ICELAND VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	520	1	403	+ 117
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	375	2	295	+ 80
Stroke	3	207	3	141	+ 67
Lung Disease	4	149	5	129	+ 21
Lung Cancers	5	128	4	134	- 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	105	7	73	+ 31
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	91	6	82	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	8	90	8	61	+ 29
Pancreas Cancer	9	64	12	43	+ 20
Hypertension	10	63	17	24	+ 39
Diabetes Mellitus	11	63	16	30	+ 33
Kidney Disease	12	56	15	33	+ 23
Breast Cancer	13	54	9	53	+ 1
Suicide	14	51	13	40	+ 11
Other Injuries	15	47	11	50	- 3
Lymphomas	16	47	14	37	+ 10
Falls	17	38	18	24	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	18	36	30	10	+ 26
Parkinson's Disease	19	32	10	53	- 21
Leukemia	20	28	22	19	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	21	26	21	20	+ 6
Liver Cancer	22	26	20	22	+ 3
Liver Disease	23	25	31	9	+ 15
Endocrine Disorders	24	24	27	16	+ 9
Skin Cancers	25	22	29	13	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	26	21	23	18	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	27	19	25	16	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	28	19	26	16	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	29	18	19	23	- 4
Drug Use	30	15	24	17	- 2
Oral Cancer	31	13	33	9	+ 4
Alcohol	32	12	28	14	- 2
Uterin Cancer	33	12	36	7	+ 5
Road Traffic Accidents	34	11	35	7	+ 4
Congenital Anomalies	35	11	34	7	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	10	55	1	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	10	41	3	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	38	8	32	9	- 1
Skin Disease	39	8	45	3	+ 5
Anemia	40	6	40	4	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	41	6	44	3	+ 3
Asthma	42	5	48	2	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	4	38	4	+ 0
Epilepsy	44	4	37	5	- 1
Malnutrition	45	4	57	1	+ 3
Drownings	46	4	56	1	+ 3
Violence	47	4	39	4	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	4	54	1	+ 3
Fires	49	2	58	1	+ 2
Schizophrenia	50	2	49	1	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	51	2	43	3	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	2	53	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	53	2	52	1	+ 0
Meningitis	54	1	50	1	- 0
Birth Trauma	55	1	46	2	- 1
Tuberculosis	56	1	82	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	57	1	47	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	58	1	51	1	- 0
Appendicitis	59	1	86	0	+ 1
Poisonings	60	1	42	3	- 3
HIV/AIDS	61	0	59	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	62	0	63	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	0	85	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	60	0	- 0
War	65	0	61	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	64	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	62	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Syphilis	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	65	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Sweden

Iceland

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.