AUSTRALIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,259	1	21,548	+ 16,711
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,595	2	15,588	+ 12,007
Stroke	3	15,254	3	10,331	+ 4,923
Lung Disease	4	10,982	5	8,487	+ 2,494
Lung Cancers	5	9,409	4	8,769	+ 640
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,708	6	6,209	+ 1,499
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,721	8	4,446	+ 2,275
Prostate Cancer	8	6,628	9	3,766	+ 2,862
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,673	13	3,118	+ 1,555
Hypertension	10	4,647	23	1,631	+ 3,016
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,637	7	4,471	+ 166
Kidney Disease	12	4,118	12	3,139	+ 979
Breast Cancer	13	4,000	10	3,405	+ 594
Suicide	14	3,740	11	3,150	+ 590
Other Injuries	15	3,472	22	1,642	+ 1,829
Lymphomas	16	3,429	15	3,039	+ 391
Falls	17	2,803	14	3,116	- 312
Other Neoplasms	18	2,619	28	1,252	+ 1,367
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,384	19	2,036	+ 348
Leukemia	20	2,087	18	2,126	- 39
Bladder Cancer	21	1,922	30	1,187	+ 734
Liver Cancer	22	1,900	20	2,036	- 136
Liver Disease	23	1,829	26	1,421	+ 407
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,774	16	2,328	- 554
Skin Cancers	25	1,644	17	2,319	- 675
Stomach Cancer	26	1,548	27	1,288	+ 260
Ovary Cancer	27	1,397	31	1,003	+ 395
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,383	24	1,571	- 188
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,360	25	1,494	- 133
Drug Use	30	1,070	21	1,783	- 713
Oral Cancer	31	959	32	972	- 13
Alcohol	32	907	37	380	+ 527
Uterin Cancer	33	871	35	524	+ 347
Road Traffic Accidents	34	796	29	1,245	- 448
Congenital Anomalies	35	778	33	711	+ 67
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	731	40	296	+ 436
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	700	42	276	+ 425
Cervical Cancer	38	575	39	342	+ 234
Skin Disease	39	556	34	594	- 38
Anemia	40	442	49	157	+ 284
Multiple Sclerosis	41	430	46	188	+ 243
Asthma	42	400	36	455	- 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	326	45	229	+ 97
Epilepsy	44	305	41	285	+ 20
Malnutrition	45	296	51	117	+ 179
Drownings	46	289	47	177	+ 112
Violence	47	285	44	243	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	279	38	379	- 100
Fires	49	163	55	55	+ 109
Schizophrenia	50	160	54	64	+ 96
Low Birth Weight	51	127	43	248	- 121
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	116	53	71	+ 45
Hepatitis C	53	111	48	173	- 62
Meningitis	54	89	60	37	+ 52
Birth Trauma	55	85	50	140	- 55
Tuberculosis	56	61	56	53	+ 8
Osteoarthritis	57	60	52	114	- 54
Upper Respiratory	58	49	64	17	+ 32
Appendicitis	59	46	62	26	+ 19
Poisonings	60	45	61	35	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	61	32	57	50	- 18
Hepatitis B	62	24	58	41	- 17
Oral conditions	63	21	59	40	- 19
Maternal Conditions	64	13	63	20	- 8
War	65	4	65	8	- 4
Otitis Media	66	2	66	6	- 4
Pertussis	67	1	69	1	- 0
Tetanus	68	1	70	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	71	1	68	3	- 2
Syphilis	72	0	67	3	- 3
Chlamydia	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Sweden

Australia

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.