UNITED KINGDOM VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,112	2	71,728	- 5,616
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	55,469	1	98,135	- 42,666
Lung Disease	3	33,833	6	32,896	+ 937
Stroke	4	30,757	4	37,626	- 6,869
Lung Cancers	5	28,825	5	35,715	- 6,890
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	22,323	3	40,540	- 18,217
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	22,199	7	18,446	+ 3,753
Prostate Cancer	8	14,565	8	13,289	+ 1,275
Falls	9	9,660	15	7,618	+ 2,042
Pancreas Cancer	10	9,568	11	8,995	+ 573
Breast Cancer	11	8,673	9	12,718	- 4,045
Lymphomas	12	8,023	10	9,350	- 1,328
Suicide	13	7,870	20	5,325	+ 2,545
Kidney Disease	14	7,589	18	5,471	+ 2,118
Other Injuries	15	7,243	19	5,464	+ 1,779
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,952	17	5,842	+ 1,110
Parkinson's Disease	17	6,885	13	8,573	- 1,687
Skin Cancers	18	5,062	27	3,727	+ 1,335
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,459	28	3,297	+ 1,162
Bladder Cancer	20	4,425	16	6,133	- 1,709
Leukemia	21	4,395	22	5,211	- 816
Stomach Cancer	22	4,266	24	4,999	- 733
Other Neoplasms	23	4,030	26	3,986	+ 44
Ovary Cancer	24	3,839	25	4,019	- 180
Drug Use	25	3,275	31	2,824	+ 451
Liver Cancer	26	3,220	21	5,237	- 2,016
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,080	12	8,727	- 5,647
Hypertension	28	2,856	23	5,208	- 2,352
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,746	29	3,126	- 381
Liver Disease	30	2,654	14	7,666	- 5,011
Alcohol	31	2,542	39	1,555	+ 987
Oral Cancer	32	2,084	30	3,109	- 1,025
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,984	36	2,090	- 106
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,693	35	2,127	- 433
Malnutrition	35	1,679	58	116	+ 1,563
Uterin Cancer	36	1,666	32	2,346	- 680
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,588	38	1,599	- 11
Skin Disease	38	1,586	34	2,134	- 548
Cervical Cancer	39	1,553	43	1,099	+ 454
Epilepsy	40	1,482	42	1,193	+ 289
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,480	37	1,856	- 376
Road Traffic Accidents	42	1,419	33	2,169	- 750
Asthma	43	1,050	41	1,302	- 252
Anemia	44	927	50	277	+ 650
Drownings	45	803	49	301	+ 502
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	762	45	876	- 114
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	751	44	1,014	- 263
Fires	48	554	48	334	+ 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	403	56	184	+ 219
Violence	50	397	46	868	- 471
Osteoarthritis	51	339	57	167	+ 172
Low Birth Weight	52	291	40	1,313	- 1,023
Schizophrenia	53	283	60	101	+ 182
Birth Trauma	54	217	54	190	+ 27
Hepatitis C	55	209	51	267	- 58
Tuberculosis	56	186	47	351	- 165
Poisonings	57	178	53	221	- 42
Meningitis	58	169	52	232	- 63
Appendicitis	59	150	59	105	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	60	144	63	48	+ 96
HIV/AIDS	61	129	55	188	- 59
Oral conditions	62	107	61	54	+ 53
Hepatitis B	63	42	65	40	+ 2
Pertussis	64	15	69	3	+ 13
Otitis Media	65	14	66	16	- 1
Maternal Conditions	66	14	64	47	- 32
Syphilis	67	10	62	49	- 38
War	68	7	67	10	- 3
Tetanus	69	5	72	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	70	2	68	6	- 4
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.