SWEDEN VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,410	1	15,136	- 6,726
Lung Disease	2	6,279	4	4,344	+ 1,934
Stroke	3	4,313	3	6,035	- 1,722
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,120	7	2,659	- 539
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,028	36	289	+ 1,738
Liver Disease	6	1,982	23	723	+ 1,258
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,963	11	1,834	+ 128
Kidney Disease	8	1,779	12	1,629	+ 150
Tuberculosis	9	1,649	56	24	+ 1,625
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,478	34	315	+ 1,163
Stomach Cancer	11	1,414	26	612	+ 802
Falls	12	1,328	17	1,109	+ 219
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,251	2	10,917	- 9,665
Low Birth Weight	14	949	51	50	+ 898
Asthma	15	931	42	158	+ 773
Hypertension	16	916	10	1,838	- 922
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	809	48	110	+ 699
HIV/AIDS	18	694	61	13	+ 682
Birth Trauma	19	614	55	34	+ 580
Congenital Anomalies	20	602	35	308	+ 294
Lung Cancers	21	527	5	3,722	- 3,195
Oesophagus Cancer	22	524	29	538	- 14
Oral Cancer	23	515	31	379	+ 136
Other Injuries	24	510	15	1,374	- 863
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	462	37	277	+ 185
Suicide	26	421	14	1,479	- 1,059
Liver Cancer	27	418	22	752	- 334
Parkinson's Disease	28	376	19	943	- 567
Cervical Cancer	29	365	38	228	+ 137
Encephalitis	30	336	71	0	+ 335
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	289	6	3,049	- 2,760
Drownings	32	243	46	114	+ 129
Pancreas Cancer	33	239	9	1,849	- 1,610
Leukemia	34	222	20	825	- 603
Violence	35	219	47	113	+ 106
Meningitis	36	206	54	35	+ 171
Ovary Cancer	37	171	27	553	- 382
Epilepsy	38	165	44	121	+ 45
Endocrine Disorders	39	131	24	702	- 571
Syphilis	40	127	72	0	+ 127
Skin Cancers	41	111	25	650	- 540
Maternal Conditions	42	110	64	5	+ 105
Breast Cancer	43	95	13	1,582	- 1,488
Fires	44	94	49	65	+ 30
Inflammatory/Heart	45	92	28	547	- 455
Skin Disease	46	87	39	220	- 133
Drug Use	47	82	30	423	- 341
Bladder Cancer	48	78	21	760	- 682
Alcohol	49	72	32	359	- 287
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	64	43	129	- 65
Appendicitis	51	60	59	18	+ 42
Lymphomas	52	58	16	1,357	- 1,299
Hepatitis B	53	48	62	9	+ 39
Malnutrition	54	41	45	117	- 76
Prostate Cancer	55	41	8	2,622	- 2,582
Dengue	56	40	80	0	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	57	26	18	1,036	- 1,010
Measles	58	25	83	0	+ 25
Poisonings	59	23	60	18	+ 5
Tetanus	60	17	68	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	61	12	58	20	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	62	12	41	170	- 158
Pertussis	63	11	67	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	64	11	53	44	- 33
Leishmaniasis	65	11	75	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	66	2	81	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	67	1	73	0	+ 1
War	68	1	65	2	- 1
Otitis Media	69	1	66	1	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	- 0
Uterin Cancer	71	0	33	345	- 345
Anemia	72	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	50	63	- 63
Oral conditions	76	0	63	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	78	0	57	24	- 24
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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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.globallifeexpectancy.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.