SWEDEN VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,092	1	15,136	- 9,044
Stroke	2	4,234	3	6,035	- 1,801
Diabetes Mellitus	3	3,324	11	1,834	+ 1,490
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,339	7	2,659	- 320
Kidney Disease	5	2,241	12	1,629	+ 612
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,184	34	315	+ 1,869
Lung Disease	7	1,662	4	4,344	- 2,682
Hypertension	8	1,260	10	1,838	- 578
Other Injuries	9	1,187	15	1,374	- 186
Lung Cancers	10	1,038	5	3,722	- 2,684
Congenital Anomalies	11	931	35	308	+ 624
Low Birth Weight	12	907	51	50	+ 857
Violence	13	796	47	113	+ 683
Endocrine Disorders	14	791	24	702	+ 89
Prostate Cancer	15	769	8	2,622	- 1,853
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	764	6	3,049	- 2,285
Liver Disease	17	737	23	723	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	18	726	38	228	+ 498
Other Neoplasms	19	685	18	1,036	- 351
Breast Cancer	20	677	13	1,582	- 906
HIV/AIDS	21	631	61	13	+ 618
Suicide	22	598	14	1,479	- 881
Alcohol	23	577	32	359	+ 218
Stomach Cancer	24	500	26	612	- 113
Malnutrition	25	464	45	117	+ 347
Tuberculosis	26	384	56	24	+ 360
Leukemia	27	383	20	825	- 442
Pancreas Cancer	28	363	9	1,849	- 1,485
Lymphomas	29	345	16	1,357	- 1,012
Birth Trauma	30	299	55	34	+ 266
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	270	36	289	- 19
Drownings	32	251	46	114	+ 136
Oesophagus Cancer	33	244	29	538	- 294
Inflammatory/Heart	34	217	28	547	- 330
Liver Cancer	35	214	22	752	- 538
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	203	2	10,917	- 10,714
Skin Disease	37	202	39	220	- 18
Oral Cancer	38	188	31	379	- 191
Asthma	39	178	42	158	+ 20
Skin Cancers	40	176	25	650	- 475
Parkinson's Disease	41	171	19	943	- 772
Syphilis	42	167	72	0	+ 167
Falls	43	141	17	1,109	- 968
Epilepsy	44	139	44	121	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	45	120	27	553	- 433
Anemia	46	115	40	175	- 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	96	37	277	- 181
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	92	43	129	- 36
Maternal Conditions	49	90	64	5	+ 86
Fires	50	89	49	65	+ 25
Bladder Cancer	51	80	21	760	- 681
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	74	52	46	+ 28
Meningitis	53	74	54	35	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	54	64	33	345	- 281
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	61	48	110	- 49
Drug Use	56	53	30	423	- 370
Appendicitis	57	52	59	18	+ 34
Osteoarthritis	58	43	57	24	+ 19
Pertussis	59	42	67	0	+ 42
Chagas disease	60	27	77	0	+ 27
Leishmaniasis	61	24	75	0	+ 24
Dengue	62	23	80	0	+ 23
Poisonings	63	19	60	18	+ 2
Tetanus	64	17	68	0	+ 17
Leprosy	65	17	84	0	+ 17
Encephalitis	66	15	71	0	+ 15
Hepatitis B	67	13	62	9	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	12	41	170	- 158
Schizophrenia	69	11	50	63	- 53
Upper Respiratory	70	6	58	20	- 13
War	71	4	65	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	72	4	53	44	- 40
Oral conditions	73	3	63	8	- 5
Otitis Media	74	2	66	1	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	75	2	82	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	76	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	77	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Paraguay

Sweden

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.