NICARAGUA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,543	1	5,843	+ 3,700
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,883	33	149	+ 6,734
Stroke	3	3,805	3	2,225	+ 1,580
Lung Disease	4	2,739	5	1,570	+ 1,170
Lung Cancers	5	2,347	23	274	+ 2,073
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,923	18	315	+ 1,607
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,676	7	1,152	+ 525
Prostate Cancer	8	1,653	15	386	+ 1,267
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,166	27	178	+ 988
Hypertension	10	1,159	9	1,103	+ 56
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,157	4	2,068	- 911
Kidney Disease	12	1,027	2	3,533	- 2,506
Breast Cancer	13	998	20	283	+ 715
Suicide	14	933	19	285	+ 648
Other Injuries	15	866	17	358	+ 508
Lymphomas	16	855	29	164	+ 692
Falls	17	699	22	276	+ 423
Other Neoplasms	18	653	26	192	+ 461
Parkinson's Disease	19	595	42	67	+ 528
Leukemia	20	520	24	227	+ 294
Bladder Cancer	21	479	52	28	+ 451
Liver Cancer	22	474	12	509	- 35
Liver Disease	23	456	6	1,203	- 747
Endocrine Disorders	24	443	28	164	+ 279
Skin Cancers	25	410	45	59	+ 351
Stomach Cancer	26	386	14	478	- 91
Ovary Cancer	27	348	44	61	+ 287
Inflammatory/Heart	28	345	34	139	+ 205
Oesophagus Cancer	29	339	47	42	+ 297
Drug Use	30	267	46	50	+ 217
Oral Cancer	31	239	43	64	+ 175
Alcohol	32	226	21	279	- 53
Uterin Cancer	33	217	48	39	+ 178
Road Traffic Accidents	34	199	8	1,109	- 910
Congenital Anomalies	35	194	11	571	- 377
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	182	36	122	+ 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	175	40	85	+ 89
Cervical Cancer	38	143	16	374	- 231
Skin Disease	39	139	31	162	- 23
Anemia	40	110	53	28	+ 82
Multiple Sclerosis	41	107	61	7	+ 101
Asthma	42	100	38	105	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	81	50	31	+ 51
Epilepsy	44	76	41	74	+ 2
Malnutrition	45	74	30	163	- 89
Drownings	46	72	32	157	- 85
Violence	47	71	10	619	- 547
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	70	54	20	+ 50
Fires	49	41	57	16	+ 24
Schizophrenia	50	40	66	3	+ 37
Low Birth Weight	51	32	13	490	- 458
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	29	56	17	+ 12
Hepatitis C	53	28	68	1	+ 27
Meningitis	54	22	51	29	- 7
Birth Trauma	55	21	25	198	- 177
Tuberculosis	56	15	37	115	- 100
Osteoarthritis	57	15	59	10	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	58	12	72	1	+ 12
Appendicitis	59	11	49	32	- 20
Poisonings	60	11	55	18	- 6
HIV/AIDS	61	8	35	139	- 131
Hepatitis B	62	6	62	5	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	5	63	5	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	3	39	88	- 85
War	65	1	70	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	67	3	- 3
Tetanus	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	58	10	- 10
Syphilis	72	0	60	9	- 9
Chlamydia	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	65	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	64	4	- 4
Ascariasis	81	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	71	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Sweden

Nicaragua

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.