INDIA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,360,823	1	1,520,034	- 159,212
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,141,742	17	126,593	+ 1,015,149
Lung Disease	3	696,395	2	879,732	- 183,337
Stroke	4	633,097	3	697,038	- 63,942
Lung Cancers	5	593,312	21	88,276	+ 505,037
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	459,486	6	392,425	+ 67,061
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	456,928	25	77,368	+ 379,560
Prostate Cancer	8	299,795	38	30,945	+ 268,851
Falls	9	198,834	10	225,755	- 26,921
Pancreas Cancer	10	196,944	37	32,812	+ 164,132
Breast Cancer	11	178,518	22	82,821	+ 95,697
Lymphomas	12	165,133	33	40,159	+ 124,974
Suicide	13	161,992	14	173,347	- 11,356
Kidney Disease	14	156,206	11	222,903	- 66,697
Other Injuries	15	149,090	15	149,570	- 480
Diabetes Mellitus	16	143,101	7	271,495	- 128,394
Parkinson's Disease	17	141,726	32	43,398	+ 98,328
Skin Cancers	18	104,197	60	5,054	+ 99,143
Endocrine Disorders	19	91,781	47	15,264	+ 76,516
Bladder Cancer	20	91,075	48	14,081	+ 76,994
Leukemia	21	90,471	35	33,383	+ 57,088
Stomach Cancer	22	87,816	24	81,058	+ 6,759
Other Neoplasms	23	82,955	62	2,968	+ 79,987
Ovary Cancer	24	79,011	44	21,947	+ 57,064
Drug Use	25	67,409	52	11,747	+ 55,662
Liver Cancer	26	66,288	39	30,369	+ 35,920
Oesophagus Cancer	27	63,387	34	38,898	+ 24,489
Hypertension	28	58,787	19	108,050	- 49,263
Inflammatory/Heart	29	56,513	49	12,651	+ 43,863
Liver Disease	30	54,632	8	268,580	- 213,948
Alcohol	31	52,323	43	23,097	+ 29,226
Oral Cancer	32	42,887	16	134,187	- 91,299
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	40,833	26	68,108	- 27,274
Congenital Anomalies	34	34,854	23	82,769	- 47,914
Malnutrition	35	34,556	55	8,626	+ 25,930
Uterin Cancer	36	34,298	59	6,841	+ 27,457
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	32,689	4	670,315	- 637,626
Skin Disease	38	32,645	45	17,857	+ 14,788
Cervical Cancer	39	31,963	30	45,319	- 13,356
Epilepsy	40	30,505	40	30,307	+ 198
Multiple Sclerosis	41	30,456	63	2,328	+ 28,128
Road Traffic Accidents	42	29,205	12	212,596	- 183,391
Asthma	43	21,622	13	196,051	- 174,429
Anemia	44	19,076	81	0	+ 19,076
Drownings	45	16,533	28	48,774	- 32,242
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	15,691	18	126,079	- 110,388
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	15,455	50	11,931	+ 3,524
Fires	48	11,405	42	23,265	- 11,860
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	8,286	86	0	+ 8,286
Violence	50	8,168	27	51,767	- 43,599
Osteoarthritis	51	6,979	85	0	+ 6,979
Low Birth Weight	52	5,986	9	238,739	- 232,753
Schizophrenia	53	5,833	83	0	+ 5,833
Birth Trauma	54	4,463	20	102,819	- 98,356
Hepatitis C	55	4,310	65	1,364	+ 2,946
Tuberculosis	56	3,824	5	435,882	- 432,057
Poisonings	57	3,673	61	3,540	+ 133
Meningitis	58	3,481	36	33,337	- 29,856
Appendicitis	59	3,084	53	11,245	- 8,162
Upper Respiratory	60	2,970	68	584	+ 2,387
HIV/AIDS	61	2,648	31	44,406	- 41,758
Oral conditions	62	2,207	84	0	+ 2,207
Hepatitis B	63	864	56	8,184	- 7,320
Pertussis	64	319	54	10,094	- 9,775
Otitis Media	65	297	71	68	+ 229
Maternal Conditions	66	292	41	25,917	- 25,625
Syphilis	67	212	64	2,007	- 1,795
War	68	137	67	890	- 753
Tetanus	69	94	58	7,093	- 6,999
Encephalitis	70	45	29	48,080	- 48,035
Diphtheria	71	0	72	65	- 64
Measles	72	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Ascariasis	76	0	70	126	- 126
Chlamydia	77	0	69	379	- 379
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	66	973	- 973
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.