GEORGIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,005	1	16,014	- 9,010
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,052	5	1,826	+ 3,226
Stroke	3	2,793	2	11,969	- 9,176
Lung Disease	4	2,011	7	1,158	+ 852
Lung Cancers	5	1,723	8	1,152	+ 571
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,411	14	444	+ 968
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,230	9	886	+ 345
Prostate Cancer	8	1,214	22	290	+ 923
Pancreas Cancer	9	856	23	227	+ 628
Hypertension	10	851	3	4,387	- 3,537
Diabetes Mellitus	11	849	6	1,621	- 772
Kidney Disease	12	754	10	826	- 72
Breast Cancer	13	732	11	613	+ 119
Suicide	14	685	18	367	+ 318
Other Injuries	15	636	20	346	+ 289
Lymphomas	16	628	25	208	+ 419
Falls	17	513	16	420	+ 93
Other Neoplasms	18	479	52	15	+ 465
Parkinson's Disease	19	436	19	354	+ 82
Leukemia	20	382	30	171	+ 211
Bladder Cancer	21	352	26	205	+ 147
Liver Cancer	22	348	17	385	- 37
Liver Disease	23	335	4	1,871	- 1,536
Endocrine Disorders	24	325	38	109	+ 216
Skin Cancers	25	301	33	149	+ 152
Stomach Cancer	26	283	12	533	- 250
Ovary Cancer	27	256	29	174	+ 82
Inflammatory/Heart	28	253	21	346	- 93
Oesophagus Cancer	29	249	43	75	+ 174
Drug Use	30	196	41	90	+ 106
Oral Cancer	31	176	31	167	+ 9
Alcohol	32	166	45	49	+ 117
Uterin Cancer	33	160	36	115	+ 45
Road Traffic Accidents	34	146	13	496	- 350
Congenital Anomalies	35	142	28	174	- 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	134	50	19	+ 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	128	24	226	- 98
Cervical Cancer	38	105	27	187	- 82
Skin Disease	39	102	51	17	+ 85
Anemia	40	81	85	0	+ 81
Multiple Sclerosis	41	79	54	12	+ 67
Asthma	42	73	35	136	- 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	60	57	8	+ 52
Epilepsy	44	56	44	51	+ 5
Malnutrition	45	54	59	5	+ 50
Drownings	46	53	39	95	- 42
Violence	47	52	40	90	- 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	51	15	426	- 375
Fires	49	30	34	140	- 110
Schizophrenia	50	29	83	0	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	51	23	37	114	- 91
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	21	81	0	+ 21
Hepatitis C	53	20	64	0	+ 20
Meningitis	54	16	47	25	- 8
Birth Trauma	55	16	46	39	- 24
Tuberculosis	56	11	32	153	- 142
Osteoarthritis	57	11	80	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	58	9	60	1	+ 8
Appendicitis	59	8	55	10	- 2
Poisonings	60	8	49	23	- 15
HIV/AIDS	61	6	42	89	- 83
Hepatitis B	62	4	58	7	- 3
Oral conditions	63	4	82	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	2	53	13	- 11
War	65	1	61	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	62	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	48	24	- 24
Syphilis	72	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	65	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	56	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

Sweden

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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.