GREECE VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,102	1	21,124	- 11,022
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,476	7	3,940	+ 4,536
Lung Disease	3	5,170	5	5,526	- 356
Stroke	4	4,700	2	14,077	- 9,377
Lung Cancers	5	4,405	4	7,355	- 2,951
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,411	3	8,282	- 4,871
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,392	8	3,264	+ 129
Prostate Cancer	8	2,226	12	2,023	+ 202
Falls	9	1,476	21	1,245	+ 231
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,462	13	1,904	- 442
Breast Cancer	11	1,325	11	2,520	- 1,195
Lymphomas	12	1,226	19	1,268	- 43
Suicide	13	1,203	28	533	+ 670
Kidney Disease	14	1,160	6	4,759	- 3,599
Other Injuries	15	1,107	17	1,453	- 347
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,062	20	1,266	- 203
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,052	10	2,646	- 1,594
Skin Cancers	18	774	31	438	+ 335
Endocrine Disorders	19	681	29	526	+ 155
Bladder Cancer	20	676	15	1,551	- 875
Leukemia	21	672	18	1,354	- 682
Stomach Cancer	22	652	16	1,535	- 883
Other Neoplasms	23	616	25	679	- 63
Ovary Cancer	24	587	27	557	+ 29
Drug Use	25	500	37	193	+ 307
Liver Cancer	26	492	14	1,566	- 1,073
Oesophagus Cancer	27	471	35	246	+ 225
Hypertension	28	436	9	2,922	- 2,486
Inflammatory/Heart	29	420	24	725	- 305
Liver Disease	30	406	23	809	- 404
Alcohol	31	388	49	50	+ 338
Oral Cancer	32	318	30	440	- 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	303	26	611	- 308
Congenital Anomalies	34	259	38	174	+ 85
Malnutrition	35	257	66	1	+ 256
Uterin Cancer	36	255	33	373	- 118
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	243	44	95	+ 148
Skin Disease	38	242	47	56	+ 186
Cervical Cancer	39	237	36	243	- 6
Epilepsy	40	226	34	249	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	41	226	40	135	+ 91
Road Traffic Accidents	42	217	22	870	- 653
Asthma	43	161	55	27	+ 133
Anemia	44	142	51	47	+ 95
Drownings	45	123	32	435	- 313
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	116	43	100	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	115	45	67	+ 48
Fires	48	85	39	146	- 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	62	86	0	+ 62
Violence	50	61	42	104	- 43
Osteoarthritis	51	52	85	0	+ 52
Low Birth Weight	52	44	41	127	- 83
Schizophrenia	53	43	54	27	+ 16
Birth Trauma	54	33	57	17	+ 16
Hepatitis C	55	32	52	38	- 6
Tuberculosis	56	28	46	66	- 38
Poisonings	57	27	56	19	+ 8
Meningitis	58	26	53	33	- 7
Appendicitis	59	23	58	9	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	60	22	59	8	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	61	20	50	47	- 28
Oral conditions	62	16	63	2	+ 15
Hepatitis B	63	6	48	56	- 50
Pertussis	64	2	69	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	65	2	82	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	66	2	61	2	- 0
Syphilis	67	2	65	1	+ 1
War	68	1	64	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	62	2	- 1
Encephalitis	70	0	67	1	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	60	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Norway

Greece

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.