SWEDEN VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,088	1	15,136	- 1,047
Stroke	2	10,471	3	6,035	+ 4,437
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,274	7	2,659	+ 6,616
Lung Cancers	4	6,850	5	3,722	+ 3,127
Lung Disease	5	6,719	4	4,344	+ 2,375
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,929	6	3,049	+ 1,879
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,894	2	10,917	- 6,023
Stomach Cancer	8	4,335	26	612	+ 3,722
Kidney Disease	9	3,849	12	1,629	+ 2,220
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,183	9	1,849	+ 1,334
Liver Cancer	11	2,526	22	752	+ 1,774
Other Injuries	12	1,897	15	1,374	+ 523
Suicide	13	1,673	14	1,479	+ 194
Lymphomas	14	1,657	16	1,357	+ 300
Breast Cancer	15	1,358	13	1,582	- 224
Other Neoplasms	16	1,300	18	1,036	+ 264
Liver Disease	17	1,220	23	723	+ 497
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,204	19	943	+ 261
Prostate Cancer	19	1,162	8	2,622	- 1,460
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,059	29	538	+ 521
Endocrine Disorders	21	987	24	702	+ 285
Bladder Cancer	22	854	21	760	+ 94
Falls	23	837	17	1,109	- 272
Leukemia	24	826	20	825	+ 0
Drownings	25	723	46	114	+ 608
Oral Cancer	26	716	31	379	+ 337
Inflammatory/Heart	27	708	28	547	+ 161
Hypertension	28	574	10	1,838	- 1,265
Diabetes Mellitus	29	467	11	1,834	- 1,367
Ovary Cancer	30	435	27	553	- 118
Road Traffic Accidents	31	392	34	315	+ 77
Cervical Cancer	32	327	38	228	+ 99
Uterin Cancer	33	297	33	345	- 47
Tuberculosis	34	297	56	24	+ 273
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	251	37	277	- 26
Skin Disease	36	241	39	220	+ 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	235	36	289	- 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	225	43	129	+ 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	220	48	110	+ 109
Congenital Anomalies	40	213	35	308	- 95
Hepatitis C	41	191	53	44	+ 147
Asthma	42	165	42	158	+ 7
Malnutrition	43	164	45	117	+ 47
Skin Cancers	44	158	25	650	- 492
Epilepsy	45	134	44	121	+ 13
Hepatitis B	46	122	62	9	+ 113
Schizophrenia	47	90	50	63	+ 27
Fires	48	87	49	65	+ 22
Anemia	49	75	40	175	- 100
Drug Use	50	63	30	423	- 360
Alcohol	51	49	32	359	- 309
Meningitis	52	26	54	35	- 9
Violence	53	23	47	113	- 90
Poisonings	54	22	60	18	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	55	17	51	50	- 33
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	15	52	46	- 31
Upper Respiratory	57	14	58	20	- 6
Appendicitis	58	11	59	18	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	59	9	41	170	- 161
Oral conditions	60	9	63	8	+ 1
Birth Trauma	61	9	55	34	- 25
Osteoarthritis	62	7	57	24	- 16
HIV/AIDS	63	4	61	13	- 9
Maternal Conditions	64	3	64	5	- 2
Syphilis	65	1	72	0	+ 1
War	66	1	65	2	- 0
Tetanus	67	1	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	1	66	1	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	67	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.