LUXEMBOURG VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	959	1	655	+ 305
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	692	2	298	+ 394
Stroke	3	383	4	257	+ 126
Lung Disease	4	275	5	242	+ 33
Lung Cancers	5	236	3	260	- 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	193	6	131	+ 62
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	169	8	111	+ 57
Prostate Cancer	8	166	15	64	+ 103
Pancreas Cancer	9	117	11	82	+ 35
Hypertension	10	117	19	54	+ 63
Diabetes Mellitus	11	116	17	61	+ 55
Kidney Disease	12	103	9	91	+ 12
Breast Cancer	13	100	7	113	- 13
Suicide	14	94	13	69	+ 24
Other Injuries	15	87	10	88	- 1
Lymphomas	16	86	14	64	+ 22
Falls	17	70	18	61	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	18	66	24	49	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	19	60	16	62	- 2
Leukemia	20	52	20	53	- 1
Bladder Cancer	21	48	26	44	+ 4
Liver Cancer	22	48	25	49	- 1
Liver Disease	23	46	12	75	- 29
Endocrine Disorders	24	44	21	53	- 8
Skin Cancers	25	41	31	22	+ 20
Stomach Cancer	26	39	22	51	- 12
Ovary Cancer	27	35	27	35	- 0
Inflammatory/Heart	28	35	23	49	- 14
Oesophagus Cancer	29	34	28	32	+ 2
Drug Use	30	27	39	9	+ 18
Oral Cancer	31	24	33	19	+ 5
Alcohol	32	23	29	25	- 3
Uterin Cancer	33	22	36	16	+ 6
Road Traffic Accidents	34	20	30	25	- 5
Congenital Anomalies	35	20	37	10	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	18	42	6	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	18	41	7	+ 11
Cervical Cancer	38	14	38	10	+ 5
Skin Disease	39	14	44	5	+ 9
Anemia	40	11	40	8	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	41	11	46	4	+ 7
Asthma	42	10	45	5	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	8	53	2	+ 6
Epilepsy	44	8	35	17	- 9
Malnutrition	45	7	32	19	- 12
Drownings	46	7	54	2	+ 5
Violence	47	7	48	3	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	7	34	19	- 12
Fires	49	4	51	3	+ 2
Schizophrenia	50	4	43	6	- 2
Low Birth Weight	51	3	49	3	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	3	57	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	53	3	47	4	- 1
Meningitis	54	2	58	1	+ 2
Birth Trauma	55	2	59	1	+ 2
Tuberculosis	56	2	55	2	- 0
Osteoarthritis	57	2	50	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	58	1	61	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	62	0	+ 1
Poisonings	60	1	56	1	- 0
HIV/AIDS	61	1	52	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	62	1	60	1	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	1	64	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	63	0	- 0
War	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	65	0	- 0
Syphilis	72	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Sweden

Luxembourg

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.