ERITREA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,067	4	2,154	+ 6,913
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,540	24	310	+ 6,230
Stroke	3	3,615	2	2,564	+ 1,051
Lung Disease	4	2,603	9	662	+ 1,941
Lung Cancers	5	2,230	46	62	+ 2,168
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,827	35	113	+ 1,714
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,593	1	3,277	- 1,684
Prostate Cancer	8	1,571	47	54	+ 1,517
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,107	58	20	+ 1,088
Hypertension	10	1,101	8	926	+ 176
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,099	7	944	+ 154
Kidney Disease	12	976	12	578	+ 398
Breast Cancer	13	948	23	311	+ 636
Suicide	14	886	21	382	+ 505
Other Injuries	15	823	15	540	+ 283
Lymphomas	16	813	28	147	+ 666
Falls	17	664	26	168	+ 496
Other Neoplasms	18	621	66	6	+ 615
Parkinson's Disease	19	565	37	85	+ 480
Leukemia	20	495	29	144	+ 350
Bladder Cancer	21	455	51	42	+ 413
Liver Cancer	22	450	45	69	+ 381
Liver Disease	23	433	6	1,215	- 781
Endocrine Disorders	24	421	43	71	+ 349
Skin Cancers	25	390	56	30	+ 360
Stomach Cancer	26	367	48	48	+ 319
Ovary Cancer	27	331	40	79	+ 252
Inflammatory/Heart	28	328	32	123	+ 205
Oesophagus Cancer	29	322	39	81	+ 241
Drug Use	30	254	53	36	+ 217
Oral Cancer	31	227	44	71	+ 156
Alcohol	32	215	49	45	+ 169
Uterin Cancer	33	206	61	18	+ 189
Road Traffic Accidents	34	189	5	1,326	- 1,137
Congenital Anomalies	35	184	18	432	- 248
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	173	3	2,292	- 2,119
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	166	27	147	+ 19
Cervical Cancer	38	136	30	132	+ 4
Skin Disease	39	132	50	45	+ 87
Anemia	40	105	81	0	+ 105
Multiple Sclerosis	41	102	67	4	+ 98
Asthma	42	95	22	326	- 231
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	77	64	12	+ 65
Epilepsy	44	72	38	81	- 9
Malnutrition	45	70	10	660	- 590
Drownings	46	69	33	118	- 49
Violence	47	68	20	384	- 317
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	66	41	77	- 11
Fires	49	39	31	132	- 93
Schizophrenia	50	38	83	0	+ 38
Low Birth Weight	51	30	16	531	- 501
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	27	84	0	+ 27
Hepatitis C	53	26	65	6	+ 20
Meningitis	54	21	19	404	- 383
Birth Trauma	55	20	11	616	- 596
Tuberculosis	56	14	14	543	- 529
Osteoarthritis	57	14	85	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	58	12	60	18	- 6
Appendicitis	59	11	55	31	- 21
Poisonings	60	11	34	114	- 104
HIV/AIDS	61	8	25	308	- 300
Hepatitis B	62	6	57	28	- 22
Oral conditions	63	5	86	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	3	13	544	- 541
War	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	0	69	2	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	36	90	- 89
Tetanus	68	0	52	37	- 37
Schistosomiasis	69	0	42	73	- 73
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	- 0
Encephalitis	71	0	62	16	- 15
Syphilis	72	0	54	35	- 35
Chlamydia	73	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	17	437	- 437
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
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	68	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	63	13	- 13
Leprosy	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Sweden

Eritrea

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.