NORWAY VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,777	1	5,321	+ 3,456
Stroke	2	5,661	4	2,475	+ 3,185
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,746	2	4,464	- 719
Lung Cancers	4	3,087	5	2,320	+ 767
Lung Disease	5	2,927	3	2,723	+ 204
Hypertension	6	2,705	28	230	+ 2,475
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,921	7	1,787	+ 134
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,793	16	560	+ 1,233
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,477	6	1,797	- 320
Breast Cancer	10	1,253	11	698	+ 555
Kidney Disease	11	1,150	14	611	+ 539
Other Injuries	12	1,095	15	583	+ 512
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,093	10	770	+ 323
Stomach Cancer	14	927	22	343	+ 583
Other Neoplasms	15	902	23	324	+ 578
Lymphomas	16	874	12	646	+ 228
Liver Cancer	17	869	26	259	+ 610
Endocrine Disorders	18	762	19	359	+ 403
Parkinson's Disease	19	762	17	554	+ 208
Prostate Cancer	20	760	8	1,172	- 412
Leukemia	21	608	21	354	+ 254
Bladder Cancer	22	606	20	356	+ 250
Liver Disease	23	502	30	214	+ 289
Inflammatory/Heart	24	500	29	221	+ 279
Falls	25	382	9	777	- 396
Suicide	26	365	13	633	- 268
Oral Cancer	27	302	32	168	+ 134
Ovary Cancer	28	297	24	309	- 12
Skin Cancers	29	293	18	407	- 115
Road Traffic Accidents	30	291	42	114	+ 177
Hepatitis C	31	221	55	17	+ 205
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	200	46	61	+ 139
Uterin Cancer	33	199	36	134	+ 65
Oesophagus Cancer	34	185	27	248	- 63
Anemia	35	151	44	75	+ 77
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	147	37	128	+ 19
Congenital Anomalies	37	130	34	136	- 6
Skin Disease	38	130	38	128	+ 2
Epilepsy	39	121	40	119	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	40	104	39	125	- 21
Malnutrition	41	70	35	135	- 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	63	47	60	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	62	33	160	- 97
Multiple Sclerosis	44	61	41	119	- 58
Drug Use	45	59	25	264	- 204
HIV/AIDS	46	47	61	10	+ 37
Asthma	47	45	43	85	- 40
Osteoarthritis	48	43	51	27	+ 16
Schizophrenia	49	38	53	23	+ 16
Violence	50	37	50	32	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	51	32	52	23	+ 9
Drownings	52	31	45	65	- 34
Tuberculosis	53	30	56	15	+ 15
Hepatitis B	54	30	63	3	+ 27
Alcohol	55	25	31	205	- 180
Fires	56	24	48	45	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	22	49	32	- 11
Poisonings	58	14	57	14	- 0
Birth Trauma	59	13	54	17	- 5
Meningitis	60	12	58	14	- 2
Appendicitis	61	4	59	12	- 8
Oral conditions	62	4	62	9	- 4
Tetanus	63	2	69	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	2	60	12	- 10
Otitis Media	65	1	65	1	+ 0
War	66	1	68	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	67	1	66	1	- 1
Encephalitis	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	67	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	64	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	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

Italy

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.