SWEDEN VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,384	1	15,136	+ 6,249
Stroke	2	14,251	3	6,035	+ 8,216
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,384	7	2,659	+ 5,725
Lung Cancers	4	7,446	5	3,722	+ 3,724
Lung Disease	5	5,594	4	4,344	+ 1,250
Kidney Disease	6	4,817	12	1,629	+ 3,188
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,988	2	10,917	- 6,929
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,304	6	3,049	+ 254
Hypertension	9	2,958	10	1,838	+ 1,120
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,678	19	943	+ 1,735
Breast Cancer	11	2,551	13	1,582	+ 969
Prostate Cancer	12	2,048	8	2,622	- 574
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,928	9	1,849	+ 79
Liver Cancer	14	1,585	22	752	+ 833
Bladder Cancer	15	1,570	21	760	+ 810
Stomach Cancer	16	1,554	26	612	+ 942
Other Injuries	17	1,471	15	1,374	+ 98
Leukemia	18	1,371	20	825	+ 545
Lymphomas	19	1,284	16	1,357	- 73
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,281	11	1,834	- 553
Falls	21	1,260	17	1,109	+ 151
Road Traffic Accidents	22	881	34	315	+ 566
Liver Disease	23	819	23	723	+ 96
Inflammatory/Heart	24	734	28	547	+ 187
Other Neoplasms	25	687	18	1,036	- 349
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	618	37	277	+ 341
Ovary Cancer	27	564	27	553	+ 11
Suicide	28	539	14	1,479	- 940
Endocrine Disorders	29	532	24	702	- 170
Oral Cancer	30	446	31	379	+ 66
Skin Cancers	31	444	25	650	- 207
Drownings	32	441	46	114	+ 326
Uterin Cancer	33	377	33	345	+ 32
Epilepsy	34	252	44	121	+ 132
Oesophagus Cancer	35	249	29	538	- 289
Cervical Cancer	36	246	38	228	+ 19
Drug Use	37	196	30	423	- 228
Congenital Anomalies	38	176	35	308	- 131
Fires	39	148	49	65	+ 84
Multiple Sclerosis	40	137	41	170	- 33
Low Birth Weight	41	129	51	50	+ 78
Violence	42	105	47	113	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	101	48	110	- 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	96	36	289	- 193
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	68	43	129	- 61
Tuberculosis	46	67	56	24	+ 43
Skin Disease	47	57	39	220	- 163
Hepatitis B	48	57	62	9	+ 47
Alcohol	49	51	32	359	- 308
HIV/AIDS	50	48	61	13	+ 35
Anemia	51	47	40	175	- 127
Hepatitis C	52	39	53	44	- 5
Meningitis	53	34	54	35	- 1
Schizophrenia	54	28	50	63	- 36
Asthma	55	28	42	158	- 131
Poisonings	56	20	60	18	+ 2
Birth Trauma	57	17	55	34	- 17
Appendicitis	58	10	59	18	- 8
Upper Respiratory	59	8	58	20	- 11
Leishmaniasis	60	4	75	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	61	2	64	5	- 3
Tetanus	62	2	68	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	2	63	8	- 7
War	64	1	65	2	- 1
Syphilis	65	1	72	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	66	1	45	117	- 116
Encephalitis	67	1	71	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	52	46	- 46
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Greece

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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.