SWEDEN VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	15,280	3	6,035	+ 9,245
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,248	1	15,136	- 1,887
Lung Disease	3	7,244	4	4,344	+ 2,899
Lung Cancers	4	5,342	5	3,722	+ 1,620
Stomach Cancer	5	2,980	26	612	+ 2,367
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,277	2	10,917	- 8,640
Hypertension	7	2,252	10	1,838	+ 414
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,872	34	315	+ 1,557
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,858	6	3,049	- 1,192
Oesophagus Cancer	10	1,816	29	538	+ 1,278
Kidney Disease	11	1,438	12	1,629	- 191
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,371	7	2,659	- 1,288
Liver Cancer	13	1,353	22	752	+ 601
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,209	11	1,834	- 625
Liver Disease	15	1,089	23	723	+ 365
Falls	16	1,039	17	1,109	- 70
Suicide	17	870	14	1,479	- 610
Pancreas Cancer	18	834	9	1,849	- 1,014
Breast Cancer	19	694	13	1,582	- 889
Parkinson's Disease	20	529	19	943	- 414
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	489	48	110	+ 378
Leukemia	22	435	20	825	- 391
Lymphomas	23	433	16	1,357	- 924
Oral Cancer	24	409	31	379	+ 30
Other Injuries	25	404	15	1,374	- 969
Drownings	26	395	46	114	+ 280
Cervical Cancer	27	386	38	228	+ 159
Prostate Cancer	28	382	8	2,622	- 2,240
Bladder Cancer	29	283	21	760	- 477
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	282	37	277	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	31	274	35	308	- 34
Tuberculosis	32	260	56	24	+ 236
Inflammatory/Heart	33	224	28	547	- 323
HIV/AIDS	34	215	61	13	+ 202
Ovary Cancer	35	210	27	553	- 343
Poisonings	36	193	60	18	+ 175
Endocrine Disorders	37	192	24	702	- 510
Drug Use	38	181	30	423	- 242
Asthma	39	173	42	158	+ 15
Low Birth Weight	40	162	51	50	+ 111
Skin Cancers	41	147	25	650	- 503
Alcohol	42	143	32	359	- 216
Birth Trauma	43	132	55	34	+ 98
Malnutrition	44	97	45	117	- 20
Uterin Cancer	45	88	33	345	- 257
Epilepsy	46	85	44	121	- 36
Violence	47	83	47	113	- 30
Fires	48	79	49	65	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	76	43	129	- 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	65	36	289	- 224
Meningitis	51	43	54	35	+ 8
Skin Disease	52	39	39	220	- 181
Other Neoplasms	53	33	18	1,036	- 1,003
Maternal Conditions	54	27	64	5	+ 22
Encephalitis	55	21	71	0	+ 21
Hepatitis B	56	21	62	9	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	57	20	58	20	+ 0
Syphilis	58	14	72	0	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	59	13	41	170	- 157
Appendicitis	60	11	59	18	- 7
War	61	7	65	2	+ 5
Measles	62	4	83	0	+ 4
Tetanus	63	4	68	0	+ 3
Pertussis	64	4	67	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	65	3	69	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	1	53	44	- 43
Chlamydia	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	82	0	57	24	- 24
Anemia	83	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	63	- 63
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.