LUXEMBOURG VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	648	1	655	- 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	544	2	298	+ 246
Lung Disease	3	332	5	242	+ 89
Stroke	4	302	4	257	+ 45
Lung Cancers	5	283	3	260	+ 23
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	219	8	111	+ 108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	218	6	131	+ 87
Prostate Cancer	8	143	15	64	+ 79
Falls	9	95	18	61	+ 34
Pancreas Cancer	10	94	11	82	+ 12
Breast Cancer	11	85	7	113	- 28
Lymphomas	12	79	14	64	+ 14
Suicide	13	77	13	69	+ 8
Kidney Disease	14	74	9	91	- 16
Other Injuries	15	71	10	88	- 17
Diabetes Mellitus	16	68	17	61	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	17	68	16	62	+ 6
Skin Cancers	18	50	31	22	+ 28
Endocrine Disorders	19	44	21	53	- 9
Bladder Cancer	20	43	26	44	- 0
Leukemia	21	43	20	53	- 10
Stomach Cancer	22	42	22	51	- 9
Other Neoplasms	23	40	24	49	- 9
Ovary Cancer	24	38	27	35	+ 2
Drug Use	25	32	39	9	+ 23
Liver Cancer	26	32	25	49	- 17
Oesophagus Cancer	27	30	28	32	- 2
Hypertension	28	28	19	54	- 26
Inflammatory/Heart	29	27	23	49	- 22
Liver Disease	30	26	12	75	- 49
Alcohol	31	25	29	25	- 0
Oral Cancer	32	20	33	19	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	19	41	7	+ 13
Congenital Anomalies	34	17	37	10	+ 6
Malnutrition	35	16	32	19	- 3
Uterin Cancer	36	16	36	16	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	16	42	6	+ 9
Skin Disease	38	16	44	5	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	39	15	38	10	+ 6
Epilepsy	40	15	35	17	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	41	15	46	4	+ 10
Road Traffic Accidents	42	14	30	25	- 11
Asthma	43	10	45	5	+ 6
Anemia	44	9	40	8	+ 1
Drownings	45	8	54	2	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	7	34	19	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	7	53	2	+ 5
Fires	48	5	51	3	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	4	57	1	+ 3
Violence	50	4	48	3	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	51	3	50	3	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	52	3	49	3	- 0
Schizophrenia	53	3	43	6	- 3
Birth Trauma	54	2	59	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	55	2	47	4	- 2
Tuberculosis	56	2	55	2	- 0
Poisonings	57	2	56	1	+ 0
Meningitis	58	2	58	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	62	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	60	1	61	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	61	1	52	2	- 1
Oral conditions	62	1	64	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	60	1	- 0
Pertussis	64	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	65	0	74	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	66	0	63	0	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	66	0	- 0
War	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Norway

Luxembourg

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.