INDIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,014,008	1	1,520,034	+ 493,974
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,452,644	17	126,593	+ 1,326,051
Stroke	3	803,011	3	697,038	+ 105,973
Lung Disease	4	578,081	2	879,732	- 301,651
Lung Cancers	5	495,287	21	88,276	+ 407,011
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	405,766	25	77,368	+ 328,398
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	353,787	6	392,425	- 38,638
Prostate Cancer	8	348,913	38	30,945	+ 317,968
Pancreas Cancer	9	245,985	37	32,812	+ 213,173
Hypertension	10	244,626	19	108,050	+ 136,576
Diabetes Mellitus	11	244,089	7	271,495	- 27,407
Kidney Disease	12	216,768	11	222,903	- 6,135
Breast Cancer	13	210,555	22	82,821	+ 127,734
Suicide	14	196,864	14	173,347	+ 23,517
Other Injuries	15	182,764	15	149,570	+ 33,194
Lymphomas	16	180,521	33	40,159	+ 140,362
Falls	17	147,573	10	225,755	- 78,182
Other Neoplasms	18	137,861	62	2,968	+ 134,893
Parkinson's Disease	19	125,480	32	43,398	+ 82,082
Leukemia	20	109,842	35	33,383	+ 76,459
Bladder Cancer	21	101,154	48	14,081	+ 87,073
Liver Cancer	22	100,040	39	30,369	+ 69,671
Liver Disease	23	96,270	8	268,580	- 172,310
Endocrine Disorders	24	93,410	47	15,264	+ 78,146
Skin Cancers	25	86,537	60	5,054	+ 81,483
Stomach Cancer	26	81,498	24	81,058	+ 440
Ovary Cancer	27	73,543	44	21,947	+ 51,596
Inflammatory/Heart	28	72,777	49	12,651	+ 60,126
Oesophagus Cancer	29	71,602	34	38,898	+ 32,704
Drug Use	30	56,336	52	11,747	+ 44,589
Oral Cancer	31	50,467	16	134,187	- 83,720
Alcohol	32	47,722	43	23,097	+ 24,625
Uterin Cancer	33	45,864	59	6,841	+ 39,023
Road Traffic Accidents	34	41,927	12	212,596	- 170,669
Congenital Anomalies	35	40,948	23	82,769	- 41,821
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	38,499	4	670,315	- 631,816
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	36,875	26	68,108	- 31,233
Cervical Cancer	38	30,275	30	45,319	- 15,044
Skin Disease	39	29,265	45	17,857	+ 11,407
Anemia	40	23,254	81	0	+ 23,254
Multiple Sclerosis	41	22,657	63	2,328	+ 20,328
Asthma	42	21,068	13	196,051	- 174,983
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	17,140	50	11,931	+ 5,209
Epilepsy	44	16,041	40	30,307	- 14,267
Malnutrition	45	15,571	55	8,626	+ 6,944
Drownings	46	15,232	28	48,774	- 33,542
Violence	47	15,025	27	51,767	- 36,742
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	14,679	18	126,079	- 111,400
Fires	49	8,600	42	23,265	- 14,665
Schizophrenia	50	8,443	83	0	+ 8,443
Low Birth Weight	51	6,694	9	238,739	- 232,046
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	6,100	86	0	+ 6,100
Hepatitis C	53	5,866	65	1,364	+ 4,502
Meningitis	54	4,669	36	33,337	- 28,668
Birth Trauma	55	4,467	20	102,819	- 98,351
Tuberculosis	56	3,190	5	435,882	- 432,691
Osteoarthritis	57	3,177	85	0	+ 3,177
Upper Respiratory	58	2,595	68	584	+ 2,011
Appendicitis	59	2,401	53	11,245	- 8,844
Poisonings	60	2,359	61	3,540	- 1,181
HIV/AIDS	61	1,687	31	44,406	- 42,719
Hepatitis B	62	1,260	56	8,184	- 6,924
Oral conditions	63	1,110	84	0	+ 1,110
Maternal Conditions	64	661	41	25,917	- 25,257
War	65	224	67	890	- 666
Otitis Media	66	92	71	68	+ 24
Pertussis	67	62	54	10,094	- 10,032
Tetanus	68	48	58	7,093	- 7,044
Schistosomiasis	69	48	76	0	+ 48
Diphtheria	70	45	72	65	- 20
Encephalitis	71	27	29	48,080	- 48,053
Syphilis	72	0	64	2,007	- 2,007
Chlamydia	73	0	69	379	- 379
Malaria	74	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	973	- 973
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Ascariasis	81	0	70	126	- 126
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Leprosy	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.