BHUTAN VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,264	1	702	+ 562
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	912	13	105	+ 807
Stroke	3	504	3	360	+ 144
Lung Disease	4	363	2	524	- 162
Lung Cancers	5	311	21	44	+ 267
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	255	31	24	+ 231
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	222	4	177	+ 45
Prostate Cancer	8	219	55	3	+ 216
Pancreas Cancer	9	154	33	20	+ 134
Hypertension	10	154	16	77	+ 77
Diabetes Mellitus	11	153	7	164	- 11
Kidney Disease	12	136	8	149	- 13
Breast Cancer	13	132	43	8	+ 124
Suicide	14	124	26	35	+ 88
Other Injuries	15	115	24	43	+ 72
Lymphomas	16	113	52	5	+ 108
Falls	17	93	12	111	- 18
Other Neoplasms	18	87	57	2	+ 84
Parkinson's Disease	19	79	28	31	+ 47
Leukemia	20	69	34	19	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	21	63	48	6	+ 57
Liver Cancer	22	63	27	35	+ 28
Liver Disease	23	60	6	166	- 105
Endocrine Disorders	24	59	39	11	+ 48
Skin Cancers	25	54	41	9	+ 45
Stomach Cancer	26	51	11	118	- 67
Ovary Cancer	27	46	37	14	+ 32
Inflammatory/Heart	28	46	45	8	+ 38
Oesophagus Cancer	29	45	22	44	+ 1
Drug Use	30	35	47	7	+ 29
Oral Cancer	31	32	23	43	- 11
Alcohol	32	30	49	6	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	33	29	71	0	+ 29
Road Traffic Accidents	34	26	10	123	- 97
Congenital Anomalies	35	26	20	50	- 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	24	5	169	- 145
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	23	25	39	- 15
Cervical Cancer	38	19	29	30	- 11
Skin Disease	39	18	46	7	+ 11
Anemia	40	15	72	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	41	14	62	1	+ 13
Asthma	42	13	15	78	- 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	11	50	5	+ 5
Epilepsy	44	10	38	14	- 4
Malnutrition	45	10	54	3	+ 6
Drownings	46	10	32	20	- 11
Violence	47	9	35	18	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	9	17	68	- 58
Fires	49	5	44	8	- 2
Schizophrenia	50	5	75	0	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	51	4	14	79	- 75
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	4	77	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	53	4	64	1	+ 3
Meningitis	54	3	36	17	- 14
Birth Trauma	55	3	19	51	- 48
Tuberculosis	56	2	9	138	- 136
Osteoarthritis	57	2	78	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	58	2	61	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	2	51	5	- 4
Poisonings	60	1	59	2	- 0
HIV/AIDS	61	1	18	58	- 57
Hepatitis B	62	1	53	4	- 3
Oral conditions	63	1	76	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	42	9	- 9
War	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	63	1	- 1
Tetanus	68	0	60	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	30	28	- 28
Syphilis	72	0	40	11	- 11
Chlamydia	73	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	56	3	- 3
Ascariasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	58	2	- 2
Leprosy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.