CHINA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,023,891	2	1,771,525	+ 252,366
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,459,772	6	304,455	+ 1,155,317
Stroke	3	806,951	1	2,043,210	- 1,236,259
Lung Disease	4	580,918	3	968,607	- 387,689
Lung Cancers	5	497,717	4	714,311	- 216,594
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	407,757	9	248,388	+ 159,368
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	355,523	12	183,342	+ 172,181
Prostate Cancer	8	350,625	28	51,056	+ 299,569
Pancreas Cancer	9	247,192	18	111,537	+ 135,655
Hypertension	10	245,827	7	301,183	- 55,356
Diabetes Mellitus	11	245,286	14	161,672	+ 83,614
Kidney Disease	12	217,832	11	192,302	+ 25,529
Breast Cancer	13	211,588	19	92,757	+ 118,831
Suicide	14	197,830	17	116,324	+ 81,507
Other Injuries	15	183,661	25	54,087	+ 129,573
Lymphomas	16	181,407	23	57,838	+ 123,568
Falls	17	148,298	16	138,878	+ 9,420
Other Neoplasms	18	138,538	53	4,374	+ 134,164
Parkinson's Disease	19	126,096	20	70,699	+ 55,397
Leukemia	20	110,381	22	58,145	+ 52,237
Bladder Cancer	21	101,650	29	37,873	+ 63,777
Liver Cancer	22	100,531	13	180,952	- 80,421
Liver Disease	23	96,742	15	145,603	- 48,861
Endocrine Disorders	24	93,869	37	25,613	+ 68,256
Skin Cancers	25	86,961	41	19,669	+ 67,292
Stomach Cancer	26	81,898	5	398,439	- 316,540
Ovary Cancer	27	73,904	35	28,078	+ 45,826
Inflammatory/Heart	28	73,134	33	29,954	+ 43,180
Oesophagus Cancer	29	71,953	10	242,891	- 170,938
Drug Use	30	56,613	38	24,214	+ 32,399
Oral Cancer	31	50,715	24	54,695	- 3,981
Alcohol	32	47,956	42	19,071	+ 28,885
Uterin Cancer	33	46,089	45	11,751	+ 34,337
Road Traffic Accidents	34	42,133	8	250,272	- 208,139
Congenital Anomalies	35	41,149	31	36,613	+ 4,536
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	38,687	50	8,719	+ 29,969
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	37,056	30	37,723	- 668
Cervical Cancer	38	30,423	27	51,650	- 21,226
Skin Disease	39	29,408	52	5,222	+ 24,186
Anemia	40	23,368	83	0	+ 23,368
Multiple Sclerosis	41	22,768	59	1,734	+ 21,034
Asthma	42	21,171	39	23,147	- 1,976
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	17,224	49	10,108	+ 7,116
Epilepsy	44	16,120	46	11,365	+ 4,755
Malnutrition	45	15,647	44	12,995	+ 2,653
Drownings	46	15,307	26	52,807	- 37,500
Violence	47	15,098	47	11,115	+ 3,984
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	14,751	21	65,350	- 50,599
Fires	49	8,643	48	10,498	- 1,856
Schizophrenia	50	8,484	86	0	+ 8,484
Low Birth Weight	51	6,726	40	21,631	- 14,905
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	6,130	81	0	+ 6,130
Hepatitis C	53	5,895	66	86	+ 5,809
Meningitis	54	4,692	51	5,704	- 1,012
Birth Trauma	55	4,489	43	17,644	- 13,155
Tuberculosis	56	3,206	32	34,802	- 31,596
Osteoarthritis	57	3,193	82	0	+ 3,193
Upper Respiratory	58	2,607	57	2,663	- 55
Appendicitis	59	2,413	60	1,468	+ 945
Poisonings	60	2,371	36	25,762	- 23,392
HIV/AIDS	61	1,695	34	28,746	- 27,051
Hepatitis B	62	1,266	56	2,757	- 1,491
Oral conditions	63	1,115	80	0	+ 1,115
Maternal Conditions	64	664	54	3,596	- 2,932
War	65	225	61	900	- 676
Otitis Media	66	93	69	15	+ 77
Pertussis	67	62	64	484	- 421
Tetanus	68	49	63	491	- 443
Schistosomiasis	69	48	65	400	- 352
Diphtheria	70	45	71	11	+ 34
Encephalitis	71	28	55	2,796	- 2,769
Syphilis	72	0	58	1,824	- 1,823
Chlamydia	73	0	67	55	- 55
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	70	12	- 12
Ascariasis	81	0	68	34	- 34
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	62	558	- 558
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.