VENEZUELA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,179	1	26,905	+ 3,274
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	25,320	35	572	+ 24,748
Lung Disease	3	15,444	10	5,150	+ 10,294
Stroke	4	14,040	3	12,133	+ 1,907
Lung Cancers	5	13,158	11	3,900	+ 9,258
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,190	7	7,188	+ 3,002
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,133	19	2,037	+ 8,096
Prostate Cancer	8	6,649	13	2,848	+ 3,800
Falls	9	4,410	28	865	+ 3,544
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,368	25	1,082	+ 3,286
Breast Cancer	11	3,959	15	2,563	+ 1,396
Lymphomas	12	3,662	23	1,248	+ 2,414
Suicide	13	3,592	34	585	+ 3,007
Kidney Disease	14	3,464	8	5,932	- 2,468
Other Injuries	15	3,306	21	1,693	+ 1,613
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,174	4	11,176	- 8,003
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,143	48	252	+ 2,891
Skin Cancers	18	2,311	37	553	+ 1,758
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,035	30	760	+ 1,276
Bladder Cancer	20	2,020	45	365	+ 1,655
Leukemia	21	2,006	27	1,007	+ 999
Stomach Cancer	22	1,948	17	2,175	- 228
Other Neoplasms	23	1,840	18	2,167	- 328
Ovary Cancer	24	1,752	36	563	+ 1,190
Drug Use	25	1,495	50	225	+ 1,270
Liver Cancer	26	1,470	26	1,029	+ 441
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,406	44	370	+ 1,036
Hypertension	28	1,304	9	5,195	- 3,891
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,253	33	599	+ 654
Liver Disease	30	1,212	16	2,340	- 1,129
Alcohol	31	1,160	62	34	+ 1,126
Oral Cancer	32	951	38	544	+ 407
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	906	40	418	+ 488
Congenital Anomalies	34	773	14	2,846	- 2,073
Malnutrition	35	766	32	629	+ 137
Uterin Cancer	36	761	47	309	+ 451
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	725	22	1,359	- 634
Skin Disease	38	724	66	18	+ 706
Cervical Cancer	39	709	20	1,986	- 1,277
Epilepsy	40	677	41	411	+ 266
Multiple Sclerosis	41	675	60	51	+ 625
Road Traffic Accidents	42	648	5	11,127	- 10,479
Asthma	43	480	46	311	+ 168
Anemia	44	423	55	126	+ 297
Drownings	45	367	43	388	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	348	57	80	+ 268
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	343	52	180	+ 163
Fires	48	253	54	144	+ 109
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	184	53	151	+ 33
Violence	50	181	2	18,132	- 17,951
Osteoarthritis	51	155	72	3	+ 152
Low Birth Weight	52	133	12	3,088	- 2,955
Schizophrenia	53	129	69	6	+ 123
Birth Trauma	54	99	24	1,087	- 988
Hepatitis C	55	96	65	21	+ 74
Tuberculosis	56	85	31	748	- 663
Poisonings	57	81	58	68	+ 14
Meningitis	58	77	49	251	- 174
Appendicitis	59	68	56	98	- 29
Upper Respiratory	60	66	74	1	+ 65
HIV/AIDS	61	59	6	7,490	- 7,431
Oral conditions	62	49	86	0	+ 49
Hepatitis B	63	19	63	30	- 11
Pertussis	64	7	64	26	- 18
Otitis Media	65	7	75	1	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	66	6	39	422	- 416
Syphilis	67	5	67	15	- 11
War	68	3	51	185	- 182
Tetanus	69	2	68	8	- 5
Encephalitis	70	1	61	37	- 36
Diphtheria	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	59	65	- 65
Ascariasis	76	0	70	5	- 5
Chlamydia	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	29	826	- 826
Leishmaniasis	81	0	73	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	76	1	- 1
Malaria	84	0	42	402	- 402
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Norway

Venezuela

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.