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NORWAY VS PARAGUAY
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Compare Norway and Paraguay health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Norway NORWAY   Paraguay PARAGUAY
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    71.3
    75.9
    73.6
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    62.0
    65.9
    63.9
    44
    45
    44
    1970
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
    		  
    63.5
    67.7
    65.5
    58
    58
    58
    1980
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
    		  
    64.7
    69.1
    66.8
    61
    72
    69
    1990
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
    		  
    65.9
    70.4
    68.1
    78
    91
    89
    2000
    76.0
    81.4
    78.6
    12
    9
    12
    		  
    68.1
    72.4
    70.2
    74
    93
    86
    2010
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
    		  
    71.4
    75.2
    73.2
    68
    92
    84
    2015
    79.8
    83.7
    81.8
    14
    18
    15
    		  
    72.2
    76.0
    74.0
    73
    94
    87
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Norway NORWAY   Paraguay PARAGUAY
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    83.7
    14
    18
    		  
    72.2
    76.0
    73
    94
    Age 5
    80.0
    83.9
    14
    21
    		  
    73.8
    77.4
    65
    89
    Age 10
    80.1
    83.9
    14
    21
    		  
    74.0
    77.6
    63
    89
    Age 15
    80.1
    84.0
    14
    21
    		  
    74.2
    77.7
    62
    89
    Age 20
    80.2
    84.0
    14
    21
    		  
    74.5
    78.0
    58
    89
    Age 25
    80.4
    84.1
    14
    20
    		  
    75.1
    78.3
    56
    86
    Age 30
    80.5
    84.2
    14
    20
    		  
    75.7
    78.7
    53
    84
    Age 35
    80.7
    84.3
    14
    20
    		  
    76.2
    79.1
    52
    81
    Age 40
    80.9
    84.4
    14
    21
    		  
    76.8
    79.5
    51
    78
    Age 45
    81.2
    84.5
    14
    21
    		  
    77.4
    80.0
    53
    73
    Age 50
    81.5
    84.7
    14
    22
    		  
    78.1
    80.6
    50
    72
    Age 55
    82.0
    85.1
    16
    23
    		  
    79.0
    81.3
    49
    71
    Age 60
    82.6
    85.6
    16
    23
    		  
    80.1
    82.3
    51
    65
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.2
    18
    24
    		  
    81.5
    83.5
    48
    62
    Age 70
    84.7
    87.1
    20
    23
    		  
    83.3
    84.9
    47
    59
    Age 75
    86.1
    88.2
    25
    26
    		  
    85.4
    86.5
    48
    62
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.7
    36
    35
    		  
    87.5
    88.4
    58
    67
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.7
    51
    48
    		  
    90.6
    91.2
    51
    66
    Age 90
    93.8
    94.4
    71
    66
    		  
    94.3
    94.6
    30
    48
    Age 95
    97.5
    97.7
    96
    96
    		  
    98.3
    98.5
    20
    31
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.8
    122
    146
    		  
    102.7
    102.8
    14
    18
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Norway NORWAY   Paraguay PARAGUAY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.96
    143
    		  
    89.76
    86
    2. Stroke
    34.17
    150
    		  
    87.13
    91
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    30.24
    7
    		  
    1.27
    141
    4. Lung Cancers
    26.87
    35
    		  
    14.05
    78
    5. Prostate Cancer
    26.51
    34
    		  
    26.17
    35
    6. Lung Disease
    23.13
    56
    		  
    16.02
    108
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.24
    10
    		  
    8.69
    75
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.33
    122
    		  
    31.32
    85
    9. Breast Cancer
    16.45
    88
    		  
    17.09
    79
    10. Other Injuries
    9.40
    104
    		  
    9.21
    105
    11. Suicide
    9.28
    80
    		  
    6.04
    108
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    8.74
    19
    		  
    5.18
    60
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.64
    151
    		  
    45.98
    33
    14. Ovary Cancer
    7.91
    11
    		  
    3.83
    96
    15. Lymphomas
    6.89
    33
    		  
    4.21
    97
    16. Kidney Disease
    5.31
    153
    		  
    21.24
    27
    17. Falls
    5.21
    91
    		  
    2.48
    135
    18. Skin Cancers
    4.80
    4
    		  
    1.91
    63
    19. Hypertension
    4.57
    161
    		  
    17.41
    84
    20. Leukemia
    4.44
    53
    		  
    5.12
    27
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.14
    116
    		  
    6.33
    71
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    4.07
    109
    		  
    3.24
    124
    23. Drug Use
    3.96
    16
    		  
    0.35
    135
    24. Alcohol
    3.83
    28
    		  
    2.65
    44
    25. Bladder Cancer
    3.71
    44
    		  
    1.27
    131
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    3.46
    151
    		  
