FRANCE VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,725	1	63,181	+ 34,544
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	70,486	2	53,157	+ 17,329
Stroke	3	38,964	3	36,354	+ 2,610
Lung Disease	4	28,050	7	18,232	+ 9,818
Lung Cancers	5	24,033	4	35,657	- 11,625
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	19,689	5	21,854	- 2,165
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	17,167	6	19,771	- 2,604
Prostate Cancer	8	16,930	13	10,873	+ 6,058
Pancreas Cancer	9	11,936	10	12,360	- 424
Hypertension	10	11,870	23	7,109	+ 4,761
Diabetes Mellitus	11	11,844	12	10,912	+ 932
Kidney Disease	12	10,518	11	11,477	- 958
Breast Cancer	13	10,217	8	15,536	- 5,319
Suicide	14	9,552	16	8,961	+ 591
Other Injuries	15	8,868	9	15,119	- 6,251
Lymphomas	16	8,759	14	10,067	- 1,308
Falls	17	7,161	18	8,284	- 1,123
Other Neoplasms	18	6,689	17	8,771	- 2,081
Parkinson's Disease	19	6,089	20	7,570	- 1,481
Leukemia	20	5,330	21	7,457	- 2,127
Bladder Cancer	21	4,908	24	6,566	- 1,657
Liver Cancer	22	4,854	15	9,573	- 4,719
Liver Disease	23	4,671	22	7,382	- 2,711
Endocrine Disorders	24	4,533	19	8,086	- 3,554
Skin Cancers	25	4,199	32	3,256	+ 943
Stomach Cancer	26	3,955	26	5,530	- 1,576
Ovary Cancer	27	3,568	30	3,964	- 395
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,531	25	6,065	- 2,534
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,474	28	4,673	- 1,199
Drug Use	30	2,734	36	1,881	+ 853
Oral Cancer	31	2,449	27	4,676	- 2,227
Alcohol	32	2,316	33	3,189	- 873
Uterin Cancer	33	2,225	34	2,721	- 495
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,034	31	3,339	- 1,305
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,987	35	2,012	- 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,868	38	1,807	+ 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,789	43	986	+ 803
Cervical Cancer	38	1,469	40	1,574	- 105
Skin Disease	39	1,420	39	1,598	- 178
Anemia	40	1,128	44	973	+ 155
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,099	46	752	+ 347
Asthma	42	1,022	42	1,039	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	832	51	426	+ 405
Epilepsy	44	778	37	1,865	- 1,087
Malnutrition	45	756	29	4,212	- 3,456
Drownings	46	739	45	868	- 129
Violence	47	729	49	538	+ 191
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	712	41	1,384	- 672
Fires	49	417	53	403	+ 14
Schizophrenia	50	410	48	647	- 238
Low Birth Weight	51	325	47	651	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	296	62	75	+ 221
Hepatitis C	53	285	52	416	- 131
Meningitis	54	227	58	163	+ 63
Birth Trauma	55	217	55	309	- 92
Tuberculosis	56	155	50	435	- 280
Osteoarthritis	57	154	56	245	- 91
Upper Respiratory	58	126	63	54	+ 72
Appendicitis	59	116	61	90	+ 27
Poisonings	60	114	57	228	- 113
HIV/AIDS	61	82	54	362	- 280
Hepatitis B	62	61	59	135	- 74
Oral conditions	63	54	60	118	- 64
Maternal Conditions	64	32	64	52	- 20
War	65	11	67	7	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	4	65	16	- 11
Pertussis	67	3	69	3	+ 0
Tetanus	68	2	70	2	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	2	71	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	2	75	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	71	1	66	8	- 7
Syphilis	72	0	68	4	- 4
Chlamydia	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	74	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	72	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.