SPAIN VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,660	1	51,684	- 6,024
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	38,309	2	42,339	- 4,030
Lung Disease	3	23,366	5	18,926	+ 4,440
Stroke	4	21,242	3	29,004	- 7,761
Lung Cancers	5	19,907	4	22,131	- 2,223
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,417	7	13,717	+ 1,700
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,331	6	16,957	- 1,626
Prostate Cancer	8	10,059	13	6,420	+ 3,639
Falls	9	6,671	26	3,246	+ 3,425
Pancreas Cancer	10	6,608	12	6,752	- 144
Breast Cancer	11	5,990	11	7,067	- 1,078
Lymphomas	12	5,541	16	5,335	+ 206
Suicide	13	5,435	25	3,609	+ 1,826
Kidney Disease	14	5,241	8	9,725	- 4,484
Other Injuries	15	5,002	15	5,536	- 534
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,801	10	7,773	- 2,972
Parkinson's Disease	17	4,755	20	4,943	- 188
Skin Cancers	18	3,496	32	1,803	+ 1,693
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,080	21	4,863	- 1,784
Bladder Cancer	20	3,056	17	5,222	- 2,166
Leukemia	21	3,036	24	3,772	- 737
Stomach Cancer	22	2,947	14	5,796	- 2,850
Other Neoplasms	23	2,783	22	4,748	- 1,965
Ovary Cancer	24	2,651	28	2,026	+ 625
Drug Use	25	2,262	41	776	+ 1,485
Liver Cancer	26	2,224	18	5,098	- 2,874
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,127	29	2,011	+ 116
Hypertension	28	1,972	9	9,115	- 7,142
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,896	19	4,984	- 3,088
Liver Disease	30	1,833	23	4,231	- 2,398
Alcohol	31	1,756	46	333	+ 1,422
Oral Cancer	32	1,439	27	2,583	- 1,144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,370	44	475	+ 895
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,169	38	863	+ 306
Malnutrition	35	1,159	47	302	+ 857
Uterin Cancer	36	1,151	34	1,612	- 461
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,097	36	1,064	+ 33
Skin Disease	38	1,095	30	1,840	- 745
Cervical Cancer	39	1,072	39	855	+ 217
Epilepsy	40	1,024	40	824	+ 200
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,022	49	287	+ 735
Road Traffic Accidents	42	980	31	1,829	- 849
Asthma	43	725	35	1,133	- 408
Anemia	44	640	37	914	- 274
Drownings	45	555	45	446	+ 109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	526	33	1,612	- 1,086
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	519	48	294	+ 225
Fires	48	383	55	185	+ 198
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	278	54	204	+ 74
Violence	50	274	51	262	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	51	234	53	212	+ 22
Low Birth Weight	52	201	52	253	- 52
Schizophrenia	53	196	56	181	+ 15
Birth Trauma	54	150	60	113	+ 37
Hepatitis C	55	145	42	652	- 508
Tuberculosis	56	128	50	270	- 142
Poisonings	57	123	57	170	- 47
Meningitis	58	117	59	129	- 12
Appendicitis	59	103	61	79	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	60	100	62	47	+ 53
HIV/AIDS	61	89	43	538	- 449
Oral conditions	62	74	63	44	+ 30
Hepatitis B	63	29	58	162	- 133
Pertussis	64	11	73	2	+ 9
Otitis Media	65	10	66	9	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	66	10	64	14	- 4
Syphilis	67	7	67	9	- 2
War	68	5	68	6	- 1
Tetanus	69	3	72	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	2	70	4	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Chagas disease	80	0	71	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	81	0	65	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.