MEXICO VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	186,861	1	116,238	+ 70,623
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	134,777	30	3,447	+ 131,331
Stroke	3	74,504	4	39,790	+ 34,714
Lung Disease	4	53,635	7	29,123	+ 24,512
Lung Cancers	5	45,953	17	7,349	+ 38,604
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	37,647	20	6,871	+ 30,776
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	32,825	8	24,816	+ 8,009
Prostate Cancer	8	32,372	15	7,494	+ 24,878
Pancreas Cancer	9	22,823	27	4,510	+ 18,313
Hypertension	10	22,697	9	17,806	+ 4,890
Diabetes Mellitus	11	22,647	2	86,110	- 63,463
Kidney Disease	12	20,112	3	44,622	- 24,510
Breast Cancer	13	19,535	16	7,380	+ 12,156
Suicide	14	18,265	22	6,772	+ 11,493
Other Injuries	15	16,957	11	12,175	+ 4,782
Lymphomas	16	16,749	24	4,961	+ 11,788
Falls	17	13,692	35	2,628	+ 11,064
Other Neoplasms	18	12,791	23	6,204	+ 6,586
Parkinson's Disease	19	11,642	43	1,567	+ 10,075
Leukemia	20	10,191	25	4,830	+ 5,361
Bladder Cancer	21	9,385	48	1,272	+ 8,113
Liver Cancer	22	9,282	21	6,817	+ 2,465
Liver Disease	23	8,932	6	29,838	- 20,906
Endocrine Disorders	24	8,667	12	11,310	- 2,644
Skin Cancers	25	8,029	40	1,909	+ 6,120
Stomach Cancer	26	7,561	19	6,939	+ 623
Ovary Cancer	27	6,823	34	2,649	+ 4,174
Inflammatory/Heart	28	6,752	41	1,866	+ 4,886
Oesophagus Cancer	29	6,643	49	1,252	+ 5,392
Drug Use	30	5,227	44	1,470	+ 3,757
Oral Cancer	31	4,682	46	1,355	+ 3,327
Alcohol	32	4,428	32	2,945	+ 1,482
Uterin Cancer	33	4,255	50	902	+ 3,354
Road Traffic Accidents	34	3,890	10	16,303	- 12,413
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,799	13	10,457	- 6,658
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	3,572	29	3,476	+ 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,421	33	2,734	+ 687
Cervical Cancer	38	2,809	26	4,787	- 1,978
Skin Disease	39	2,715	31	3,029	- 313
Anemia	40	2,157	37	2,182	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	41	2,102	60	295	+ 1,807
Asthma	42	1,955	47	1,342	+ 612
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,590	45	1,415	+ 175
Epilepsy	44	1,488	39	1,912	- 424
Malnutrition	45	1,445	14	7,552	- 6,107
Drownings	46	1,413	42	1,799	- 385
Violence	47	1,394	5	32,450	- 31,056
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,362	52	859	+ 503
Fires	49	798	56	604	+ 194
Schizophrenia	50	783	63	127	+ 656
Low Birth Weight	51	621	18	7,163	- 6,542
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	566	51	894	- 328
Hepatitis C	53	544	55	625	- 81
Meningitis	54	433	58	357	+ 76
Birth Trauma	55	414	36	2,552	- 2,137
Tuberculosis	56	296	38	1,943	- 1,647
Osteoarthritis	57	295	59	305	- 10
Upper Respiratory	58	241	64	127	+ 114
Appendicitis	59	223	53	774	- 551
Poisonings	60	219	57	531	- 312
HIV/AIDS	61	157	28	4,128	- 3,971
Hepatitis B	62	117	61	210	- 93
Oral conditions	63	103	65	125	- 22
Maternal Conditions	64	61	54	750	- 688
War	65	21	66	112	- 91
Otitis Media	66	9	68	29	- 21
Pertussis	67	6	70	21	- 15
Tetanus	68	4	71	10	- 5
Schistosomiasis	69	4	83	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	70	4	79	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	71	3	62	140	- 138
Syphilis	72	0	73	5	- 5
Chlamydia	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	69	24	- 24
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	67	30	- 30
Ascariasis	81	0	72	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	74	2	- 2
Measles	83	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.