GERMANY VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	120,228	1	147,055	- 26,827
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	86,717	2	51,168	+ 35,549
Stroke	3	47,936	3	49,794	- 1,857
Lung Disease	4	34,509	5	42,797	- 8,288
Lung Cancers	5	29,567	4	46,560	- 16,994
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	24,223	7	26,026	- 1,803
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	21,120	9	20,712	+ 407
Prostate Cancer	8	20,829	12	16,487	+ 4,341
Pancreas Cancer	9	14,684	11	17,971	- 3,287
Hypertension	10	14,603	6	26,796	- 12,192
Diabetes Mellitus	11	14,571	13	15,560	- 989
Kidney Disease	12	12,940	8	22,770	- 9,830
Breast Cancer	13	12,569	10	18,842	- 6,273
Suicide	14	11,752	19	10,284	+ 1,468
Other Injuries	15	10,910	23	8,248	+ 2,662
Lymphomas	16	10,776	17	12,249	- 1,472
Falls	17	8,810	14	15,325	- 6,515
Other Neoplasms	18	8,230	24	8,161	+ 69
Parkinson's Disease	19	7,491	16	12,594	- 5,103
Leukemia	20	6,557	22	8,737	- 2,180
Bladder Cancer	21	6,038	28	6,193	- 154
Liver Cancer	22	5,972	25	8,057	- 2,085
Liver Disease	23	5,747	15	15,194	- 9,447
Endocrine Disorders	24	5,576	18	10,677	- 5,101
Skin Cancers	25	5,166	31	4,055	+ 1,110
Stomach Cancer	26	4,865	20	9,658	- 4,793
Ovary Cancer	27	4,390	30	5,192	- 802
Inflammatory/Heart	28	4,344	21	8,891	- 4,547
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,274	27	6,212	- 1,938
Drug Use	30	3,363	40	1,930	+ 1,433
Oral Cancer	31	3,013	29	6,023	- 3,010
Alcohol	32	2,849	26	6,257	- 3,409
Uterin Cancer	33	2,738	37	2,231	+ 507
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,503	34	3,160	- 657
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,444	36	2,291	+ 153
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,298	32	3,830	- 1,532
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,201	38	2,166	+ 35
Cervical Cancer	38	1,807	39	2,131	- 324
Skin Disease	39	1,747	42	1,543	+ 204
Anemia	40	1,388	43	994	+ 395
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,353	41	1,571	- 218
Asthma	42	1,258	44	924	+ 333
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,023	47	543	+ 480
Epilepsy	44	958	35	3,091	- 2,134
Malnutrition	45	930	50	450	+ 479
Drownings	46	909	49	459	+ 451
Violence	47	897	46	769	+ 128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	876	33	3,615	- 2,739
Fires	49	513	53	359	+ 155
Schizophrenia	50	504	51	391	+ 113
Low Birth Weight	51	400	45	770	- 371
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	364	55	292	+ 72
Hepatitis C	53	350	48	507	- 157
Meningitis	54	279	60	168	+ 111
Birth Trauma	55	267	57	239	+ 28
Tuberculosis	56	190	56	281	- 90
Osteoarthritis	57	190	52	364	- 174
Upper Respiratory	58	155	61	138	+ 16
Appendicitis	59	143	62	129	+ 14
Poisonings	60	141	58	216	- 76
HIV/AIDS	61	101	54	345	- 245
Hepatitis B	62	75	59	182	- 106
Oral conditions	63	66	63	62	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	39	64	38	+ 1
War	65	13	66	10	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	6	65	16	- 10
Pertussis	67	4	69	2	+ 1
Tetanus	68	3	75	1	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	69	3	73	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	3	77	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	71	2	67	8	- 6
Syphilis	72	0	68	6	- 5
Chlamydia	73	0	85	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	83	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.