HUNGARY VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		HUNGARY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,086	1	36,766	- 22,680
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,160	7	4,595	+ 5,565
Stroke	3	5,616	2	11,915	- 6,299
Lung Disease	4	4,043	5	6,436	- 2,393
Lung Cancers	5	3,464	3	8,377	- 4,913
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,838	6	5,027	- 2,189
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,474	15	1,528	+ 946
Prostate Cancer	8	2,440	18	1,324	+ 1,117
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,720	11	2,098	- 377
Hypertension	10	1,711	4	7,262	- 5,551
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,707	9	2,515	- 807
Kidney Disease	12	1,516	22	874	+ 642
Breast Cancer	13	1,473	10	2,259	- 786
Suicide	14	1,377	14	1,612	- 235
Other Injuries	15	1,278	25	703	+ 576
Lymphomas	16	1,263	21	905	+ 358
Falls	17	1,032	12	1,746	- 714
Other Neoplasms	18	964	28	615	+ 350
Parkinson's Disease	19	878	32	489	+ 389
Leukemia	20	768	20	908	- 140
Bladder Cancer	21	707	19	1,050	- 343
Liver Cancer	22	700	23	848	- 148
Liver Disease	23	673	8	3,060	- 2,386
Endocrine Disorders	24	653	30	568	+ 86
Skin Cancers	25	605	29	579	+ 26
Stomach Cancer	26	570	16	1,360	- 790
Ovary Cancer	27	514	27	656	- 142
Inflammatory/Heart	28	509	13	1,627	- 1,118
Oesophagus Cancer	29	501	31	565	- 65
Drug Use	30	394	53	59	+ 335
Oral Cancer	31	353	17	1,342	- 989
Alcohol	32	334	33	484	- 150
Uterin Cancer	33	321	35	418	- 97
Road Traffic Accidents	34	293	24	750	- 457
Congenital Anomalies	35	286	37	254	+ 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	269	36	281	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	258	26	686	- 429
Cervical Cancer	38	212	34	466	- 255
Skin Disease	39	205	40	133	+ 72
Anemia	40	163	55	40	+ 123
Multiple Sclerosis	41	158	44	110	+ 48
Asthma	42	147	41	122	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	120	49	66	+ 53
Epilepsy	44	112	47	93	+ 19
Malnutrition	45	109	59	21	+ 88
Drownings	46	107	46	97	+ 10
Violence	47	105	39	135	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	103	38	243	- 140
Fires	49	60	45	103	- 43
Schizophrenia	50	59	48	79	- 20
Low Birth Weight	51	47	43	113	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	43	42	121	- 78
Hepatitis C	53	41	50	64	- 23
Meningitis	54	33	57	39	- 7
Birth Trauma	55	31	60	20	+ 11
Tuberculosis	56	22	52	62	- 39
Osteoarthritis	57	22	51	63	- 41
Upper Respiratory	58	18	63	8	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	17	58	36	- 19
Poisonings	60	16	54	48	- 32
HIV/AIDS	61	12	61	14	- 2
Hepatitis B	62	9	56	39	- 31
Oral conditions	63	8	66	3	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	5	62	11	- 6
War	65	2	68	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	64	8	- 8
Pertussis	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	67	2	- 2
Syphilis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HUNGARY

Sweden

Hungary

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.