IRELAND VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,480	1	4,762	+ 2,718
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,395	2	3,209	+ 2,186
Stroke	3	2,982	5	1,770	+ 1,213
Lung Disease	4	2,147	4	1,915	+ 232
Lung Cancers	5	1,839	3	1,916	- 76
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,507	7	1,095	+ 412
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,314	6	1,298	+ 16
Prostate Cancer	8	1,296	9	585	+ 711
Pancreas Cancer	9	914	11	530	+ 383
Hypertension	10	909	29	175	+ 734
Diabetes Mellitus	11	907	16	414	+ 493
Kidney Disease	12	805	10	566	+ 239
Breast Cancer	13	782	8	760	+ 22
Suicide	14	731	14	470	+ 261
Other Injuries	15	679	30	171	+ 508
Lymphomas	16	670	13	513	+ 158
Falls	17	548	25	247	+ 301
Other Neoplasms	18	512	27	218	+ 294
Parkinson's Disease	19	466	12	530	- 64
Leukemia	20	408	20	274	+ 134
Bladder Cancer	21	376	22	256	+ 120
Liver Cancer	22	372	18	318	+ 54
Liver Disease	23	358	19	279	+ 78
Endocrine Disorders	24	347	24	249	+ 98
Skin Cancers	25	321	23	252	+ 70
Stomach Cancer	26	303	17	357	- 54
Ovary Cancer	27	273	21	273	+ 0
Inflammatory/Heart	28	270	26	240	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	29	266	15	419	- 153
Drug Use	30	209	31	167	+ 42
Oral Cancer	31	187	28	183	+ 5
Alcohol	32	177	39	64	+ 113
Uterin Cancer	33	170	34	126	+ 44
Road Traffic Accidents	34	156	33	153	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	35	152	32	153	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	143	45	53	+ 90
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	137	38	67	+ 70
Cervical Cancer	38	112	35	103	+ 9
Skin Disease	39	109	42	58	+ 51
Anemia	40	86	49	29	+ 58
Multiple Sclerosis	41	84	37	83	+ 1
Asthma	42	78	41	58	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	64	40	59	+ 5
Epilepsy	44	60	36	85	- 25
Malnutrition	45	58	63	2	+ 56
Drownings	46	57	43	57	- 1
Violence	47	56	47	38	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	55	46	50	+ 5
Fires	49	32	48	30	+ 2
Schizophrenia	50	31	55	12	+ 20
Low Birth Weight	51	25	44	56	- 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	23	54	14	+ 9
Hepatitis C	53	22	52	19	+ 3
Meningitis	54	17	58	7	+ 10
Birth Trauma	55	17	56	10	+ 7
Tuberculosis	56	12	50	23	- 11
Osteoarthritis	57	12	51	20	- 8
Upper Respiratory	58	10	64	1	+ 9
Appendicitis	59	9	60	3	+ 6
Poisonings	60	9	53	14	- 5
HIV/AIDS	61	6	57	9	- 2
Hepatitis B	62	5	59	6	- 1
Oral conditions	63	4	62	2	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	2	61	3	- 1
War	65	1	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	66	0	- 0
Syphilis	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Sweden

Ireland

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.