SWEDEN VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,423	1	15,136	- 3,712
Lung Disease	2	6,611	4	4,344	+ 2,267
Stroke	3	5,238	3	6,035	- 796
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	5,038	36	289	+ 4,748
Tuberculosis	5	3,276	56	24	+ 3,252
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,949	7	2,659	+ 290
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,040	11	1,834	+ 206
Liver Disease	8	2,018	23	723	+ 1,295
Low Birth Weight	9	1,794	51	50	+ 1,744
Falls	10	1,697	17	1,109	+ 588
Kidney Disease	11	1,675	12	1,629	+ 46
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,598	34	315	+ 1,283
Asthma	13	1,473	42	158	+ 1,315
Suicide	14	1,303	14	1,479	- 177
Other Injuries	15	1,124	15	1,374	- 249
Oral Cancer	16	1,008	31	379	+ 629
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	951	2	10,917	- 9,965
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	948	48	110	+ 837
Hypertension	19	812	10	1,838	- 1,026
Birth Trauma	20	773	55	34	+ 739
Lung Cancers	21	663	5	3,722	- 3,059
Breast Cancer	22	622	13	1,582	- 960
Congenital Anomalies	23	622	35	308	+ 314
Stomach Cancer	24	609	26	612	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	581	6	3,049	- 2,468
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	512	37	277	+ 235
Violence	27	389	47	113	+ 276
Drownings	28	367	46	114	+ 252
Encephalitis	29	361	71	0	+ 361
Cervical Cancer	30	341	38	228	+ 113
HIV/AIDS	31	334	61	13	+ 321
Parkinson's Disease	32	326	19	943	- 617
Lymphomas	33	302	16	1,357	- 1,055
Oesophagus Cancer	34	292	29	538	- 246
Leukemia	35	251	20	825	- 575
Meningitis	36	251	54	35	+ 215
Pancreas Cancer	37	247	9	1,849	- 1,602
Prostate Cancer	38	233	8	2,622	- 2,390
Liver Cancer	39	228	22	752	- 524
Epilepsy	40	228	44	121	+ 107
Maternal Conditions	41	195	64	5	+ 190
Fires	42	175	49	65	+ 110
Alcohol	43	174	32	359	- 185
Ovary Cancer	44	165	27	553	- 388
Skin Disease	45	134	39	220	- 86
Dengue	46	132	80	0	+ 132
Endocrine Disorders	47	115	24	702	- 587
Bladder Cancer	48	106	21	760	- 654
Inflammatory/Heart	49	95	28	547	- 452
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	90	43	129	- 39
Measles	51	90	83	0	+ 90
Drug Use	52	88	30	423	- 335
Appendicitis	53	85	59	18	+ 66
Pertussis	54	76	67	0	+ 75
Malnutrition	55	65	45	117	- 52
Hepatitis B	56	62	62	9	+ 52
Malaria	57	58	74	0	+ 58
Tetanus	58	53	68	0	+ 53
Uterin Cancer	59	51	33	345	- 293
Skin Cancers	60	38	25	650	- 612
Poisonings	61	27	60	18	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	62	22	18	1,036	- 1,014
Multiple Sclerosis	63	17	41	170	- 153
Syphilis	64	15	72	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	65	10	53	44	- 34
Leishmaniasis	66	7	75	0	+ 7
War	67	7	65	2	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	68	4	58	20	- 15
Chlamydia	69	3	73	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	66	1	- 0
Diphtheria	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	175	- 175
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	63	- 63
Oral conditions	84	0	63	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	52	46	- 46
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.