ARGENTINA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,167	1	48,765	+ 18,403
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	48,446	19	3,737	+ 44,708
Stroke	3	26,780	4	22,878	+ 3,903
Lung Disease	4	19,279	3	23,234	- 3,955
Lung Cancers	5	16,518	6	10,014	+ 6,504
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,532	7	8,931	+ 4,602
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,799	2	40,986	- 29,187
Prostate Cancer	8	11,636	15	4,507	+ 7,129
Pancreas Cancer	9	8,204	14	4,607	+ 3,597
Hypertension	10	8,158	11	5,799	+ 2,359
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,140	9	6,838	+ 1,303
Kidney Disease	12	7,229	5	13,588	- 6,359
Breast Cancer	13	7,022	8	7,063	- 41
Suicide	14	6,565	18	3,747	+ 2,818
Other Injuries	15	6,095	12	5,642	+ 453
Lymphomas	16	6,020	24	2,708	+ 3,312
Falls	17	4,922	43	506	+ 4,415
Other Neoplasms	18	4,598	21	3,224	+ 1,374
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,185	36	965	+ 3,220
Leukemia	20	3,663	27	2,189	+ 1,474
Bladder Cancer	21	3,373	31	1,675	+ 1,698
Liver Cancer	22	3,336	30	2,045	+ 1,291
Liver Disease	23	3,211	16	4,029	- 818
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,115	17	3,987	- 872
Skin Cancers	25	2,886	34	1,073	+ 1,813
Stomach Cancer	26	2,718	20	3,523	- 805
Ovary Cancer	27	2,453	33	1,307	+ 1,146
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,427	13	5,495	- 3,068
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,388	29	2,054	+ 334
Drug Use	30	1,879	39	826	+ 1,053
Oral Cancer	31	1,683	35	1,073	+ 610
Alcohol	32	1,592	46	442	+ 1,150
Uterin Cancer	33	1,530	37	944	+ 586
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,398	10	6,298	- 4,899
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,366	26	2,419	- 1,054
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,284	42	578	+ 706
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,230	44	488	+ 742
Cervical Cancer	38	1,010	25	2,480	- 1,470
Skin Disease	39	976	22	3,171	- 2,195
Anemia	40	776	40	691	+ 85
Multiple Sclerosis	41	756	58	101	+ 654
Asthma	42	703	47	403	+ 300
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	572	54	243	+ 328
Epilepsy	44	535	50	332	+ 203
Malnutrition	45	519	38	929	- 410
Drownings	46	508	48	380	+ 128
Violence	47	501	23	2,712	- 2,211
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	490	56	139	+ 350
Fires	49	287	52	280	+ 7
Schizophrenia	50	282	61	59	+ 222
Low Birth Weight	51	223	28	2,183	- 1,960
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	203	63	48	+ 156
Hepatitis C	53	196	57	113	+ 83
Meningitis	54	156	51	316	- 161
Birth Trauma	55	149	49	373	- 225
Tuberculosis	56	106	41	655	- 549
Osteoarthritis	57	106	59	73	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	58	87	67	12	+ 74
Appendicitis	59	80	60	71	+ 10
Poisonings	60	79	55	193	- 115
HIV/AIDS	61	56	32	1,481	- 1,425
Hepatitis B	62	42	62	56	- 14
Oral conditions	63	37	66	14	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	64	22	53	279	- 257
War	65	7	70	5	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	3	73	2	+ 1
Pertussis	67	2	68	10	- 8
Tetanus	68	2	71	3	- 1
Schistosomiasis	69	2	84	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	71	1	64	17	- 16
Syphilis	72	0	65	15	- 15
Chlamydia	73	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	45	451	- 451
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	74	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	69	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Sweden

Argentina

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.