GUYANA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,135	1	1,335	- 200
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	819	38	23	+ 796
Stroke	3	453	2	1,022	- 570
Lung Disease	4	326	13	174	+ 152
Lung Cancers	5	279	29	38	+ 241
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	229	25	59	+ 170
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	199	6	302	- 102
Prostate Cancer	8	197	17	123	+ 73
Pancreas Cancer	9	139	42	19	+ 120
Hypertension	10	138	4	320	- 182
Diabetes Mellitus	11	138	3	579	- 441
Kidney Disease	12	122	8	233	- 111
Breast Cancer	13	119	19	96	+ 23
Suicide	14	111	5	315	- 204
Other Injuries	15	103	14	167	- 64
Lymphomas	16	102	32	32	+ 70
Falls	17	83	48	11	+ 72
Other Neoplasms	18	78	28	40	+ 38
Parkinson's Disease	19	71	49	9	+ 62
Leukemia	20	62	39	21	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	21	57	50	8	+ 49
Liver Cancer	22	56	34	29	+ 27
Liver Disease	23	54	9	197	- 143
Endocrine Disorders	24	53	12	174	- 122
Skin Cancers	25	49	55	5	+ 44
Stomach Cancer	26	46	31	34	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	27	41	43	18	+ 24
Inflammatory/Heart	28	41	20	92	- 51
Oesophagus Cancer	29	40	51	8	+ 33
Drug Use	30	32	45	16	+ 16
Oral Cancer	31	28	40	20	+ 8
Alcohol	32	27	57	3	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	33	26	46	13	+ 13
Road Traffic Accidents	34	24	11	175	- 151
Congenital Anomalies	35	23	23	69	- 46
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	22	27	48	- 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	21	26	54	- 34
Cervical Cancer	38	17	21	91	- 74
Skin Disease	39	16	56	3	+ 13
Anemia	40	13	18	99	- 86
Multiple Sclerosis	41	13	61	1	+ 12
Asthma	42	12	36	25	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	10	63	1	+ 9
Epilepsy	44	9	37	24	- 15
Malnutrition	45	9	30	37	- 29
Drownings	46	9	15	145	- 136
Violence	47	8	10	194	- 185
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	8	47	13	- 5
Fires	49	5	41	19	- 15
Schizophrenia	50	5	62	1	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	51	4	22	89	- 85
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	3	52	8	- 4
Hepatitis C	53	3	69	0	+ 3
Meningitis	54	3	44	17	- 15
Birth Trauma	55	3	24	64	- 62
Tuberculosis	56	2	16	137	- 135
Osteoarthritis	57	2	58	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	58	1	66	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	54	6	- 5
Poisonings	60	1	65	1	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	61	1	7	256	- 255
Hepatitis B	62	1	59	2	- 1
Oral conditions	63	1	67	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	35	28	- 28
War	65	0	64	1	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	53	7	- 7
Syphilis	72	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	33	30	- 30
Leishmaniasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	60	2	- 2
Ascariasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	68	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

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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.