    10.07
    47
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.03
    41
    		  
    1.02
    116
    28. Liver Cancer
    3.02
    150
    		  
    3.39
    140
    29. Other Neoplasms
    2.88
    80
    		  
    4.61
    22
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.86
    170
    		  
    27.76
    24
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.81
    79
    		  
    3.04
    74
    32. Cervical Cancer
    2.80
    139
    		  
    17.22
    37
    33. Liver Disease
    2.77
    169
    		  
    11.22
    108
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2.72
    59
    		  
    2.26
    73
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.66
    159
    		  
    6.86
    91
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.03
    103
    		  
    2.81
    82
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.95
    127
    		  
    2.12
    116
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.91
    114
    		  
    5.19
    82
    39. Epilepsy
    1.64
    99
    		  
    1.64
    98
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.62
    2
    		  
    0.12
    132
    41. Skin Disease
    1.14
    104
    		  
    0.77
    121
    42. Malnutrition
    1.07
    107
    		  
    2.46
    85
    43. Low Birth Weight
    0.98
    168
    		  
    9.69
    74
    44. Asthma
    0.94
    139
    		  
    2.04
    113
    45. Poisonings
    0.84
    111
    		  
    0.38
    153
    46. Drownings
    0.69
    158
    		  
    3.42
    90
    47. Anemia
    0.61
    97
    		  
    1.26
    67
    48. Violence
    0.56
    169
    		  
    16.71
    26
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.51
    158
    		  
    3.19
    91
    50. Fires
    0.51
    148
    		  
    1.62
    102
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Norway NORWAY   Paraguay PARAGUAY
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,256
    16.16
    		  
    4,174
    14.59
    2. Stroke
    3,258
    10.02
    		  
    4,015
    14.04
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2,982
    9.17
    		  
    57
    0.20
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,291
    7.05
    		  
    657
    2.30
    5. Lung Disease
    2,178
    6.70
    		  
    727
    2.54
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,787
    5.50
    		  
    406
    1.42
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,783
    5.48
    		  
    1,652
    5.77
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,106
    3.40
    		  
    542
    1.89
    9. Other Injuries
    843
    2.59
    		  
    523
    1.83
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    770
    2.37
    		  
    2,131
    7.45
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    759
    2.33
    		  
    239
    0.84
    12. Breast Cancer
    722
    2.22
    		  
    430
    1.50
    13. Lymphomas
    620
    1.91
    		  
    212
    0.74
    14. Kidney Disease
    512
    1.58
    		  
    1,010
    3.53
    15. Suicide
    510
    1.57
    		  
    357
    1.25
    16. Falls
    473
    1.45
    		  
    125
    0.44
    17. Hypertension
    434
    1.34
    		  
    799
    2.79
    18. Skin Cancers
    385
    1.18
    		  
    91
    0.32
    19. Leukemia
    374
    1.15
    		  
    285
    1.00
    20. Stomach Cancer
    362
    1.11
    		  
    297
    1.04
    21. Bladder Cancer
    344
    1.06
    		  
    57
    0.20
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    343
    1.05
    		  
    173
    0.60
    23. Ovary Cancer
    342
    1.05
    		  
    95
    0.33
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    297
    0.91
    		  
    45
    0.16
    25. Other Neoplasms
    273
    0.84
    		  
    219
    0.77
    26. Alcohol
    243
    0.75
    		  
    139
    0.49
    27. Liver Cancer
    240
    0.74
    		  
    160
    0.56
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    226
    0.70
    		  
    141
    0.49
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    212
    0.65
    		  
    335
    1.17
    30. Drug Use
    210
    0.65
    		  
    18
    0.06
    31. Liver Disease
    200
    0.61
    		  
    568
    1.99
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    188
    0.58
    		  
    133
    0.47
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    184
    0.56
    		  
    325
    1.14
    34. Oral Cancer
    160
    0.49
    		  
    102
    0.36
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    159
    0.49
    		  
    810
    2.83
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    157
    0.48
    		  
    1,703
    5.95
    37. Uterin Cancer
    137
    0.42
    		  
    54
    0.19
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    113
    0.35
    		  
    7
    0.02
    39. Skin Disease
    112
    0.34
    		  
    38
    0.13
    40. Cervical Cancer
    110
    0.34
    		  
    438
    1.53
    41. Epilepsy
    107
    0.33
    		  
    96
    0.33
    42. Malnutrition
    107
    0.33
    		  
    125
    0.44
    43. Asthma
    86
    0.26
    		  
    101
    0.35
    44. Anemia
    60
    0.18
    		  
    63
    0.22
    45. Poisonings
    52
    0.16
    		  
    22
    0.08
    46. Drownings
    45
    0.14
    		  
    230
    0.80
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    42
    0.13
    		  
    33
    0.11
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    41
    0.13
    		  
    141
    0.49
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    37
    0.12
    		  
    0
    0.00
    50. Depression
    37
    0.11
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Norway NORWAY   Paraguay PARAGUAY
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    26.87
    35
    		  
    14.05
    78
    2. Prostate Cancer
    26.51
    34
    		  
    26.17
    35
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.24
    10
    		  
    8.69
    75
    4. Breast Cancer
    16.45
    88
    		  
    17.09
    79
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.74
    19
    		  
    5.18
    60
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.91
    11
    		  
    3.83
    96
    7. Lymphomas
    6.89
    33
    		  
    4.21
    97
    8. Skin Cancers
    4.80
    4
    		  
    1.91
    63
    9. Leukemia
    4.44
    53
    		  
    5.12
    27
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.14
    116
    		  
    6.33
    71
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.71
    44
    		  
    1.27
    131
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.02
    150
    		  
    3.39
    140
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.81
    79
    		  
    3.04
    74
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.80
    139
    		  
    17.22
    37
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.72
    59
    		  
    2.26
    73
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.95
    127
    		  
    2.12
    116
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.