2,429
Hypertension	28	3,509	6	26,796	- 23,286
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,374	21	8,891	- 5,518
Liver Disease	30	3,261	15	15,194	- 11,933
Alcohol	31	3,123	26	6,257	- 3,134
Oral Cancer	32	2,560	29	6,023	- 3,463
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,438	38	2,166	+ 272
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,081	36	2,291	- 211
Malnutrition	35	2,063	50	450	+ 1,613
Uterin Cancer	36	2,047	37	2,231	- 183
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,951	32	3,830	- 1,879
Skin Disease	38	1,949	42	1,543	+ 406
Cervical Cancer	39	1,908	39	2,131	- 223
Epilepsy	40	1,821	35	3,091	- 1,270
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,818	41	1,571	+ 247
Road Traffic Accidents	42	1,743	34	3,160	- 1,416
Asthma	43	1,291	44	924	+ 366
Anemia	44	1,139	43	994	+ 145
Drownings	45	987	49	459	+ 528
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	937	33	3,615	- 2,679
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	923	47	543	+ 380
Fires	48	681	53	359	+ 322
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	495	55	292	+ 203
Violence	50	488	46	769	- 281
Osteoarthritis	51	417	52	364	+ 53
Low Birth Weight	52	357	45	770	- 413
Schizophrenia	53	348	51	391	- 42
Birth Trauma	54	266	57	239	+ 27
Hepatitis C	55	257	48	507	- 250
Tuberculosis	56	228	56	281	- 53
Poisonings	57	219	58	216	+ 3
Meningitis	58	208	60	168	+ 40
Appendicitis	59	184	62	129	+ 55
Upper Respiratory	60	177	61	138	+ 39
HIV/AIDS	61	158	54	345	- 187
Oral conditions	62	132	63	62	+ 70
Hepatitis B	63	52	59	182	- 130
Pertussis	64	19	69	2	+ 17
Otitis Media	65	18	65	16	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	66	17	64	38	- 21
Syphilis	67	13	68	6	+ 7
War	68	8	66	10	- 2
Tetanus	69	6	75	1	+ 5
Encephalitis	70	3	67	8	- 5
Diphtheria	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	80	0	74	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	81	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	73	1	- 1
Malaria	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.