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Norway
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
NORWAY VS CHINA

Compare Norway and China health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

China
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Norway Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   China CHINA
      Norway NORWAY   China CHINA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.3
    75.9
    73.6
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
    		  
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
    		  
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
    		  
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    75.7
    81.3
    78.5
    12
    10
    12
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
    		  
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    81.1
    84.1
    82.6
    5
    14
    10
    		  
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.1
    84.1
    5
    14
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    81.5
    84.5
    5
    16
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    81.7
    84.5
    4
    17
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.6
    6
    16
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.7
    6
    18
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.8
    7
    18
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    82.5
    85.0
    8
    18
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    10
    21
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    11
    22
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    84.2
    86.3
    13
    24
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.1
    13
    25
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.1
    19
    28
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    28
    28
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.2
    51
    49
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.10
    172
    97.57
    115
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    28.94
    12
    17.36
    97
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    36.63
    5
    4. Lung Disease
    21.82
    92
    54.18
    13
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    6.41
    152
    6. Stroke
    18.16
    178
    110.80
    58
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    13.02
    42
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    8.95
    169
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.78
    150
    11.28
    152
    10. Suicide
    9.91
    71
    6.67
    121
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    5.72
    59
    12. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    2.76
    153
    13. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    3.04
    145
    14. Falls
    5.70
    88
    8.04
    50
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.85
    170
    8.56
    148
    16. Other Injuries
    4.72
    137
    3.50
    161
    17. Drug Use
    4.45
    11
    1.34
    79
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.28
    175
    10.39
    141
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.23
    84
    3.95
    98
    20. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    1.05
    137
    21. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    3.48
    97
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    3.19
    105
    1.51
    162
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    20.55
    3
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    2.04
    94
    25. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    9.30
    33
    26. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    5.16
    124
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.47
    43
    0.24
    152
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.44
    169
    3.32
    150
    29. Liver Disease
    2.41
    179
    7.57
    146
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    12.42
    6
    31. Alcohol
    2.35
    51
    1.05
    111
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    1.16
    157
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.10
    162
    1.73
    168
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.76
    179
    15.09
    96
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    2.81
    89
    36. Hypertension
    1.54
    181
    16.80
    98
    37. Epilepsy
    1.48
    100
    0.74
    163
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.30
    139
    2.05
    106
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.29
    2
    0.09
    167
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.92
    138
    0.72
    150
    41. Drownings
    0.90
    152
    3.66
    56
    42. Malnutrition
    0.87
    105
    0.78
    107
    43. Skin Disease
    0.85
    116
    0.30
    162
    44. Asthma
    0.64
    151
    1.29
    123
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.57
    179
    1.76
    150
    46. Violence
    0.56
    175
    0.73
    166
    47. Fires
    0.54
    136
    0.62
    129
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.50
    52
    0.55
    41
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    158
    3.53
    34
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    28
    0.00
    87
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Norway NORWAY   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,321
    15.60
    1.772m
    18.44
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,464
    13.09
    304,455
    3.17
    3. Lung Disease
    2,723
    7.98
    968,607
    10.08
    4. Stroke
    2,475
    7.26
    2.043m
    21.27
    5. Lung Cancers
    2,320
    6.80
    714,311
    7.44
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,797
    5.27
    183,342
    1.91
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,787
    5.24
    248,388
    2.59
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,172
    3.44
    51,056
    0.53
    9. Falls
    777
    2.28
    138,878
    1.45
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    770
    2.26
    111,537
    1.16
    11. Breast Cancer
    698
    2.05
    92,757
    0.97
    12. Lymphomas
    646
    1.89
    57,838
    0.60
    13. Suicide
    633
    1.86
    116,324
    1.21
    14. Kidney Disease
    611
    1.79
    192,302
    2.00
    15. Other Injuries
    583
    1.71
    54,087
    0.56
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    560
    1.64
    161,672
    1.68
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    554
    1.62
    70,699
    0.74
    18. Skin Cancers
    407
    1.19
    19,669
    0.20
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    359
    1.05
    25,613
    0.27
    20. Bladder Cancer
    356
    1.04
    37,873
    0.39
    21. Leukemia
    354
    1.04
    58,145
    0.61
    22. Stomach Cancer
    343
    1.01
    398,439
    4.15
    23. Other Neoplasms
    324
    0.95
    4,374
    0.05
    24. Ovary Cancer
    309
    0.91
    28,078
    0.29
    25. Drug Use
    264
    0.77
    24,214
    0.25
    26. Liver Cancer
    259
    0.76
    180,952
    1.88
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    248
    0.73
    242,891
    2.53
    28. Hypertension
    230
    0.67
    301,183
    3.14
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    221
    0.65
    29,954
    0.31
    30. Liver Disease
    214
    0.63
    145,603
    1.52
    31. Alcohol
    205
    0.60
    19,071
    0.20
    32. Oral Cancer
    168
    0.49
    54,695
    0.57
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    160
    0.47
    37,723
    0.39
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    136
    0.40
    36,613
    0.38
    35. Malnutrition
    135
    0.40
    12,995
    0.14
    36. Uterin Cancer
    134
    0.39
    11,751
    0.12
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128
    0.38
    8,719
    0.09
    38. Skin Disease
    128
    0.38
    5,222
    0.05
    39. Cervical Cancer
    125
    0.37
    51,650
    0.54
    40. Epilepsy
    119
    0.35
    11,365
    0.12
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    119
    0.35
    1,734
    0.02
    42. Road Traffic Accidents
    114
    0.33
    250,272
    2.61
    43. Asthma
    85
    0.25
    23,147
    0.24
    44. Anemia
    75
    0.22
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    65
    0.19
    52,807
    0.55
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    61
    0.18
    65,350
    0.68
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    60
    0.18
    10,108
    0.11
    48. Fires
    45
    0.13
    10,498
    0.11
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    32
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    32
    0.09
    11,115
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    36.63
    5
    2. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    6.41
    152
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    13.02
    42
    4. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    8.95
    169
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    5.72
    59
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    2.76
    153
    7. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    3.04
    145
    8. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    1.05
    137
    9. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    3.48
    97
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    20.55
    3
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    2.04
    94
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    9.30
    33
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    5.16
    124
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    12.42
    6
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    1.16
    157
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    2.81
    89
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.