EGYPT VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	159,001	1	173,871	- 14,870
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	114,683	16	6,975	+ 107,708
Stroke	3	63,396	3	43,839	+ 19,557
Lung Disease	4	45,638	9	13,393	+ 32,245
Lung Cancers	5	39,102	18	5,677	+ 33,424
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	32,034	24	3,083	+ 28,951
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	27,931	7	20,695	+ 7,236
Prostate Cancer	8	27,546	35	1,282	+ 26,264
Pancreas Cancer	9	19,420	26	2,906	+ 16,514
Hypertension	10	19,313	5	21,094	- 1,782
Diabetes Mellitus	11	19,270	8	19,131	+ 139
Kidney Disease	12	17,113	6	21,087	- 3,974
Breast Cancer	13	16,623	13	9,180	+ 7,443
Suicide	14	15,542	25	3,022	+ 12,520
Other Injuries	15	14,429	21	3,819	+ 10,610
Lymphomas	16	14,252	14	7,539	+ 6,713
Falls	17	11,651	30	2,019	+ 9,632
Other Neoplasms	18	10,884	61	116	+ 10,767
Parkinson's Disease	19	9,906	28	2,391	+ 7,515
Leukemia	20	8,672	22	3,763	+ 4,909
Bladder Cancer	21	7,986	19	5,133	+ 2,853
Liver Cancer	22	7,898	4	24,512	- 16,614
Liver Disease	23	7,600	2	60,122	- 52,522
Endocrine Disorders	24	7,375	29	2,372	+ 5,003
Skin Cancers	25	6,832	39	1,013	+ 5,819
Stomach Cancer	26	6,434	32	1,844	+ 4,590
Ovary Cancer	27	5,806	31	1,944	+ 3,863
Inflammatory/Heart	28	5,746	27	2,489	+ 3,256
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,653	41	951	+ 4,702
Drug Use	30	4,448	62	116	+ 4,331
Oral Cancer	31	3,984	45	793	+ 3,191
Alcohol	32	3,768	60	141	+ 3,626
Uterin Cancer	33	3,621	52	422	+ 3,199
Road Traffic Accidents	34	3,310	12	10,141	- 6,831
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,233	10	12,163	- 8,930
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	3,039	23	3,692	- 653
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,911	34	1,339	+ 1,572
Cervical Cancer	38	2,390	48	625	+ 1,765
Skin Disease	39	2,310	55	219	+ 2,091
Anemia	40	1,836	82	0	+ 1,836
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,789	56	213	+ 1,576
Asthma	42	1,663	15	7,104	- 5,441
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,353	65	26	+ 1,327
Epilepsy	44	1,266	50	451	+ 816
Malnutrition	45	1,229	46	759	+ 471
Drownings	46	1,203	37	1,122	+ 80
Violence	47	1,186	20	4,165	- 2,979
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,159	36	1,248	- 89
Fires	49	679	33	1,568	- 889
Schizophrenia	50	667	80	0	+ 667
Low Birth Weight	51	528	11	11,391	- 10,863
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	482	84	0	+ 482
Hepatitis C	53	463	63	97	+ 366
Meningitis	54	369	43	827	- 458
Birth Trauma	55	353	17	6,109	- 5,756
Tuberculosis	56	252	51	432	- 180
Osteoarthritis	57	251	85	0	+ 251
Upper Respiratory	58	205	68	5	+ 200
Appendicitis	59	190	59	142	+ 47
Poisonings	60	186	57	195	- 9
HIV/AIDS	61	133	53	397	- 264
Hepatitis B	62	99	40	988	- 889
Oral conditions	63	88	86	0	+ 88
Maternal Conditions	64	52	44	795	- 743
War	65	18	47	714	- 696
Otitis Media	66	7	72	0	+ 7
Pertussis	67	5	42	906	- 901
Tetanus	68	4	49	540	- 537
Schistosomiasis	69	4	54	220	- 217
Diphtheria	70	4	70	3	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	2	38	1,046	- 1,044
Syphilis	72	0	58	159	- 159
Chlamydia	73	0	71	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	69	5	- 5
Ascariasis	81	0	67	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	64	43	- 43
Leprosy	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Sweden

Egypt

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.