IRELAND VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,054	1	4,762	+ 292
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,240	2	3,209	+ 1,031
Lung Disease	3	2,586	4	1,915	+ 671
Stroke	4	2,351	5	1,770	+ 582
Lung Cancers	5	2,204	3	1,916	+ 288
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,707	6	1,298	+ 408
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,697	7	1,095	+ 602
Prostate Cancer	8	1,113	9	585	+ 528
Falls	9	738	25	247	+ 492
Pancreas Cancer	10	731	11	530	+ 201
Breast Cancer	11	663	8	760	- 97
Lymphomas	12	613	13	513	+ 100
Suicide	13	602	14	470	+ 132
Kidney Disease	14	580	10	566	+ 14
Other Injuries	15	554	30	171	+ 383
Diabetes Mellitus	16	531	16	414	+ 118
Parkinson's Disease	17	526	12	530	- 3
Skin Cancers	18	387	23	252	+ 135
Endocrine Disorders	19	341	24	249	+ 92
Bladder Cancer	20	338	22	256	+ 82
Leukemia	21	336	20	274	+ 62
Stomach Cancer	22	326	17	357	- 30
Other Neoplasms	23	308	27	218	+ 90
Ovary Cancer	24	293	21	273	+ 21
Drug Use	25	250	31	167	+ 84
Liver Cancer	26	246	18	318	- 72
Oesophagus Cancer	27	235	15	419	- 183
Hypertension	28	218	29	175	+ 44
Inflammatory/Heart	29	210	26	240	- 30
Liver Disease	30	203	19	279	- 76
Alcohol	31	194	39	64	+ 130
Oral Cancer	32	159	28	183	- 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	152	38	67	+ 85
Congenital Anomalies	34	129	32	153	- 24
Malnutrition	35	128	63	2	+ 127
Uterin Cancer	36	127	34	126	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	121	45	53	+ 69
Skin Disease	38	121	42	58	+ 64
Cervical Cancer	39	119	35	103	+ 16
Epilepsy	40	113	36	85	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	41	113	37	83	+ 30
Road Traffic Accidents	42	108	33	153	- 45
Asthma	43	80	41	58	+ 22
Anemia	44	71	49	29	+ 42
Drownings	45	61	43	57	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	58	46	50	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	57	40	59	- 2
Fires	48	42	48	30	+ 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	31	54	14	+ 17
Violence	50	30	47	38	- 8
Osteoarthritis	51	26	51	20	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	52	22	44	56	- 34
Schizophrenia	53	22	55	12	+ 10
Birth Trauma	54	17	56	10	+ 7
Hepatitis C	55	16	52	19	- 3
Tuberculosis	56	14	50	23	- 9
Poisonings	57	14	53	14	- 0
Meningitis	58	13	58	7	+ 6
Appendicitis	59	11	60	3	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	60	11	64	1	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	61	10	57	9	+ 1
Oral conditions	62	8	62	2	+ 6
Hepatitis B	63	3	59	6	- 3
Pertussis	64	1	67	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	66	1	61	3	- 2
Syphilis	67	1	68	0	+ 1
War	68	1	65	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Norway

Ireland

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.