ICELAND VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	352	1	403	- 52
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	295	2	295	- 0
Lung Disease	3	180	5	129	+ 51
Stroke	4	164	3	141	+ 23
Lung Cancers	5	153	4	134	+ 19
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	119	6	82	+ 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	118	7	73	+ 45
Prostate Cancer	8	77	8	61	+ 17
Falls	9	51	18	24	+ 28
Pancreas Cancer	10	51	12	43	+ 8
Breast Cancer	11	46	9	53	- 7
Lymphomas	12	43	14	37	+ 6
Suicide	13	42	13	40	+ 2
Kidney Disease	14	40	15	33	+ 7
Other Injuries	15	39	11	50	- 11
Diabetes Mellitus	16	37	16	30	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	17	37	10	53	- 16
Skin Cancers	18	27	29	13	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	19	24	27	16	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	20	24	21	20	+ 3
Leukemia	21	23	22	19	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	22	23	23	18	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	23	21	30	10	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	24	20	25	16	+ 4
Drug Use	25	17	24	17	+ 1
Liver Cancer	26	17	20	22	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	27	16	19	23	- 6
Hypertension	28	15	17	24	- 9
Inflammatory/Heart	29	15	26	16	- 1
Liver Disease	30	14	31	9	+ 5
Alcohol	31	14	28	14	- 1
Oral Cancer	32	11	33	9	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	11	41	3	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	34	9	34	7	+ 2
Malnutrition	35	9	57	1	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	36	9	36	7	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	8	55	1	+ 7
Skin Disease	38	8	45	3	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	39	8	32	9	- 1
Epilepsy	40	8	37	5	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	41	8	44	3	+ 5
Road Traffic Accidents	42	8	35	7	+ 1
Asthma	43	6	48	2	+ 4
Anemia	44	5	40	4	+ 1
Drownings	45	4	56	1	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	4	54	1	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	4	38	4	- 0
Fires	48	3	58	1	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	2	53	1	+ 1
Violence	50	2	39	4	- 2
Osteoarthritis	51	2	47	2	- 0
Low Birth Weight	52	2	43	3	- 1
Schizophrenia	53	2	49	1	+ 0
Birth Trauma	54	1	46	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	55	1	52	1	+ 0
Tuberculosis	56	1	82	0	+ 1
Poisonings	57	1	42	3	- 2
Meningitis	58	1	50	1	- 0
Appendicitis	59	1	86	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	60	1	51	1	- 0
HIV/AIDS	61	1	59	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	62	1	85	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	63	0	+ 0
Pertussis	64	0	62	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	66	0	60	0	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	80	0	+ 0
War	68	0	61	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Norway

Iceland

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.