CANADA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,448	1	40,063	+ 15,384
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	39,993	2	30,970	+ 9,023
Stroke	3	22,108	5	14,159	+ 7,949
Lung Disease	4	15,915	4	14,212	+ 1,703
Lung Cancers	5	13,636	3	20,937	- 7,301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,171	6	9,651	+ 1,520
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,740	7	7,431	+ 2,309
Prostate Cancer	8	9,606	13	4,711	+ 4,895
Pancreas Cancer	9	6,772	11	5,057	+ 1,715
Hypertension	10	6,735	22	2,563	+ 4,172
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,720	9	5,718	+ 1,002
Kidney Disease	12	5,968	14	4,578	+ 1,390
Breast Cancer	13	5,797	8	5,910	- 113
Suicide	14	5,420	15	4,417	+ 1,003
Other Injuries	15	5,032	24	2,392	+ 2,639
Lymphomas	16	4,970	10	5,146	- 176
Falls	17	4,063	12	4,829	- 766
Other Neoplasms	18	3,795	31	1,679	+ 2,117
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,455	18	3,359	+ 96
Leukemia	20	3,024	21	3,098	- 74
Bladder Cancer	21	2,785	23	2,521	+ 264
Liver Cancer	22	2,754	20	3,113	- 359
Liver Disease	23	2,650	17	3,624	- 973
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,572	19	3,233	- 661
Skin Cancers	25	2,382	30	1,756	+ 626
Stomach Cancer	26	2,244	26	2,177	+ 66
Ovary Cancer	27	2,025	29	1,902	+ 123
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,004	27	2,060	- 56
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,971	25	2,230	- 258
Drug Use	30	1,551	16	3,686	- 2,135
Oral Cancer	31	1,389	32	1,592	- 203
Alcohol	32	1,314	33	1,491	- 177
Uterin Cancer	33	1,263	34	1,183	+ 80
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,154	28	1,998	- 843
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,127	35	1,081	+ 46
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,060	36	840	+ 220
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,015	43	442	+ 573
Cervical Cancer	38	833	41	578	+ 255
Skin Disease	39	806	38	679	+ 127
Anemia	40	640	46	343	+ 297
Multiple Sclerosis	41	624	37	692	- 68
Asthma	42	580	49	262	+ 318
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	472	47	322	+ 149
Epilepsy	44	442	44	384	+ 58
Malnutrition	45	429	51	192	+ 236
Drownings	46	419	48	283	+ 136
Violence	47	414	40	605	- 191
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	404	39	636	- 232
Fires	49	237	52	192	+ 45
Schizophrenia	50	232	57	118	+ 114
Low Birth Weight	51	184	42	553	- 369
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	168	54	143	+ 25
Hepatitis C	53	162	45	363	- 202
Meningitis	54	129	59	68	+ 60
Birth Trauma	55	123	50	193	- 70
Tuberculosis	56	88	58	97	- 10
Osteoarthritis	57	87	55	139	- 51
Upper Respiratory	58	71	63	47	+ 25
Appendicitis	59	66	62	49	+ 17
Poisonings	60	65	56	121	- 56
HIV/AIDS	61	46	53	163	- 116
Hepatitis B	62	35	60	66	- 31
Oral conditions	63	31	61	51	- 20
Maternal Conditions	64	18	64	45	- 27
War	65	6	65	21	- 15
Otitis Media	66	3	66	8	- 5
Pertussis	67	2	69	1	+ 1
Tetanus	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	69	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	71	1	68	3	- 2
Syphilis	72	0	67	5	- 5
Chlamydia	73	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.