SWEDEN VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,903	1	15,136	+ 26,767
Stroke	2	29,005	3	6,035	+ 22,970
Hypertension	3	6,423	10	1,838	+ 4,585
Lung Cancers	4	5,901	5	3,722	+ 2,179
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,460	7	2,659	+ 2,801
Liver Disease	6	5,205	23	723	+ 4,481
Lung Disease	7	4,294	4	4,344	- 50
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,988	6	3,049	+ 939
Kidney Disease	9	3,020	12	1,629	+ 1,391
Inflammatory/Heart	10	2,587	28	547	+ 2,040
Breast Cancer	11	2,247	13	1,582	+ 665
Stomach Cancer	12	2,017	26	612	+ 1,405
Liver Cancer	13	1,817	22	752	+ 1,065
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,713	9	1,849	- 136
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	1,657	2	10,917	- 9,260
Prostate Cancer	16	1,429	8	2,622	- 1,193
Oral Cancer	17	1,336	31	379	+ 957
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,302	11	1,834	- 533
Other Injuries	19	1,248	15	1,374	- 125
Road Traffic Accidents	20	1,162	34	315	+ 847
Suicide	21	1,101	14	1,479	- 379
Cervical Cancer	22	1,091	38	228	+ 864
Bladder Cancer	23	1,001	21	760	+ 241
Falls	24	878	17	1,109	- 231
Lymphomas	25	808	16	1,357	- 549
Leukemia	26	783	20	825	- 42
Ovary Cancer	27	647	27	553	+ 94
Tuberculosis	28	593	56	24	+ 569
Skin Cancers	29	585	25	650	- 65
Oesophagus Cancer	30	440	29	538	- 98
Parkinson's Disease	31	432	19	943	- 511
Drownings	32	348	46	114	+ 233
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	310	37	277	+ 33
Uterin Cancer	34	305	33	345	- 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	257	48	110	+ 147
Fires	36	246	49	65	+ 181
Alcohol	37	239	32	359	- 120
Congenital Anomalies	38	214	35	308	- 94
Poisonings	39	214	60	18	+ 196
Drug Use	40	202	30	423	- 222
Low Birth Weight	41	185	51	50	+ 135
Epilepsy	42	183	44	121	+ 63
Other Neoplasms	43	168	18	1,036	- 868
Violence	44	149	47	113	+ 36
Asthma	45	131	42	158	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	130	36	289	- 159
HIV/AIDS	47	128	61	13	+ 115
Endocrine Disorders	48	112	24	702	- 590
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	84	52	46	+ 38
Malnutrition	50	83	45	117	- 34
Schizophrenia	51	60	50	63	- 3
Hepatitis C	52	57	53	44	+ 13
Skin Disease	53	57	39	220	- 163
Meningitis	54	45	54	35	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	55	39	41	170	- 132
Anemia	56	34	40	175	- 140
Birth Trauma	57	22	55	34	- 11
Maternal Conditions	58	21	64	5	+ 16
Hepatitis B	59	18	62	9	+ 8
Appendicitis	60	12	59	18	- 6
Measles	61	4	83	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	62	3	71	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	2	58	20	- 18
Oral conditions	64	1	63	8	- 7
War	65	1	65	2	- 0
Syphilis	66	1	72	0	+ 1
Tetanus	67	1	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	1	66	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	67	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	43	129	- 129
Osteoarthritis	86	0	57	24	- 24
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Romania

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.