COLOMBIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,875	1	43,066	+ 27,809
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	51,120	22	2,157	+ 48,963
Stroke	3	28,259	3	16,573	+ 11,686
Lung Disease	4	20,343	4	15,928	+ 4,415
Lung Cancers	5	17,430	10	5,250	+ 12,179
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,279	12	4,371	+ 9,908
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	12,450	5	10,773	+ 1,677
Prostate Cancer	8	12,279	14	3,584	+ 8,694
Pancreas Cancer	9	8,656	25	2,022	+ 6,634
Hypertension	10	8,609	8	6,400	+ 2,209
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,590	11	5,028	+ 3,561
Kidney Disease	12	7,628	7	6,834	+ 794
Breast Cancer	13	7,410	13	3,669	+ 3,740
Suicide	14	6,928	26	1,965	+ 4,963
Other Injuries	15	6,432	28	1,592	+ 4,839
Lymphomas	16	6,353	18	2,603	+ 3,750
Falls	17	5,193	29	1,518	+ 3,676
Other Neoplasms	18	4,851	15	3,205	+ 1,647
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,416	47	383	+ 4,033
Leukemia	20	3,865	21	2,208	+ 1,657
Bladder Cancer	21	3,560	42	609	+ 2,951
Liver Cancer	22	3,520	24	2,065	+ 1,456
Liver Disease	23	3,388	19	2,426	+ 962
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,287	30	1,367	+ 1,920
Skin Cancers	25	3,045	35	1,028	+ 2,017
Stomach Cancer	26	2,868	9	6,112	- 3,244
Ovary Cancer	27	2,588	33	1,122	+ 1,466
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,561	31	1,329	+ 1,232
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,520	36	835	+ 1,684
Drug Use	30	1,983	44	492	+ 1,491
Oral Cancer	31	1,776	37	807	+ 969
Alcohol	32	1,679	68	23	+ 1,657
Uterin Cancer	33	1,614	45	423	+ 1,191
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,475	6	7,765	- 6,289
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,441	16	2,963	- 1,522
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,355	38	747	+ 607
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,298	39	698	+ 599
Cervical Cancer	38	1,065	20	2,266	- 1,201
Skin Disease	39	1,030	34	1,102	- 72
Anemia	40	818	57	101	+ 718
Multiple Sclerosis	41	797	60	62	+ 735
Asthma	42	741	54	191	+ 550
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	603	51	242	+ 361
Epilepsy	44	564	43	597	- 33
Malnutrition	45	548	27	1,878	- 1,330
Drownings	46	536	40	689	- 153
Violence	47	529	2	19,268	- 18,740
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	517	63	38	+ 479
Fires	49	303	56	127	+ 176
Schizophrenia	50	297	70	18	+ 280
Low Birth Weight	51	236	23	2,095	- 1,860
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	215	48	333	- 118
Hepatitis C	53	206	59	65	+ 142
Meningitis	54	164	50	244	- 80
Birth Trauma	55	157	41	648	- 491
Tuberculosis	56	112	32	1,272	- 1,160
Osteoarthritis	57	112	58	67	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	58	91	66	27	+ 65
Appendicitis	59	84	52	213	- 128
Poisonings	60	83	61	61	+ 22
HIV/AIDS	61	59	17	2,683	- 2,624
Hepatitis B	62	44	62	50	- 6
Oral conditions	63	39	75	7	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	64	23	46	394	- 371
War	65	8	49	260	- 252
Otitis Media	66	3	73	7	- 4
Pertussis	67	2	69	18	- 16
Tetanus	68	2	71	14	- 12
Schistosomiasis	69	2	77	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	2	80	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	71	1	64	38	- 37
Syphilis	72	0	65	30	- 30
Chlamydia	73	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	67	26	- 26
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	55	133	- 133
Ascariasis	81	0	76	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	72	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Sweden

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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.