PANAMA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		PANAMA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,389	1	2,624	+ 3,765
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,608	17	296	+ 4,312
Stroke	3	2,547	2	2,006	+ 541
Lung Disease	4	1,834	5	815	+ 1,019
Lung Cancers	5	1,571	16	303	+ 1,268
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,287	14	352	+ 935
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,122	7	697	+ 425
Prostate Cancer	8	1,107	12	390	+ 717
Pancreas Cancer	9	780	29	135	+ 645
Hypertension	10	776	10	510	+ 266
Diabetes Mellitus	11	774	4	1,070	- 296
Kidney Disease	12	688	3	1,106	- 419
Breast Cancer	13	668	19	279	+ 389
Suicide	14	625	32	121	+ 503
Other Injuries	15	580	35	100	+ 480
Lymphomas	16	573	24	205	+ 368
Falls	17	468	37	92	+ 376
Other Neoplasms	18	437	21	256	+ 181
Parkinson's Disease	19	398	33	115	+ 284
Leukemia	20	348	25	189	+ 160
Bladder Cancer	21	321	46	33	+ 288
Liver Cancer	22	317	27	182	+ 136
Liver Disease	23	305	15	325	- 20
Endocrine Disorders	24	296	18	279	+ 17
Skin Cancers	25	275	44	56	+ 219
Stomach Cancer	26	259	11	397	- 138
Ovary Cancer	27	233	41	64	+ 170
Inflammatory/Heart	28	231	20	270	- 39
Oesophagus Cancer	29	227	45	52	+ 176
Drug Use	30	179	47	33	+ 146
Oral Cancer	31	160	38	78	+ 82
Alcohol	32	151	49	30	+ 121
Uterin Cancer	33	145	40	66	+ 80
Road Traffic Accidents	34	133	9	591	- 458
Congenital Anomalies	35	130	13	378	- 248
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	122	28	163	- 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	117	50	30	+ 87
Cervical Cancer	38	96	26	185	- 88
Skin Disease	39	93	30	127	- 35
Anemia	40	74	42	63	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	41	72	62	3	+ 69
Asthma	42	67	43	56	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	54	55	14	+ 41
Epilepsy	44	51	39	66	- 16
Malnutrition	45	49	31	122	- 73
Drownings	46	48	34	103	- 55
Violence	47	48	6	730	- 682
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	47	53	25	+ 22
Fires	49	27	57	11	+ 16
Schizophrenia	50	27	58	10	+ 17
Low Birth Weight	51	21	22	238	- 217
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	19	51	28	- 9
Hepatitis C	53	19	66	1	+ 18
Meningitis	54	15	52	27	- 12
Birth Trauma	55	14	36	94	- 79
Tuberculosis	56	10	23	223	- 213
Osteoarthritis	57	10	60	4	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	58	8	54	14	- 5
Appendicitis	59	8	56	11	- 4
Poisonings	60	7	61	4	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	61	5	8	653	- 648
Hepatitis B	62	4	59	7	- 3
Oral conditions	63	4	72	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	2	48	32	- 30
War	65	1	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	63	3	- 3
Syphilis	72	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	64	2	- 2
Ascariasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PANAMA

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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.