ZAMBIA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,086	10	4,432	+ 15,654
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,852	29	590	+ 16,263
Lung Disease	3	10,279	21	1,273	+ 9,006
Stroke	4	9,345	3	7,948	+ 1,397
Lung Cancers	5	8,757	41	226	+ 8,532
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,782	2	9,517	- 2,735
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,744	43	203	+ 6,542
Prostate Cancer	8	4,425	30	561	+ 3,864
Falls	9	2,935	28	596	+ 2,339
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,907	62	42	+ 2,865
Breast Cancer	11	2,635	35	366	+ 2,269
Lymphomas	12	2,437	31	548	+ 1,890
Suicide	13	2,391	20	1,303	+ 1,089
Kidney Disease	14	2,306	18	1,760	+ 545
Other Injuries	15	2,201	19	1,729	+ 472
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,112	14	2,395	- 283
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,092	47	164	+ 1,928
Skin Cancers	18	1,538	54	108	+ 1,430
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,355	37	354	+ 1,001
Bladder Cancer	20	1,344	50	132	+ 1,213
Leukemia	21	1,335	39	261	+ 1,074
Stomach Cancer	22	1,296	42	206	+ 1,090
Other Neoplasms	23	1,224	65	20	+ 1,205
Ovary Cancer	24	1,166	57	82	+ 1,084
Drug Use	25	995	53	122	+ 873
Liver Cancer	26	978	46	177	+ 802
Oesophagus Cancer	27	936	36	359	+ 577
Hypertension	28	868	13	2,616	- 1,749
Inflammatory/Heart	29	834	33	501	+ 333
Liver Disease	30	806	9	4,501	- 3,694
Alcohol	31	772	49	140	+ 632
Oral Cancer	32	633	48	155	+ 478
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	603	40	246	+ 357
Congenital Anomalies	34	514	12	3,146	- 2,631
Malnutrition	35	510	15	2,303	- 1,793
Uterin Cancer	36	506	64	30	+ 476
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	482	5	6,275	- 5,793
Skin Disease	38	482	52	126	+ 356
Cervical Cancer	39	472	17	1,799	- 1,327
Epilepsy	40	450	38	332	+ 118
Multiple Sclerosis	41	450	67	13	+ 436
Road Traffic Accidents	42	431	11	3,654	- 3,223
Asthma	43	319	26	741	- 422
Anemia	44	282	83	0	+ 282
Drownings	45	244	27	689	- 445
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	232	45	190	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	228	63	30	+ 198
Fires	48	168	32	546	- 378
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	122	84	0	+ 122
Violence	50	121	23	1,153	- 1,033
Osteoarthritis	51	103	85	0	+ 103
Low Birth Weight	52	88	8	4,857	- 4,769
Schizophrenia	53	86	81	0	+ 86
Birth Trauma	54	66	7	5,062	- 4,996
Hepatitis C	55	64	66	18	+ 46
Tuberculosis	56	56	6	5,941	- 5,885
Poisonings	57	54	34	456	- 402
Meningitis	58	51	16	1,976	- 1,925
Appendicitis	59	46	56	84	- 38
Upper Respiratory	60	44	60	68	- 24
HIV/AIDS	61	39	1	17,234	- 17,195
Oral conditions	62	33	86	0	+ 33
Hepatitis B	63	13	55	104	- 91
Pertussis	64	5	25	743	- 738
Otitis Media	65	4	70	5	- 1
Maternal Conditions	66	4	22	1,188	- 1,184
Syphilis	67	3	24	885	- 882
War	68	2	69	6	- 4
Tetanus	69	1	44	190	- 188
Encephalitis	70	1	59	70	- 69
Diphtheria	71	0	73	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	61	48	- 48
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	76	0	68	9	- 9
Chlamydia	77	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	83	0	51	128	- 128
Malaria	84	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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.