USA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	330,241	1	504,904	- 174,663
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	277,075	2	287,198	- 10,124
Lung Disease	3	168,999	3	195,387	- 26,388
Stroke	4	153,638	4	158,520	- 4,882
Lung Cancers	5	143,983	5	155,533	- 11,549
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	111,507	11	60,317	+ 51,189
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	110,886	9	61,827	+ 49,059
Prostate Cancer	8	72,754	20	35,612	+ 37,141
Falls	9	48,253	18	40,418	+ 7,835
Pancreas Cancer	10	47,794	15	44,293	+ 3,501
Breast Cancer	11	43,322	13	48,671	- 5,348
Lymphomas	12	40,074	19	40,281	- 207
Suicide	13	39,312	12	53,099	- 13,787
Kidney Disease	14	37,908	6	85,861	- 47,953
Other Injuries	15	36,181	25	25,997	+ 10,184
Diabetes Mellitus	16	34,727	10	61,418	- 26,691
Parkinson's Disease	17	34,394	21	34,491	- 97
Skin Cancers	18	25,286	32	14,311	+ 10,975
Endocrine Disorders	19	22,273	14	46,985	- 24,712
Bladder Cancer	20	22,102	26	19,622	+ 2,480
Leukemia	21	21,955	24	26,966	- 5,010
Stomach Cancer	22	21,311	33	13,077	+ 8,234
Other Neoplasms	23	20,131	29	17,743	+ 2,388
Ovary Cancer	24	19,174	31	14,591	+ 4,583
Drug Use	25	16,359	7	74,435	- 58,076
Liver Cancer	26	16,087	23	27,064	- 10,978
Oesophagus Cancer	27	15,383	28	17,829	- 2,447
Hypertension	28	14,266	8	65,960	- 51,694
Inflammatory/Heart	29	13,715	22	32,529	- 18,815
Liver Disease	30	13,258	16	43,402	- 30,144
Alcohol	31	12,698	30	14,659	- 1,962
Oral Cancer	32	10,408	35	11,555	- 1,147
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	9,909	48	3,461	+ 6,448
Congenital Anomalies	34	8,458	34	11,762	- 3,303
Malnutrition	35	8,386	40	6,762	+ 1,624
Uterin Cancer	36	8,323	36	10,063	- 1,740
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	7,933	37	9,955	- 2,022
Skin Disease	38	7,922	43	5,409	+ 2,513
Cervical Cancer	39	7,757	38	6,984	+ 772
Epilepsy	40	7,403	50	3,162	+ 4,241
Multiple Sclerosis	41	7,391	44	5,059	+ 2,332
Road Traffic Accidents	42	7,087	17	41,694	- 34,607
Asthma	43	5,247	46	3,818	+ 1,429
Anemia	44	4,629	51	3,115	+ 1,514
Drownings	45	4,012	45	4,070	- 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	3,808	47	3,646	+ 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	3,751	52	2,461	+ 1,290
Fires	48	2,768	49	3,183	- 415
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	2,011	58	678	+ 1,333
Violence	50	1,982	27	18,976	- 16,994
Osteoarthritis	51	1,694	61	579	+ 1,115
Low Birth Weight	52	1,453	39	6,924	- 5,471
Schizophrenia	53	1,416	57	723	+ 693
Birth Trauma	54	1,083	54	1,233	- 150
Hepatitis C	55	1,046	41	5,684	- 4,638
Tuberculosis	56	928	62	546	+ 382
Poisonings	57	891	53	1,674	- 783
Meningitis	58	845	60	606	+ 239
Appendicitis	59	748	63	424	+ 324
Upper Respiratory	60	721	65	229	+ 492
HIV/AIDS	61	643	42	5,660	- 5,018
Oral conditions	62	536	64	286	+ 250
Hepatitis B	63	210	59	608	- 398
Pertussis	64	77	69	16	+ 62
Otitis Media	65	72	67	34	+ 38
Maternal Conditions	66	71	56	779	- 708
Syphilis	67	52	66	49	+ 2
War	68	33	55	1,198	- 1,164
Tetanus	69	23	71	2	+ 21
Encephalitis	70	11	68	25	- 14
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.