LIBERIA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,251	7	1,885	+ 3,366
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,406	29	235	+ 4,171
Lung Disease	3	2,687	26	294	+ 2,394
Stroke	4	2,443	11	1,578	+ 865
Lung Cancers	5	2,289	44	66	+ 2,223
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,773	2	2,693	- 920
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,763	40	90	+ 1,673
Prostate Cancer	8	1,157	25	297	+ 859
Falls	9	767	33	155	+ 612
Pancreas Cancer	10	760	53	38	+ 722
Breast Cancer	11	689	27	246	+ 443
Lymphomas	12	637	39	93	+ 544
Suicide	13	625	30	220	+ 405
Kidney Disease	14	603	16	609	- 6
Other Injuries	15	575	22	380	+ 195
Diabetes Mellitus	16	552	15	650	- 98
Parkinson's Disease	17	547	43	72	+ 475
Skin Cancers	18	402	46	51	+ 351
Endocrine Disorders	19	354	28	245	+ 109
Bladder Cancer	20	351	59	19	+ 332
Leukemia	21	349	58	23	+ 326
Stomach Cancer	22	339	37	122	+ 217
Other Neoplasms	23	320	62	6	+ 314
Ovary Cancer	24	305	47	50	+ 255
Drug Use	25	260	50	42	+ 218
Liver Cancer	26	256	20	439	- 183
Oesophagus Cancer	27	245	60	16	+ 229
Hypertension	28	227	23	371	- 144
Inflammatory/Heart	29	218	38	115	+ 103
Liver Disease	30	211	13	858	- 648
Alcohol	31	202	57	25	+ 176
Oral Cancer	32	165	48	50	+ 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	158	36	126	+ 31
Congenital Anomalies	34	134	14	833	- 699
Malnutrition	35	133	24	353	- 220
Uterin Cancer	36	132	55	28	+ 104
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	126	10	1,592	- 1,466
Skin Disease	38	126	51	41	+ 85
Cervical Cancer	39	123	19	474	- 350
Epilepsy	40	118	42	81	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	41	118	63	4	+ 113
Road Traffic Accidents	42	113	5	1,920	- 1,808
Asthma	43	83	31	200	- 116
Anemia	44	74	83	0	+ 74
Drownings	45	64	35	127	- 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	61	49	50	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	60	64	4	+ 56
Fires	48	44	34	153	- 109
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	32	84	0	+ 32
Violence	50	32	18	477	- 445
Osteoarthritis	51	27	85	0	+ 27
Low Birth Weight	52	23	8	1,652	- 1,629
Schizophrenia	53	23	80	0	+ 23
Birth Trauma	54	17	9	1,601	- 1,584
Hepatitis C	55	17	65	4	+ 13
Tuberculosis	56	15	1	2,766	- 2,752
Poisonings	57	14	41	82	- 68
Meningitis	58	13	17	552	- 539
Appendicitis	59	12	61	12	- 0
Upper Respiratory	60	11	67	3	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	61	10	6	1,919	- 1,909
Oral conditions	62	9	86	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	63	3	52	39	- 36
Pertussis	64	1	32	197	- 196
Otitis Media	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	66	1	12	870	- 869
Syphilis	67	1	21	394	- 393
War	68	1	70	1	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	54	31	- 31
Encephalitis	70	0	56	27	- 27
Diphtheria	71	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	66	4	- 4
Chlamydia	77	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	45	51	- 51
Malaria	84	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Norway

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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.