NORWAY VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,801	1	5,321	+ 16,481
Stroke	2	15,091	4	2,475	+ 12,616
Hypertension	3	3,342	28	230	+ 3,112
Lung Cancers	4	3,070	5	2,320	+ 751
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,841	6	1,797	+ 1,044
Liver Disease	6	2,708	30	214	+ 2,494
Lung Disease	7	2,234	3	2,723	- 489
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,075	7	1,787	+ 289
Kidney Disease	9	1,571	14	611	+ 960
Inflammatory/Heart	10	1,346	29	221	+ 1,125
Breast Cancer	11	1,169	11	698	+ 471
Stomach Cancer	12	1,050	22	343	+ 706
Liver Cancer	13	945	26	259	+ 686
Pancreas Cancer	14	891	10	770	+ 121
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	862	2	4,464	- 3,602
Prostate Cancer	16	743	8	1,172	- 429
Oral Cancer	17	695	32	168	+ 527
Diabetes Mellitus	18	677	16	560	+ 118
Other Injuries	19	649	15	583	+ 67
Road Traffic Accidents	20	605	42	114	+ 491
Suicide	21	573	13	633	- 61
Cervical Cancer	22	568	39	125	+ 443
Bladder Cancer	23	521	20	356	+ 165
Falls	24	457	9	777	- 321
Lymphomas	25	420	12	646	- 225
Leukemia	26	408	21	354	+ 54
Ovary Cancer	27	337	24	309	+ 28
Tuberculosis	28	308	56	15	+ 293
Skin Cancers	29	305	18	407	- 103
Oesophagus Cancer	30	229	27	248	- 19
Parkinson's Disease	31	225	17	554	- 329
Drownings	32	181	45	65	+ 116
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	161	33	160	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	34	159	36	134	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	134	46	61	+ 72
Fires	36	128	48	45	+ 83
Alcohol	37	124	31	205	- 80
Congenital Anomalies	38	111	34	136	- 25
Poisonings	39	111	57	14	+ 97
Drug Use	40	105	25	264	- 159
Low Birth Weight	41	96	52	23	+ 73
Epilepsy	42	95	40	119	- 24
Other Neoplasms	43	88	23	324	- 237
Violence	44	78	50	32	+ 46
Asthma	45	68	43	85	- 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	68	37	128	- 60
HIV/AIDS	47	66	61	10	+ 56
Endocrine Disorders	48	58	19	359	- 300
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	44	49	32	+ 11
Malnutrition	50	43	35	135	- 92
Schizophrenia	51	31	53	23	+ 8
Hepatitis C	52	30	55	17	+ 13
Skin Disease	53	30	38	128	- 98
Meningitis	54	23	58	14	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	55	20	41	119	- 99
Anemia	56	18	44	75	- 57
Birth Trauma	57	12	54	17	- 6
Maternal Conditions	58	11	66	1	+ 10
Hepatitis B	59	9	63	3	+ 6
Appendicitis	60	6	59	12	- 6
Measles	61	2	72	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	62	2	70	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	1	60	12	- 11
Oral conditions	64	1	62	9	- 8
War	65	1	68	1	+ 0
Syphilis	66	0	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	65	1	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	64	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	47	60	- 60
Osteoarthritis	86	0	51	27	- 27
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

Romania

Norway

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.