ITALY VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	87,135	1	97,116	- 9,981
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	62,848	3	41,445	+ 21,403
Stroke	3	34,742	2	62,633	- 27,892
Lung Disease	4	25,010	5	32,382	- 7,372
Lung Cancers	5	21,428	4	34,152	- 12,724
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,555	7	21,254	- 3,698
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	15,306	9	16,339	- 1,032
Prostate Cancer	8	15,095	20	8,409	+ 6,686
Pancreas Cancer	9	10,642	13	12,095	- 1,452
Hypertension	10	10,584	6	29,931	- 19,348
Diabetes Mellitus	11	10,560	8	19,836	- 9,276
Kidney Disease	12	9,378	11	12,726	- 3,347
Breast Cancer	13	9,110	10	13,868	- 4,759
Suicide	14	8,517	26	4,042	+ 4,475
Other Injuries	15	7,907	12	12,112	- 4,205
Lymphomas	16	7,810	16	9,670	- 1,860
Falls	17	6,385	25	4,222	+ 2,162
Other Neoplasms	18	5,964	15	9,984	- 4,020
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,429	19	8,428	- 2,999
Leukemia	20	4,752	21	6,728	- 1,976
Bladder Cancer	21	4,376	22	6,711	- 2,334
Liver Cancer	22	4,328	17	9,620	- 5,292
Liver Disease	23	4,165	23	5,559	- 1,394
Endocrine Disorders	24	4,041	18	8,431	- 4,389
Skin Cancers	25	3,744	29	3,239	+ 505
Stomach Cancer	26	3,526	14	10,252	- 6,727
Ovary Cancer	27	3,182	28	3,282	- 100
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,149	24	5,531	- 2,382
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,098	34	2,045	+ 1,053
Drug Use	30	2,437	45	654	+ 1,783
Oral Cancer	31	2,183	27	3,343	- 1,160
Alcohol	32	2,065	55	277	+ 1,788
Uterin Cancer	33	1,984	33	2,198	- 214
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,814	30	3,221	- 1,407
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,772	37	1,443	+ 328
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,666	36	1,622	+ 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,595	43	690	+ 905
Cervical Cancer	38	1,310	40	1,154	+ 156
Skin Disease	39	1,266	38	1,440	- 174
Anemia	40	1,006	35	1,672	- 666
Multiple Sclerosis	41	980	44	677	+ 304
Asthma	42	911	47	494	+ 418
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	742	42	701	+ 40
Epilepsy	44	694	39	1,337	- 643
Malnutrition	45	674	41	775	- 102
Drownings	46	659	52	344	+ 315
Violence	47	650	50	409	+ 242
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	635	32	2,216	- 1,581
Fires	49	372	56	271	+ 101
Schizophrenia	50	365	49	424	- 59
Low Birth Weight	51	290	51	357	- 68
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	264	57	241	+ 23
Hepatitis C	53	254	31	2,451	- 2,197
Meningitis	54	202	60	128	+ 74
Birth Trauma	55	193	59	140	+ 53
Tuberculosis	56	138	53	336	- 198
Osteoarthritis	57	137	48	481	- 344
Upper Respiratory	58	112	64	20	+ 92
Appendicitis	59	104	61	49	+ 55
Poisonings	60	102	58	154	- 52
HIV/AIDS	61	73	46	520	- 447
Hepatitis B	62	55	54	334	- 279
Oral conditions	63	48	62	47	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	29	67	6	+ 23
War	65	10	66	6	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	4	65	16	- 12
Pertussis	67	3	73	1	+ 2
Tetanus	68	2	63	22	- 19
Schistosomiasis	69	2	78	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	71	1	68	5	- 3
Syphilis	72	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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Italy

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.