AFGHANISTAN VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,344	1	40,195	+ 17,149
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	41,361	23	1,765	+ 39,596
Stroke	3	22,864	3	19,060	+ 3,804
Lung Disease	4	16,459	15	4,650	+ 11,810
Lung Cancers	5	14,102	32	1,076	+ 13,026
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,553	39	741	+ 10,812
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,073	4	14,649	- 4,576
Prostate Cancer	8	9,934	55	258	+ 9,677
Pancreas Cancer	9	7,004	56	229	+ 6,775
Hypertension	10	6,965	8	7,995	- 1,030
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,950	12	5,750	+ 1,200
Kidney Disease	12	6,172	10	6,590	- 418
Breast Cancer	13	5,995	22	1,822	+ 4,173
Suicide	14	5,605	24	1,573	+ 4,033
Other Injuries	15	5,204	18	3,241	+ 1,962
Lymphomas	16	5,140	36	946	+ 4,194
Falls	17	4,202	37	905	+ 3,296
Other Neoplasms	18	3,925	63	29	+ 3,897
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,573	41	628	+ 2,945
Leukemia	20	3,127	42	610	+ 2,517
Bladder Cancer	21	2,880	54	272	+ 2,608
Liver Cancer	22	2,848	40	657	+ 2,191
Liver Disease	23	2,741	16	4,600	- 1,859
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,660	28	1,364	+ 1,296
Skin Cancers	25	2,464	59	145	+ 2,319
Stomach Cancer	26	2,320	26	1,501	+ 820
Ovary Cancer	27	2,094	48	369	+ 1,725
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,072	45	527	+ 1,545
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,039	29	1,314	+ 724
Drug Use	30	1,604	51	328	+ 1,276
Oral Cancer	31	1,437	27	1,467	- 30
Alcohol	32	1,359	58	150	+ 1,209
Uterin Cancer	33	1,306	53	289	+ 1,017
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,194	11	6,033	- 4,839
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,166	14	5,001	- 3,835
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,096	13	5,555	- 4,459
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,050	25	1,505	- 455
Cervical Cancer	38	862	44	541	+ 321
Skin Disease	39	833	61	94	+ 739
Anemia	40	662	83	0	+ 662
Multiple Sclerosis	41	645	62	84	+ 561
Asthma	42	600	17	3,403	- 2,803
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	488	65	25	+ 463
Epilepsy	44	457	35	993	- 536
Malnutrition	45	443	43	589	- 146
Drownings	46	434	34	996	- 562
Violence	47	428	19	3,217	- 2,789
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	418	33	1,041	- 623
Fires	49	245	50	348	- 103
Schizophrenia	50	240	81	0	+ 240
Low Birth Weight	51	191	5	12,631	- 12,440
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	174	85	0	+ 174
Hepatitis C	53	167	64	28	+ 139
Meningitis	54	133	20	2,626	- 2,493
Birth Trauma	55	127	6	10,723	- 10,596
Tuberculosis	56	91	7	9,839	- 9,748
Osteoarthritis	57	90	84	0	+ 90
Upper Respiratory	58	74	68	9	+ 65
Appendicitis	59	68	52	298	- 230
Poisonings	60	67	47	384	- 316
HIV/AIDS	61	48	46	464	- 416
Hepatitis B	62	36	38	863	- 828
Oral conditions	63	32	86	0	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	64	19	9	7,807	- 7,788
War	65	6	2	25,620	- 25,613
Otitis Media	66	3	71	1	+ 2
Pertussis	67	2	21	2,107	- 2,106
Tetanus	68	1	30	1,254	- 1,253
Schistosomiasis	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	67	16	- 15
Encephalitis	71	1	31	1,190	- 1,189
Syphilis	72	0	60	94	- 94
Chlamydia	73	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	57	185	- 185
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	17	- 17
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	49	350	- 350
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Sweden

Afghanistan

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.