SWEDEN VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,691	1	15,136	+ 11,555
Hypertension	2	23,953	10	1,838	+ 22,115
Stroke	3	9,900	3	6,035	+ 3,865
Lung Cancers	4	5,830	5	3,722	+ 2,107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,674	6	3,049	+ 1,625
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,094	7	2,659	+ 435
Liver Disease	7	2,914	23	723	+ 2,190
Prostate Cancer	8	2,648	8	2,622	+ 26
Stomach Cancer	9	2,571	26	612	+ 1,958
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,381	9	1,849	+ 532
Breast Cancer	11	2,306	13	1,582	+ 723
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,035	2	10,917	- 8,882
Lung Disease	13	2,029	4	4,344	- 2,315
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,925	28	547	+ 1,378
Lymphomas	15	1,888	16	1,357	+ 532
Suicide	16	1,751	14	1,479	+ 272
Kidney Disease	17	1,565	12	1,629	- 64
Alcohol	18	1,316	32	359	+ 958
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,296	11	1,834	- 539
Other Injuries	20	1,253	15	1,374	- 121
Bladder Cancer	21	1,116	21	760	+ 356
Leukemia	22	1,114	20	825	+ 289
Other Neoplasms	23	1,094	18	1,036	+ 58
Falls	24	1,052	17	1,109	- 57
Oral Cancer	25	980	31	379	+ 600
Liver Cancer	26	951	22	752	+ 199
Oesophagus Cancer	27	874	29	538	+ 336
Ovary Cancer	28	774	27	553	+ 221
Parkinson's Disease	29	727	19	943	- 216
Skin Cancers	30	700	25	650	+ 49
Drug Use	31	665	30	423	+ 242
Cervical Cancer	32	599	38	228	+ 372
Endocrine Disorders	33	585	24	702	- 117
Uterin Cancer	34	533	33	345	+ 189
Road Traffic Accidents	35	525	34	315	+ 210
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	488	37	277	+ 211
Epilepsy	37	395	44	121	+ 274
Fires	38	363	49	65	+ 298
HIV/AIDS	39	357	61	13	+ 345
Drownings	40	266	46	114	+ 151
Skin Disease	41	253	39	220	+ 33
Violence	42	253	47	113	+ 140
Congenital Anomalies	43	222	35	308	- 86
Asthma	44	214	42	158	+ 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	191	48	110	+ 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	153	43	129	+ 24
Tuberculosis	47	146	56	24	+ 122
Multiple Sclerosis	48	144	41	170	- 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	108	52	46	+ 62
Osteoarthritis	50	90	57	24	+ 66
Anemia	51	81	40	175	- 94
Poisonings	52	74	60	18	+ 56
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	73	36	289	- 216
Meningitis	54	66	54	35	+ 31
Low Birth Weight	55	60	51	50	+ 10
Schizophrenia	56	54	50	63	- 9
Birth Trauma	57	44	55	34	+ 11
Hepatitis C	58	36	53	44	- 8
Appendicitis	59	18	59	18	- 0
Oral conditions	60	18	63	8	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	61	10	64	5	+ 5
Syphilis	62	9	72	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	63	2	71	0	+ 2
War	64	1	65	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	65	0	62	9	- 9
Upper Respiratory	66	0	58	20	- 20
Otitis Media	67	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	68	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	45	117	- 117
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Estonia

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.