JORDAN VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,971	1	4,856	+ 11,114
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,519	11	706	+ 10,813
Stroke	3	6,368	2	2,908	+ 3,459
Lung Disease	4	4,584	15	444	+ 4,140
Lung Cancers	5	3,927	7	1,059	+ 2,869
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,218	13	616	+ 2,601
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,805	8	937	+ 1,868
Prostate Cancer	8	2,767	33	131	+ 2,636
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,951	22	245	+ 1,705
Hypertension	10	1,940	5	1,532	+ 408
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,936	4	1,684	+ 252
Kidney Disease	12	1,719	6	1,494	+ 225
Breast Cancer	13	1,670	12	686	+ 984
Suicide	14	1,561	28	165	+ 1,396
Other Injuries	15	1,449	19	294	+ 1,156
Lymphomas	16	1,431	18	323	+ 1,108
Falls	17	1,170	24	191	+ 980
Other Neoplasms	18	1,093	57	9	+ 1,084
Parkinson's Disease	19	995	27	169	+ 826
Leukemia	20	871	16	370	+ 501
Bladder Cancer	21	802	23	213	+ 589
Liver Cancer	22	793	25	186	+ 607
Liver Disease	23	763	14	494	+ 270
Endocrine Disorders	24	741	26	180	+ 561
Skin Cancers	25	686	49	38	+ 648
Stomach Cancer	26	646	17	365	+ 281
Ovary Cancer	27	583	32	139	+ 444
Inflammatory/Heart	28	577	38	74	+ 503
Oesophagus Cancer	29	568	42	63	+ 505
Drug Use	30	447	34	115	+ 332
Oral Cancer	31	400	31	143	+ 257
Alcohol	32	378	55	11	+ 368
Uterin Cancer	33	364	39	74	+ 289
Road Traffic Accidents	34	332	3	1,717	- 1,385
Congenital Anomalies	35	325	9	934	- 610
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	305	30	152	+ 153
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	292	40	67	+ 226
Cervical Cancer	38	240	41	64	+ 176
Skin Disease	39	232	48	42	+ 190
Anemia	40	184	82	0	+ 184
Multiple Sclerosis	41	180	54	12	+ 168
Asthma	42	167	35	114	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	136	61	4	+ 132
Epilepsy	44	127	46	49	+ 78
Malnutrition	45	123	51	15	+ 109
Drownings	46	121	36	107	+ 14
Violence	47	119	21	269	- 150
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	116	50	22	+ 94
Fires	49	68	29	153	- 85
Schizophrenia	50	67	81	0	+ 67
Low Birth Weight	51	53	10	857	- 804
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	48	85	0	+ 48
Hepatitis C	53	47	64	1	+ 45
Meningitis	54	37	37	78	- 41
Birth Trauma	55	35	20	271	- 235
Tuberculosis	56	25	53	12	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	57	25	84	0	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	58	21	69	0	+ 20
Appendicitis	59	19	58	8	+ 11
Poisonings	60	19	47	47	- 28
HIV/AIDS	61	13	63	2	+ 11
Hepatitis B	62	10	60	4	+ 6
Oral conditions	63	9	86	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	64	5	44	53	- 47
War	65	2	59	6	- 4
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	43	55	- 54
Tetanus	68	0	56	11	- 10
Schistosomiasis	69	0	62	3	- 2
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	52	14	- 13
Syphilis	72	0	45	52	- 52
Chlamydia	73	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JORDAN

Sweden

Jordan

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.