SWEDEN VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,576	1	15,136	- 3,559
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,483	2	10,917	- 1,434
Stroke	3	6,496	3	6,035	+ 461
Lung Cancers	4	4,957	5	3,722	+ 1,235
Lung Disease	5	4,239	4	4,344	- 105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,798	6	3,049	+ 749
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,072	7	2,659	+ 414
Kidney Disease	8	2,178	12	1,629	+ 549
Hypertension	9	2,041	10	1,838	+ 203
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,741	11	1,834	- 93
Breast Cancer	11	1,583	13	1,582	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,512	9	1,849	- 336
Prostate Cancer	13	1,438	8	2,622	- 1,184
Stomach Cancer	14	1,298	26	612	+ 686
Other Injuries	15	1,240	15	1,374	- 134
Lymphomas	16	1,195	16	1,357	- 162
Bladder Cancer	17	1,170	21	760	+ 409
Liver Cancer	18	1,142	22	752	+ 390
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,116	28	547	+ 569
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,107	19	943	+ 164
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,089	24	702	+ 387
Other Neoplasms	22	1,063	18	1,036	+ 27
Liver Disease	23	948	23	723	+ 224
Leukemia	24	845	20	825	+ 19
Suicide	25	808	14	1,479	- 671
Falls	26	727	17	1,109	- 382
Oral Cancer	27	579	31	379	+ 199
Ovary Cancer	28	454	27	553	- 99
Oesophagus Cancer	29	450	29	538	- 88
Skin Disease	30	412	39	220	+ 192
Road Traffic Accidents	31	410	34	315	+ 95
Skin Cancers	32	404	25	650	- 247
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	361	48	110	+ 251
Uterin Cancer	34	361	33	345	+ 16
Asthma	35	254	42	158	+ 95
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	238	36	289	- 51
Anemia	37	205	40	175	+ 30
Congenital Anomalies	38	193	35	308	- 114
Cervical Cancer	39	192	38	228	- 36
Epilepsy	40	185	44	121	+ 64
Drug Use	41	174	30	423	- 250
Hepatitis C	42	146	53	44	+ 102
HIV/AIDS	43	121	61	13	+ 108
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	106	37	277	- 171
Drownings	45	100	46	114	- 15
Alcohol	46	75	32	359	- 284
Malnutrition	47	68	45	117	- 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	66	43	129	- 63
Multiple Sclerosis	49	64	41	170	- 106
Tuberculosis	50	61	56	24	+ 37
Violence	51	59	47	113	- 54
Low Birth Weight	52	57	51	50	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	53	48	57	24	+ 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	46	52	46	- 0
Fires	55	41	49	65	- 23
Schizophrenia	56	40	50	63	- 23
Poisonings	57	38	60	18	+ 20
Hepatitis B	58	36	62	9	+ 27
Meningitis	59	29	54	35	- 6
Birth Trauma	60	25	55	34	- 8
Appendicitis	61	18	59	18	- 0
Upper Respiratory	62	10	58	20	- 9
Oral conditions	63	10	63	8	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	3	64	5	- 2
Leishmaniasis	65	2	75	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	2	66	1	+ 1
Syphilis	67	2	72	0	+ 2
War	68	1	65	2	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	67	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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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.