SWEDEN VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,602	1	15,136	- 10,533
Stroke	2	2,756	3	6,035	- 3,278
Road Traffic Accidents	3	1,627	34	315	+ 1,312
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,596	11	1,834	- 239
Hypertension	5	1,452	10	1,838	- 387
Kidney Disease	6	1,416	12	1,629	- 213
Lung Cancers	7	1,003	5	3,722	- 2,719
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	888	7	2,659	- 1,770
Congenital Anomalies	9	885	35	308	+ 578
Low Birth Weight	10	812	51	50	+ 762
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	669	2	10,917	- 10,247
Breast Cancer	12	650	13	1,582	- 932
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	584	6	3,049	- 2,465
Liver Disease	14	468	23	723	- 256
Lung Disease	15	421	4	4,344	- 3,924
Leukemia	16	350	20	825	- 475
Stomach Cancer	17	346	26	612	- 266
Lymphomas	18	306	16	1,357	- 1,050
Other Injuries	19	278	15	1,374	- 1,095
Birth Trauma	20	257	55	34	+ 223
Violence	21	255	47	113	+ 142
Pancreas Cancer	22	233	9	1,849	- 1,616
Bladder Cancer	23	202	21	760	- 559
Falls	24	181	17	1,109	- 928
Liver Cancer	25	176	22	752	- 576
Endocrine Disorders	26	171	24	702	- 531
Parkinson's Disease	27	160	19	943	- 783
Suicide	28	157	14	1,479	- 1,323
Fires	29	145	49	65	+ 80
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	144	36	289	- 145
Oral Cancer	31	135	31	379	- 244
Ovary Cancer	32	132	27	553	- 421
Prostate Cancer	33	124	8	2,622	- 2,498
Drug Use	34	109	30	423	- 315
Asthma	35	109	42	158	- 50
Drownings	36	101	46	114	- 13
Meningitis	37	74	54	35	+ 39
Inflammatory/Heart	38	70	28	547	- 476
Uterin Cancer	39	70	33	345	- 274
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	63	37	277	- 214
Cervical Cancer	41	60	38	228	- 167
Oesophagus Cancer	42	60	29	538	- 478
Pertussis	43	52	67	0	+ 51
Maternal Conditions	44	50	64	5	+ 45
Syphilis	45	49	72	0	+ 49
Epilepsy	46	46	44	121	- 74
Poisonings	47	44	60	18	+ 27
Skin Disease	48	40	39	220	- 180
Skin Cancers	49	36	25	650	- 615
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	21	48	110	- 89
Malnutrition	51	14	45	117	- 103
Encephalitis	52	13	71	0	+ 13
Tuberculosis	53	11	56	24	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	54	11	41	170	- 159
Alcohol	55	10	32	359	- 349
Tetanus	56	10	68	0	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	57	9	18	1,036	- 1,027
Appendicitis	58	7	59	18	- 11
War	59	6	65	2	+ 4
Hepatitis B	60	4	62	9	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	4	43	129	- 125
Schistosomiasis	62	2	69	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	63	2	61	13	- 11
Hepatitis C	64	1	53	44	- 43
Measles	65	1	83	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	58	20	- 19
Chlamydia	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	63	- 63
Anemia	82	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
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.