ITALY VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,875	1	97,116	- 38,241
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	49,397	3	41,445	+ 7,952
Lung Disease	3	30,129	5	32,382	- 2,253
Stroke	4	27,390	2	62,633	- 35,243
Lung Cancers	5	25,669	4	34,152	- 8,483
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,879	9	16,339	+ 3,541
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	19,769	7	21,254	- 1,485
Prostate Cancer	8	12,970	20	8,409	+ 4,561
Falls	9	8,602	25	4,222	+ 4,380
Pancreas Cancer	10	8,521	13	12,095	- 3,574
Breast Cancer	11	7,723	10	13,868	- 6,145
Lymphomas	12	7,144	16	9,670	- 2,526
Suicide	13	7,008	26	4,042	+ 2,967
Kidney Disease	14	6,758	11	12,726	- 5,968
Other Injuries	15	6,450	12	12,112	- 5,662
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,191	8	19,836	- 13,645
Parkinson's Disease	17	6,132	19	8,428	- 2,296
Skin Cancers	18	4,508	29	3,239	+ 1,269
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,971	18	8,431	- 4,460
Bladder Cancer	20	3,940	22	6,711	- 2,770
Leukemia	21	3,914	21	6,728	- 2,814
Stomach Cancer	22	3,799	14	10,252	- 6,453
Other Neoplasms	23	3,589	15	9,984	- 6,395
Ovary Cancer	24	3,418	28	3,282	+ 137
Drug Use	25	2,916	45	654	+ 2,262
Liver Cancer	26	2,868	17	9,620	- 6,752
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,742	34	2,045	+ 697
Hypertension	28	2,543	6	29,931	- 27,388
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,445	24	5,531	- 3,086
Liver Disease	30	2,364	23	5,559	- 3,196
Alcohol	31	2,264	55	277	+ 1,987
Oral Cancer	32	1,855	27	3,343	- 1,488
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,767	43	690	+ 1,077
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,508	37	1,443	+ 65
Malnutrition	35	1,495	41	775	+ 720
Uterin Cancer	36	1,484	33	2,198	- 714
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,414	36	1,622	- 208
Skin Disease	38	1,412	38	1,440	- 27
Cervical Cancer	39	1,383	40	1,154	+ 229
Epilepsy	40	1,320	39	1,337	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,318	44	677	+ 641
Road Traffic Accidents	42	1,264	30	3,221	- 1,957
Asthma	43	935	47	494	+ 442
Anemia	44	825	35	1,672	- 847
Drownings	45	715	52	344	+ 371
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	679	32	2,216	- 1,537
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	669	42	701	- 33
Fires	48	493	56	271	+ 222
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	359	57	241	+ 118
Violence	50	353	50	409	- 55
Osteoarthritis	51	302	48	481	- 179
Low Birth Weight	52	259	51	357	- 98
Schizophrenia	53	252	49	424	- 172
Birth Trauma	54	193	59	140	+ 53
Hepatitis C	55	186	31	2,451	- 2,264
Tuberculosis	56	165	53	336	- 171
Poisonings	57	159	58	154	+ 5
Meningitis	58	151	60	128	+ 23
Appendicitis	59	133	61	49	+ 85
Upper Respiratory	60	129	64	20	+ 108
HIV/AIDS	61	115	46	520	- 405
Oral conditions	62	95	62	47	+ 48
Hepatitis B	63	37	54	334	- 297
Pertussis	64	14	73	1	+ 13
Otitis Media	65	13	65	16	- 3
Maternal Conditions	66	13	67	6	+ 7
Syphilis	67	9	69	4	+ 5
War	68	6	66	6	- 0
Tetanus	69	4	63	22	- 18
Encephalitis	70	2	68	5	- 3
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	71	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	81	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.