NORWAY VS PANAMA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PANAMA		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,234	1	5,321	- 2,087
Stroke	2	2,472	4	2,475	- 3
Kidney Disease	3	1,363	14	611	+ 753
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,319	16	560	+ 759
Lung Disease	5	1,005	3	2,723	- 1,718
Violence	6	899	50	32	+ 867
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	859	6	1,797	- 938
HIV/AIDS	8	805	61	10	+ 795
Road Traffic Accidents	9	729	42	114	+ 614
Hypertension	10	629	28	230	+ 399
Stomach Cancer	11	489	22	343	+ 146
Prostate Cancer	12	480	8	1,172	- 692
Congenital Anomalies	13	465	34	136	+ 329
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	434	7	1,787	- 1,352
Liver Disease	15	401	30	214	+ 188
Lung Cancers	16	373	5	2,320	- 1,947
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	365	2	4,464	- 4,099
Endocrine Disorders	18	344	19	359	- 15
Breast Cancer	19	343	11	698	- 355
Inflammatory/Heart	20	333	29	221	+ 112
Other Neoplasms	21	316	23	324	- 9
Low Birth Weight	22	293	52	23	+ 270
Tuberculosis	23	275	56	15	+ 260
Lymphomas	24	252	12	646	- 394
Leukemia	25	233	21	354	- 121
Cervical Cancer	26	227	39	125	+ 102
Liver Cancer	27	224	26	259	- 35
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	201	37	128	+ 73
Pancreas Cancer	29	166	10	770	- 604
Skin Disease	30	157	38	128	+ 29
Malnutrition	31	151	35	135	+ 16
Suicide	32	150	13	633	- 484
Parkinson's Disease	33	141	17	554	- 413
Drownings	34	127	45	65	+ 63
Other Injuries	35	123	15	583	- 460
Birth Trauma	36	115	54	17	+ 98
Falls	37	113	9	777	- 664
Oral Cancer	38	96	32	168	- 71
Epilepsy	39	82	40	119	- 37
Uterin Cancer	40	81	36	134	- 53
Ovary Cancer	41	78	24	309	- 230
Anemia	42	78	44	75	+ 3
Asthma	43	69	43	85	- 15
Skin Cancers	44	69	18	407	- 339
Oesophagus Cancer	45	63	27	248	- 184
Bladder Cancer	46	40	20	356	- 316
Drug Use	47	40	25	264	- 223
Maternal Conditions	48	40	66	1	+ 39
Alcohol	49	37	31	205	- 167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	50	37	33	160	- 123
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	35	49	32	+ 2
Meningitis	52	33	58	14	+ 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	31	46	61	- 31
Upper Respiratory	54	17	60	12	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	17	47	60	- 44
Appendicitis	56	14	59	12	+ 2
Fires	57	14	48	45	- 31
Schizophrenia	58	12	53	23	- 11
Hepatitis B	59	9	63	3	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	60	5	51	27	- 22
Poisonings	61	5	57	14	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	62	3	41	119	- 116
Encephalitis	63	3	70	0	+ 3
Dengue	64	2	75	0	+ 2
Syphilis	65	2	67	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	55	17	- 16
War	67	1	68	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	65	1	- 1
Tetanus	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	72	0	62	9	- 8
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Pertussis	74	0	64	1	- 1
Ascariasis	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	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 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.