SWEDEN VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,316	1	15,136	+ 27,181
Stroke	2	24,606	3	6,035	+ 18,571
Lung Cancers	3	4,088	5	3,722	+ 366
Inflammatory/Heart	4	4,065	28	547	+ 3,518
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	3,649	2	10,917	- 7,268
Liver Disease	6	3,419	23	723	+ 2,695
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,206	6	3,049	+ 157
Suicide	8	2,754	14	1,479	+ 1,275
Lung Disease	9	2,752	4	4,344	- 1,592
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	2,437	7	2,659	- 222
Stomach Cancer	11	2,210	26	612	+ 1,597
Alcohol	12	2,104	32	359	+ 1,746
Breast Cancer	13	1,748	13	1,582	+ 165
Other Injuries	14	1,693	15	1,374	+ 320
HIV/AIDS	15	1,599	61	13	+ 1,586
Pancreas Cancer	16	1,525	9	1,849	- 323
Hypertension	17	1,380	10	1,838	- 459
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,380	11	1,834	- 455
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,317	34	315	+ 1,001
Prostate Cancer	20	1,061	8	2,622	- 1,561
Falls	21	880	17	1,109	- 229
Kidney Disease	22	871	12	1,629	- 758
Violence	23	861	47	113	+ 748
Liver Cancer	24	840	22	752	+ 88
Oral Cancer	25	818	31	379	+ 439
Parkinson's Disease	26	705	19	943	- 238
Drug Use	27	685	30	423	+ 262
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	672	37	277	+ 395
Lymphomas	29	671	16	1,357	- 686
Tuberculosis	30	633	56	24	+ 609
Leukemia	31	619	20	825	- 206
Ovary Cancer	32	611	27	553	+ 58
Oesophagus Cancer	33	559	29	538	+ 21
Cervical Cancer	34	558	38	228	+ 331
Uterin Cancer	35	516	33	345	+ 172
Drownings	36	498	46	114	+ 384
Fires	37	480	49	65	+ 416
Bladder Cancer	38	474	21	760	- 286
Skin Cancers	39	422	25	650	- 228
Poisonings	40	418	60	18	+ 401
Congenital Anomalies	41	316	35	308	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	208	48	110	+ 98
Skin Disease	43	206	39	220	- 14
Low Birth Weight	44	162	51	50	+ 112
Endocrine Disorders	45	151	24	702	- 551
Asthma	46	133	42	158	- 26
Encephalitis	47	81	71	0	+ 81
Meningitis	48	78	54	35	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	49	62	41	170	- 108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	56	43	129	- 72
Other Neoplasms	51	55	18	1,036	- 981
Epilepsy	52	54	44	121	- 67
Birth Trauma	53	54	55	34	+ 20
Appendicitis	54	31	59	18	+ 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	30	36	289	- 259
Maternal Conditions	56	20	64	5	+ 15
Malnutrition	57	18	45	117	- 99
Upper Respiratory	58	12	58	20	- 8
War	59	9	65	2	+ 8
Hepatitis B	60	3	62	9	- 6
Chlamydia	61	2	73	0	+ 2
Syphilis	62	1	72	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	64	0	66	1	- 0
Pertussis	65	0	67	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	53	44	- 44
Diphtheria	67	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	63	- 63
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.