SWEDEN VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,936	1	15,136	- 4,199
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,454	2	10,917	- 2,463
Lung Cancers	3	5,715	5	3,722	+ 1,993
Lung Disease	4	3,880	4	4,344	- 465
Stroke	5	3,865	3	6,035	- 2,170
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,634	6	3,049	- 415
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,029	7	2,659	- 630
Breast Cancer	8	1,613	13	1,582	+ 31
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,561	11	1,834	- 274
Lymphomas	10	1,405	16	1,357	+ 48
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,381	9	1,849	- 468
Falls	12	1,318	17	1,109	+ 209
Prostate Cancer	13	1,286	8	2,622	- 1,336
Kidney Disease	14	1,250	12	1,629	- 379
Suicide	15	1,206	14	1,479	- 274
Drug Use	16	1,006	30	423	+ 583
Liver Disease	17	989	23	723	+ 266
Parkinson's Disease	18	917	19	943	- 26
Endocrine Disorders	19	882	24	702	+ 180
Liver Cancer	20	850	22	752	+ 98
Leukemia	21	846	20	825	+ 20
Hypertension	22	700	10	1,838	- 1,139
Bladder Cancer	23	688	21	760	- 72
Other Injuries	24	653	15	1,374	- 720
Oesophagus Cancer	25	609	29	538	+ 71
Stomach Cancer	26	594	26	612	- 18
Inflammatory/Heart	27	562	28	547	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	28	545	34	315	+ 230
Ovary Cancer	29	519	27	553	- 33
Skin Cancers	30	479	25	650	- 171
Other Neoplasms	31	458	18	1,036	- 578
Oral Cancer	32	435	31	379	+ 55
Alcohol	33	407	32	359	+ 48
Uterin Cancer	34	323	33	345	- 22
Congenital Anomalies	35	295	35	308	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	229	36	289	- 60
Multiple Sclerosis	37	189	41	170	+ 19
Skin Disease	38	185	39	220	- 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	174	48	110	+ 63
Violence	40	165	47	113	+ 52
Cervical Cancer	41	158	38	228	- 70
Low Birth Weight	42	151	51	50	+ 101
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	121	37	277	- 156
Epilepsy	44	105	44	121	- 16
Hepatitis C	45	99	53	44	+ 55
Anemia	46	94	40	175	- 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	88	43	129	- 41
Drownings	48	77	46	114	- 37
Asthma	49	72	42	158	- 87
Birth Trauma	50	53	55	34	+ 19
Malnutrition	51	53	45	117	- 65
Fires	52	52	49	65	- 12
HIV/AIDS	53	44	61	13	+ 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	39	52	46	- 7
Osteoarthritis	55	38	57	24	+ 14
Poisonings	56	33	60	18	+ 15
Schizophrenia	57	32	50	63	- 31
Tuberculosis	58	27	56	24	+ 3
Meningitis	59	19	54	35	- 16
Hepatitis B	60	18	62	9	+ 9
Oral conditions	61	14	63	8	+ 6
Appendicitis	62	13	59	18	- 5
Upper Respiratory	63	13	58	20	- 7
Maternal Conditions	64	12	64	5	+ 7
War	65	6	65	2	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	2	66	1	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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Sweden

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.