CHILE VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,677	1	10,685	+ 15,992
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,241	5	4,000	+ 15,241
Stroke	3	10,636	2	9,731	+ 905
Lung Disease	4	7,657	4	4,062	+ 3,595
Lung Cancers	5	6,560	9	3,452	+ 3,108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,375	11	3,022	+ 2,352
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,686	6	3,920	+ 766
Prostate Cancer	8	4,622	14	2,435	+ 2,186
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,258	17	1,567	+ 1,691
Hypertension	10	3,240	7	3,817	- 576
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,233	10	3,177	+ 56
Kidney Disease	12	2,871	3	4,065	- 1,194
Breast Cancer	13	2,789	16	1,689	+ 1,100
Suicide	14	2,608	15	1,700	+ 907
Other Injuries	15	2,421	21	1,310	+ 1,111
Lymphomas	16	2,391	18	1,394	+ 997
Falls	17	1,955	23	904	+ 1,050
Other Neoplasms	18	1,826	20	1,358	+ 468
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,662	26	790	+ 872
Leukemia	20	1,455	24	879	+ 576
Bladder Cancer	21	1,340	32	641	+ 699
Liver Cancer	22	1,325	19	1,369	- 44
Liver Disease	23	1,275	13	2,647	- 1,372
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,237	22	1,286	- 49
Skin Cancers	25	1,146	34	526	+ 621
Stomach Cancer	26	1,079	8	3,631	- 2,551
Ovary Cancer	27	974	35	514	+ 460
Inflammatory/Heart	28	964	31	709	+ 255
Oesophagus Cancer	29	948	30	722	+ 226
Drug Use	30	746	50	149	+ 598
Oral Cancer	31	668	40	307	+ 362
Alcohol	32	632	47	207	+ 425
Uterin Cancer	33	607	45	275	+ 333
Road Traffic Accidents	34	555	12	2,826	- 2,271
Congenital Anomalies	35	542	25	858	- 315
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	510	39	334	+ 176
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	488	46	223	+ 265
Cervical Cancer	38	401	27	780	- 379
Skin Disease	39	388	28	763	- 376
Anemia	40	308	49	180	+ 128
Multiple Sclerosis	41	300	62	27	+ 274
Asthma	42	279	42	295	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	227	48	187	+ 40
Epilepsy	44	212	43	294	- 82
Malnutrition	45	206	37	420	- 214
Drownings	46	202	44	283	- 81
Violence	47	199	29	744	- 545
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	194	52	104	+ 90
Fires	49	114	41	295	- 182
Schizophrenia	50	112	58	38	+ 74
Low Birth Weight	51	89	36	437	- 349
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	81	56	73	+ 8
Hepatitis C	53	78	61	27	+ 51
Meningitis	54	62	53	95	- 33
Birth Trauma	55	59	54	87	- 28
Tuberculosis	56	42	38	410	- 368
Osteoarthritis	57	42	51	131	- 89
Upper Respiratory	58	34	67	4	+ 30
Appendicitis	59	32	59	37	- 5
Poisonings	60	31	57	68	- 37
HIV/AIDS	61	22	33	539	- 517
Hepatitis B	62	17	60	30	- 13
Oral conditions	63	15	65	5	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	64	9	63	24	- 15
War	65	3	64	14	- 11
Otitis Media	66	1	71	2	- 0
Pertussis	67	1	68	3	- 2
Tetanus	68	1	69	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	71	0	70	2	- 1
Syphilis	72	0	66	5	- 5
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	55	79	- 79
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Sweden

Chile

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.