SWEDEN VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,513	1	15,136	+ 3,377
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,442	2	10,917	- 4,475
Stroke	3	6,269	3	6,035	+ 234
Lung Cancers	4	5,861	5	3,722	+ 2,139
Lung Disease	5	5,388	4	4,344	+ 1,043
Hypertension	6	3,373	10	1,838	+ 1,535
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,276	6	3,049	+ 227
Kidney Disease	8	2,867	12	1,629	+ 1,238
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,608	7	2,659	- 51
Breast Cancer	10	2,372	13	1,582	+ 790
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,262	9	1,849	+ 414
Prostate Cancer	12	2,076	8	2,622	- 547
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,959	11	1,834	+ 124
Falls	14	1,929	17	1,109	+ 820
Liver Disease	15	1,913	23	723	+ 1,189
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,585	19	943	+ 642
Lymphomas	17	1,542	16	1,357	+ 185
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,344	24	702	+ 642
Suicide	19	1,295	14	1,479	- 185
Stomach Cancer	20	1,216	26	612	+ 603
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,119	28	547	+ 572
Leukemia	22	1,100	20	825	+ 274
Other Injuries	23	1,038	15	1,374	- 335
Other Neoplasms	24	1,027	18	1,036	- 9
Liver Cancer	25	1,014	22	752	+ 263
Alcohol	26	788	32	359	+ 429
Oesophagus Cancer	27	782	29	538	+ 244
Bladder Cancer	28	780	21	760	+ 19
Oral Cancer	29	758	31	379	+ 379
Ovary Cancer	30	654	27	553	+ 101
Skin Cancers	31	511	25	650	- 140
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	482	36	289	+ 193
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	455	48	110	+ 345
Road Traffic Accidents	34	398	34	315	+ 83
Epilepsy	35	389	44	121	+ 269
Congenital Anomalies	36	288	35	308	- 19
Uterin Cancer	37	281	33	345	- 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	273	37	277	- 4
Cervical Cancer	39	268	38	228	+ 41
Drug Use	40	243	30	423	- 180
Multiple Sclerosis	41	198	41	170	+ 27
Skin Disease	42	194	39	220	- 26
Anemia	43	125	40	175	- 50
Asthma	44	116	42	158	- 42
Low Birth Weight	45	97	51	50	+ 47
Violence	46	97	47	113	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	68	43	129	- 60
Hepatitis C	48	64	53	44	+ 20
Drownings	49	58	46	114	- 57
Malnutrition	50	57	45	117	- 60
Schizophrenia	51	49	50	63	- 14
Osteoarthritis	52	46	57	24	+ 22
Fires	53	45	49	65	- 19
HIV/AIDS	54	43	61	13	+ 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	37	52	46	- 9
Tuberculosis	56	35	56	24	+ 11
Birth Trauma	57	30	55	34	- 3
Poisonings	58	27	60	18	+ 10
Hepatitis B	59	23	62	9	+ 13
Meningitis	60	21	54	35	- 14
Upper Respiratory	61	17	58	20	- 2
Appendicitis	62	16	59	18	- 2
Oral conditions	63	8	63	8	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	5	64	5	- 0
Otitis Media	65	2	66	1	+ 1
War	66	1	65	2	- 0
Encephalitis	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Syphilis	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	68	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	73	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.