EQU. GUINEA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,567	7	419	+ 2,148
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,851	29	55	+ 1,796
Stroke	3	1,023	6	437	+ 586
Lung Disease	4	737	20	120	+ 616
Lung Cancers	5	631	41	27	+ 604
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	517	40	29	+ 489
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	451	2	913	- 462
Prostate Cancer	8	445	35	43	+ 402
Pancreas Cancer	9	313	55	11	+ 302
Hypertension	10	312	16	165	+ 147
Diabetes Mellitus	11	311	11	299	+ 12
Kidney Disease	12	276	14	198	+ 78
Breast Cancer	13	268	24	84	+ 184
Suicide	14	251	22	107	+ 144
Other Injuries	15	233	23	105	+ 128
Lymphomas	16	230	45	19	+ 211
Falls	17	188	32	46	+ 142
Other Neoplasms	18	176	63	3	+ 173
Parkinson's Disease	19	160	46	18	+ 142
Leukemia	20	140	61	4	+ 136
Bladder Cancer	21	129	56	9	+ 120
Liver Cancer	22	127	34	43	+ 84
Liver Disease	23	123	13	199	- 77
Endocrine Disorders	24	119	25	73	+ 46
Skin Cancers	25	110	48	16	+ 94
Stomach Cancer	26	104	49	16	+ 88
Ovary Cancer	27	94	52	13	+ 81
Inflammatory/Heart	28	93	27	63	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	29	91	54	12	+ 79
Drug Use	30	72	30	50	+ 22
Oral Cancer	31	64	37	35	+ 30
Alcohol	32	61	53	12	+ 49
Uterin Cancer	33	58	58	8	+ 51
Road Traffic Accidents	34	53	8	368	- 315
Congenital Anomalies	35	52	12	249	- 197
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	49	9	349	- 300
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	47	43	22	+ 25
Cervical Cancer	38	39	28	56	- 17
Skin Disease	39	37	51	13	+ 24
Anemia	40	30	85	0	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	41	29	67	1	+ 27
Asthma	42	27	26	65	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	22	62	4	+ 18
Epilepsy	44	20	38	32	- 12
Malnutrition	45	20	31	48	- 28
Drownings	46	19	36	39	- 20
Violence	47	19	33	45	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	19	50	14	+ 5
Fires	49	11	39	30	- 19
Schizophrenia	50	11	86	0	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	51	9	4	457	- 448
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	8	82	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	53	7	69	0	+ 7
Meningitis	54	6	19	127	- 121
Birth Trauma	55	6	5	441	- 435
Tuberculosis	56	4	10	321	- 317
Osteoarthritis	57	4	81	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	58	3	66	2	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	3	59	6	- 2
Poisonings	60	3	44	21	- 18
HIV/AIDS	61	2	1	1,838	- 1,836
Hepatitis B	62	2	65	3	- 1
Oral conditions	63	1	80	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	17	139	- 138
War	65	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	21	109	- 109
Tetanus	68	0	42	23	- 23
Schistosomiasis	69	0	60	4	- 4
Diphtheria	70	0	64	3	- 3
Encephalitis	71	0	57	8	- 8
Syphilis	72	0	18	134	- 134
Chlamydia	73	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	3	668	- 668
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	47	16	- 16
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	15	181	- 181
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Sweden

Equ. Guinea

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.