GREECE VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,267	50	47	+ 21,219
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,462	3	8,282	+ 180
Diabetes Mellitus	3	8,199	20	1,266	+ 6,933
Stroke	4	7,358	2	14,077	- 6,720
Coronary Heart Disease	5	6,939	1	21,124	- 14,185
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,754	44	95	+ 4,659
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,532	22	870	+ 2,662
Kidney Disease	8	3,504	6	4,759	- 1,255
Suicide	9	3,103	28	533	+ 2,570
Hypertension	10	2,685	9	2,922	- 238
Liver Disease	11	2,515	23	809	+ 1,706
Lung Disease	12	2,431	5	5,526	- 3,095
Tuberculosis	13	2,351	46	66	+ 2,285
Low Birth Weight	14	2,142	41	127	+ 2,015
Cervical Cancer	15	1,975	36	243	+ 1,732
Violence	16	1,951	42	104	+ 1,847
Other Injuries	17	1,747	17	1,453	+ 294
Birth Trauma	18	1,530	57	17	+ 1,513
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,475	38	174	+ 1,301
Asthma	20	1,374	55	27	+ 1,347
Maternal Conditions	21	1,064	61	2	+ 1,062
Malnutrition	22	973	66	1	+ 972
Meningitis	23	895	53	33	+ 862
Inflammatory/Heart	24	861	24	725	+ 136
Drownings	25	799	32	435	+ 364
Fires	26	769	39	146	+ 622
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	704	7	3,940	- 3,236
Endocrine Disorders	28	682	29	526	+ 156
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	467	26	611	- 143
Epilepsy	30	420	34	249	+ 171
Prostate Cancer	31	413	12	2,023	- 1,610
Falls	32	379	21	1,245	- 866
Pertussis	33	356	69	0	+ 356
Poisonings	34	345	56	19	+ 325
Breast Cancer	35	339	11	2,520	- 2,181
Lymphomas	36	286	19	1,268	- 983
Liver Cancer	37	270	14	1,566	- 1,296
Drug Use	38	247	37	193	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	241	43	100	+ 141
Skin Disease	40	232	47	56	+ 176
Parkinson's Disease	41	219	10	2,646	- 2,427
Skin Cancers	42	183	31	438	- 255
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	171	8	3,264	- 3,092
Oesophagus Cancer	44	170	35	246	- 76
Syphilis	45	160	65	1	+ 159
Lung Cancers	46	153	4	7,355	- 7,203
Leukemia	47	150	18	1,354	- 1,204
Alcohol	48	147	49	50	+ 97
Schistosomiasis	49	118	75	0	+ 118
Uterin Cancer	50	105	33	373	- 267
Oral Cancer	51	94	30	440	- 346
Ovary Cancer	52	91	27	557	- 466
Stomach Cancer	53	63	16	1,535	- 1,473
Appendicitis	54	61	58	9	+ 51
Bladder Cancer	55	56	15	1,551	- 1,495
Pancreas Cancer	56	55	13	1,904	- 1,849
Hepatitis B	57	54	48	56	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	45	45	67	- 22
Encephalitis	59	44	67	1	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	60	38	59	8	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	61	36	25	679	- 642
Tetanus	62	34	62	2	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	63	14	40	135	- 121
Measles	64	6	68	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	65	3	52	38	- 35
Ascariasis	66	3	73	0	+ 3
Malaria	67	3	78	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	2	80	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	70	0	+ 2
War	71	2	64	1	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	60	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	27	- 27
Anemia	84	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.