SWEDEN VS QATAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	QATAR		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,489	1	15,136	- 10,647
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,904	11	1,834	+ 70
Stroke	3	1,058	3	6,035	- 4,977
Road Traffic Accidents	4	854	34	315	+ 539
Liver Disease	5	840	23	723	+ 117
Kidney Disease	6	743	12	1,629	- 886
Suicide	7	686	14	1,479	- 794
Falls	8	533	17	1,109	- 576
Other Injuries	9	477	15	1,374	- 897
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	447	7	2,659	- 2,212
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	344	6	3,049	- 2,705
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	310	2	10,917	- 10,606
Lung Cancers	13	302	5	3,722	- 3,420
Congenital Anomalies	14	290	35	308	- 17
Lung Disease	15	284	4	4,344	- 4,060
Leukemia	16	237	20	825	- 588
Breast Cancer	17	219	13	1,582	- 1,364
Lymphomas	18	201	16	1,357	- 1,156
Drownings	19	187	46	114	+ 73
Low Birth Weight	20	186	51	50	+ 136
Liver Cancer	21	184	22	752	- 568
Fires	22	176	49	65	+ 112
Stomach Cancer	23	174	26	612	- 438
Endocrine Disorders	24	162	24	702	- 540
Inflammatory/Heart	25	134	28	547	- 413
Parkinson's Disease	26	117	19	943	- 826
Bladder Cancer	27	112	21	760	- 648
Hypertension	28	109	10	1,838	- 1,729
Oral Cancer	29	104	31	379	- 275
Pancreas Cancer	30	103	9	1,849	- 1,745
Prostate Cancer	31	73	8	2,622	- 2,549
Ovary Cancer	32	71	27	553	- 482
Skin Disease	33	66	39	220	- 154
Violence	34	58	47	113	- 55
Epilepsy	35	56	44	121	- 65
Cervical Cancer	36	53	38	228	- 174
Oesophagus Cancer	37	52	29	538	- 486
Birth Trauma	38	52	55	34	+ 18
Drug Use	39	51	30	423	- 373
Asthma	40	43	42	158	- 116
Diarrhoeal diseases	41	41	36	289	- 248
Poisonings	42	37	60	18	+ 19
Skin Cancers	43	34	25	650	- 617
Tuberculosis	44	33	56	24	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	32	48	110	- 78
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	30	37	277	- 247
Meningitis	47	29	54	35	- 6
Alcohol	48	29	32	359	- 330
Uterin Cancer	49	26	33	345	- 318
Encephalitis	50	21	71	0	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	51	11	18	1,036	- 1,025
Maternal Conditions	52	11	64	5	+ 6
Syphilis	53	10	72	0	+ 10
Pertussis	54	10	67	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	55	8	41	170	- 162
Hepatitis B	56	8	62	9	- 2
Appendicitis	57	5	59	18	- 13
Malnutrition	58	4	45	117	- 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	2	43	129	- 127
Tetanus	60	1	68	0	+ 1
War	61	1	65	2	- 1
Dengue	62	0	80	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	53	44	- 44
Ascariasis	64	0	81	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	58	20	- 19
Diphtheria	66	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	83	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	84	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	61	13	- 13
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	63	- 63
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	40	175	- 175
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.