GREECE VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,952	1	21,124	- 6,173
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,784	7	3,940	+ 6,845
Stroke	3	5,961	2	14,077	- 8,116
Lung Disease	4	4,292	5	5,526	- 1,235
Lung Cancers	5	3,677	4	7,355	- 3,679
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,012	8	3,264	- 251
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,626	3	8,282	- 5,656
Prostate Cancer	8	2,590	12	2,023	+ 567
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,826	13	1,904	- 78
Hypertension	10	1,816	9	2,922	- 1,106
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,812	20	1,266	+ 547
Kidney Disease	12	1,609	6	4,759	- 3,149
Breast Cancer	13	1,563	11	2,520	- 957
Suicide	14	1,461	28	533	+ 929
Other Injuries	15	1,357	17	1,453	- 97
Lymphomas	16	1,340	19	1,268	+ 72
Falls	17	1,096	21	1,245	- 149
Other Neoplasms	18	1,023	25	679	+ 345
Parkinson's Disease	19	932	10	2,646	- 1,714
Leukemia	20	815	18	1,354	- 538
Bladder Cancer	21	751	15	1,551	- 800
Liver Cancer	22	743	14	1,566	- 823
Liver Disease	23	715	23	809	- 95
Endocrine Disorders	24	693	29	526	+ 168
Skin Cancers	25	642	31	438	+ 204
Stomach Cancer	26	605	16	1,535	- 930
Ovary Cancer	27	546	27	557	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	28	540	24	725	- 185
Oesophagus Cancer	29	532	35	246	+ 286
Drug Use	30	418	37	193	+ 225
Oral Cancer	31	375	30	440	- 66
Alcohol	32	354	49	50	+ 304
Uterin Cancer	33	340	33	373	- 32
Road Traffic Accidents	34	311	22	870	- 559
Congenital Anomalies	35	304	38	174	+ 130
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	286	44	95	+ 191
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	274	26	611	- 337
Cervical Cancer	38	225	36	243	- 19
Skin Disease	39	217	47	56	+ 161
Anemia	40	173	51	47	+ 126
Multiple Sclerosis	41	168	40	135	+ 33
Asthma	42	156	55	27	+ 129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	127	45	67	+ 61
Epilepsy	44	119	34	249	- 130
Malnutrition	45	116	66	1	+ 115
Drownings	46	113	32	435	- 322
Violence	47	112	42	104	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	109	43	100	+ 9
Fires	49	64	39	146	- 83
Schizophrenia	50	63	54	27	+ 35
Low Birth Weight	51	50	41	127	- 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	45	86	0	+ 45
Hepatitis C	53	44	52	38	+ 5
Meningitis	54	35	53	33	+ 1
Birth Trauma	55	33	57	17	+ 16
Tuberculosis	56	24	46	66	- 43
Osteoarthritis	57	24	85	0	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	58	19	59	8	+ 11
Appendicitis	59	18	58	9	+ 8
Poisonings	60	18	56	19	- 2
HIV/AIDS	61	13	50	47	- 35
Hepatitis B	62	9	48	56	- 47
Oral conditions	63	8	63	2	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	64	5	61	2	+ 3
War	65	2	64	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	82	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	62	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	67	1	- 0
Syphilis	72	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	60	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Sweden

Greece

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.