SWEDEN VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,801	1	15,136	+ 2,666
Stroke	2	13,634	3	6,035	+ 7,599
Diabetes Mellitus	3	7,717	11	1,834	+ 5,882
Hypertension	4	4,267	10	1,838	+ 2,429
Suicide	5	4,205	14	1,479	+ 2,726
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,021	7	2,659	+ 1,362
HIV/AIDS	7	3,416	61	13	+ 3,404
Kidney Disease	8	3,112	12	1,629	+ 1,483
Liver Disease	9	2,625	23	723	+ 1,901
Violence	10	2,581	47	113	+ 2,468
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,332	34	315	+ 2,016
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,326	24	702	+ 1,624
Lung Disease	13	2,320	4	4,344	- 2,024
Other Injuries	14	2,230	15	1,374	+ 856
Drownings	15	1,931	46	114	+ 1,817
Tuberculosis	16	1,826	56	24	+ 1,802
Prostate Cancer	17	1,644	8	2,622	- 978
Anemia	18	1,319	40	175	+ 1,144
Breast Cancer	19	1,278	13	1,582	- 304
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,224	28	547	+ 677
Cervical Cancer	21	1,219	38	228	+ 991
Low Birth Weight	22	1,190	51	50	+ 1,140
Congenital Anomalies	23	916	35	308	+ 608
Birth Trauma	24	859	55	34	+ 825
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	781	6	3,049	- 2,268
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	724	37	277	+ 447
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	633	36	289	+ 344
Other Neoplasms	28	536	18	1,036	- 501
Lung Cancers	29	503	5	3,722	- 3,219
Malnutrition	30	498	45	117	+ 381
Stomach Cancer	31	453	26	612	- 160
Lymphomas	32	429	16	1,357	- 927
Malaria	33	400	74	0	+ 400
Liver Cancer	34	385	22	752	- 367
Maternal Conditions	35	376	64	5	+ 371
Asthma	36	340	42	158	+ 181
Epilepsy	37	314	44	121	+ 194
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	305	2	10,917	- 10,612
Leukemia	39	283	20	825	- 543
Oral Cancer	40	267	31	379	- 112
Fires	41	259	49	65	+ 195
Pancreas Cancer	42	253	9	1,849	- 1,595
Ovary Cancer	43	236	27	553	- 316
Meningitis	44	232	54	35	+ 197
Drug Use	45	209	30	423	- 215
Uterin Cancer	46	173	33	345	- 172
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	172	48	110	+ 61
Falls	48	148	17	1,109	- 961
Parkinson's Disease	49	120	19	943	- 823
Bladder Cancer	50	106	21	760	- 655
Oesophagus Cancer	51	104	29	538	- 434
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	103	52	46	+ 58
Encephalitis	53	94	71	0	+ 94
Appendicitis	54	80	59	18	+ 62
Skin Cancers	55	64	25	650	- 586
Skin Disease	56	43	39	220	- 177
Alcohol	57	41	32	359	- 317
Osteoarthritis	58	40	57	24	+ 16
Hepatitis B	59	27	62	9	+ 17
Dengue	60	24	80	0	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	61	17	41	170	- 154
Schizophrenia	62	13	50	63	- 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	13	43	129	- 115
War	64	8	65	2	+ 6
Poisonings	65	8	60	18	- 10
Upper Respiratory	66	7	58	20	- 13
Oral conditions	67	6	63	8	- 3
Leprosy	68	5	84	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	4	53	44	- 41
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	3	85	0	+ 3
Syphilis	71	3	72	0	+ 3
Tetanus	72	3	68	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	1	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	76	0	66	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	82	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.