ESTONIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,706	1	3,009	- 1,303
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,231	12	229	+ 1,001
Stroke	3	680	3	1,116	- 436
Lung Disease	4	490	13	229	+ 261
Lung Cancers	5	420	4	657	- 238
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	344	5	527	- 183
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	300	6	349	- 49
Prostate Cancer	8	296	8	298	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	9	208	10	268	- 60
Hypertension	10	207	2	2,700	- 2,493
Diabetes Mellitus	11	207	19	146	+ 61
Kidney Disease	12	184	17	176	+ 7
Breast Cancer	13	178	11	260	- 82
Suicide	14	167	16	197	- 31
Other Injuries	15	155	20	141	+ 14
Lymphomas	16	153	15	213	- 60
Falls	17	125	24	119	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	18	117	23	123	- 7
Parkinson's Disease	19	106	29	82	+ 24
Leukemia	20	93	22	126	- 33
Bladder Cancer	21	86	21	126	- 40
Liver Cancer	22	85	26	107	- 22
Liver Disease	23	82	7	328	- 247
Endocrine Disorders	24	79	33	66	+ 13
Skin Cancers	25	73	30	79	- 6
Stomach Cancer	26	69	9	290	- 221
Ovary Cancer	27	62	28	87	- 25
Inflammatory/Heart	28	62	14	217	- 155
Oesophagus Cancer	29	61	27	99	- 38
Drug Use	30	48	31	75	- 27
Oral Cancer	31	43	25	110	- 68
Alcohol	32	40	18	148	- 108
Uterin Cancer	33	39	34	60	- 21
Road Traffic Accidents	34	36	35	59	- 24
Congenital Anomalies	35	35	43	25	+ 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	33	53	8	+ 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	31	36	55	- 24
Cervical Cancer	38	26	32	68	- 42
Skin Disease	39	25	41	29	- 4
Anemia	40	20	51	9	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	41	19	48	16	+ 3
Asthma	42	18	44	24	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	15	46	17	- 3
Epilepsy	44	14	37	45	- 31
Malnutrition	45	13	79	0	+ 13
Drownings	46	13	40	30	- 17
Violence	47	13	42	28	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	12	45	22	- 9
Fires	49	7	38	41	- 34
Schizophrenia	50	7	56	6	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	51	6	55	7	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	5	49	12	- 7
Hepatitis C	53	5	58	4	+ 1
Meningitis	54	4	54	7	- 3
Birth Trauma	55	4	57	5	- 1
Tuberculosis	56	3	47	16	- 14
Osteoarthritis	57	3	50	10	- 7
Upper Respiratory	58	2	66	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	2	59	2	+ 0
Poisonings	60	2	52	8	- 6
HIV/AIDS	61	1	39	40	- 39
Hepatitis B	62	1	65	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	1	60	2	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	61	1	- 1
War	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	83	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	63	0	- 0
Syphilis	72	0	62	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	68	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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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.