PORTUGAL VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,857	1	12,878	- 3,021
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,270	3	7,191	+ 1,079
Lung Disease	3	5,044	7	4,286	+ 758
Stroke	4	4,586	2	12,339	- 7,754
Lung Cancers	5	4,298	5	4,406	- 108
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,328	4	6,851	- 3,523
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,310	6	4,389	- 1,080
Prostate Cancer	8	2,172	11	2,124	+ 48
Falls	9	1,440	23	1,033	+ 408
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,427	15	1,669	- 243
Breast Cancer	11	1,293	12	1,997	- 704
Lymphomas	12	1,196	16	1,608	- 411
Suicide	13	1,173	19	1,172	+ 1
Kidney Disease	14	1,131	9	2,803	- 1,672
Other Injuries	15	1,080	13	1,937	- 857
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,037	8	3,601	- 2,565
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,027	21	1,139	- 113
Skin Cancers	18	755	30	523	+ 231
Endocrine Disorders	19	665	17	1,547	- 882
Bladder Cancer	20	660	20	1,171	- 511
Leukemia	21	655	24	1,015	- 360
Stomach Cancer	22	636	10	2,532	- 1,896
Other Neoplasms	23	601	28	652	- 51
Ovary Cancer	24	572	33	397	+ 175
Drug Use	25	488	44	128	+ 360
Liver Cancer	26	480	18	1,270	- 790
Oesophagus Cancer	27	459	29	623	- 164
Hypertension	28	426	14	1,880	- 1,454
Inflammatory/Heart	29	409	26	909	- 499
Liver Disease	30	396	22	1,126	- 730
Alcohol	31	379	45	111	+ 268
Oral Cancer	32	311	25	912	- 601
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	296	37	229	+ 67
Congenital Anomalies	34	252	40	196	+ 56
Malnutrition	35	250	53	79	+ 172
Uterin Cancer	36	248	32	406	- 157
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	237	36	231	+ 6
Skin Disease	38	236	39	202	+ 34
Cervical Cancer	39	232	34	329	- 97
Epilepsy	40	221	31	415	- 194
Multiple Sclerosis	41	221	54	56	+ 164
Road Traffic Accidents	42	212	27	838	- 627
Asthma	43	157	43	146	+ 10
Anemia	44	138	42	151	- 13
Drownings	45	120	51	79	+ 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	114	41	169	- 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	112	47	99	+ 13
Fires	48	83	46	108	- 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	60	50	82	- 22
Violence	50	59	48	96	- 37
Osteoarthritis	51	51	58	29	+ 22
Low Birth Weight	52	43	52	79	- 35
Schizophrenia	53	42	55	49	- 7
Birth Trauma	54	32	60	24	+ 9
Hepatitis C	55	31	49	87	- 56
Tuberculosis	56	28	38	213	- 185
Poisonings	57	27	57	29	- 3
Meningitis	58	25	56	43	- 17
Appendicitis	59	22	61	21	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	60	22	62	15	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	61	19	35	320	- 300
Oral conditions	62	16	65	3	+ 13
Hepatitis B	63	6	59	26	- 20
Pertussis	64	2	72	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	65	2	66	2	- 0
Maternal Conditions	66	2	63	7	- 5
Syphilis	67	2	64	3	- 2
War	68	1	69	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	0	67	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Norway

Portugal

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.