SWEDEN VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,062	1	15,136	- 9,073
Stroke	2	5,521	3	6,035	- 513
Kidney Disease	3	2,306	12	1,629	+ 677
Lung Disease	4	2,305	4	4,344	- 2,039
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	2,269	2	10,917	- 8,647
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,224	7	2,659	- 435
Hypertension	7	2,165	10	1,838	+ 327
Stomach Cancer	8	2,060	26	612	+ 1,447
Lung Cancers	9	1,959	5	3,722	- 1,763
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,802	11	1,834	- 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	1,715	6	3,049	- 1,335
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,604	34	315	+ 1,289
Liver Disease	13	1,502	23	723	+ 779
Prostate Cancer	14	1,382	8	2,622	- 1,240
Suicide	15	965	14	1,479	- 515
Breast Cancer	16	958	13	1,582	- 624
Pancreas Cancer	17	889	9	1,849	- 960
Lymphomas	18	791	16	1,357	- 566
Liver Cancer	19	777	22	752	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	20	770	18	1,036	- 266
Other Injuries	21	743	15	1,374	- 630
Endocrine Disorders	22	730	24	702	+ 28
Falls	23	513	17	1,109	- 596
Leukemia	24	499	20	825	- 327
Congenital Anomalies	25	487	35	308	+ 179
Parkinson's Disease	26	448	19	943	- 495
Cervical Cancer	27	442	38	228	+ 215
Skin Disease	28	433	39	220	+ 213
Violence	29	422	47	113	+ 309
Oesophagus Cancer	30	410	29	538	- 128
Inflammatory/Heart	31	402	28	547	- 145
Bladder Cancer	32	364	21	760	- 396
HIV/AIDS	33	306	61	13	+ 293
Skin Cancers	34	298	25	650	- 352
Ovary Cancer	35	292	27	553	- 261
Low Birth Weight	36	248	51	50	+ 198
Malnutrition	37	238	45	117	+ 121
Tuberculosis	38	233	56	24	+ 209
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	190	36	289	- 100
Oral Cancer	40	174	31	379	- 205
Fires	41	168	49	65	+ 103
Asthma	42	167	42	158	+ 9
Epilepsy	43	167	44	121	+ 46
Drownings	44	161	46	114	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	45	156	33	345	- 189
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	127	37	277	- 150
Alcohol	47	117	32	359	- 241
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	106	43	129	- 23
Anemia	49	102	40	175	- 73
Drug Use	50	84	30	423	- 339
Osteoarthritis	51	74	57	24	+ 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	59	48	110	- 51
Meningitis	53	54	54	35	+ 19
Birth Trauma	54	50	55	34	+ 16
Chagas disease	55	45	77	0	+ 45
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	42	52	46	- 4
Poisonings	57	39	60	18	+ 21
Schizophrenia	58	22	50	63	- 42
Appendicitis	59	21	59	18	+ 3
Hepatitis B	60	17	62	9	+ 8
Hepatitis C	61	15	53	44	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	62	15	41	170	- 155
Maternal Conditions	63	13	64	5	+ 8
War	64	8	65	2	+ 6
Oral conditions	65	3	63	8	- 5
Syphilis	66	3	72	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	67	2	58	20	- 17
Pertussis	68	1	67	0	+ 1
Tetanus	69	1	68	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	66	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	69	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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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.