PHILIPPINES VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	169,048	1	129,955	+ 39,093
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	121,930	39	2,010	+ 119,919
Stroke	3	67,402	3	74,167	- 6,765
Lung Disease	4	48,522	6	32,559	+ 15,963
Lung Cancers	5	41,573	13	10,296	+ 31,277
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	34,058	16	8,063	+ 25,995
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	29,696	2	93,807	- 64,111
Prostate Cancer	8	29,286	26	4,149	+ 25,137
Pancreas Cancer	9	20,647	37	2,121	+ 18,526
Hypertension	10	20,533	5	34,500	- 13,967
Diabetes Mellitus	11	20,488	7	32,260	- 11,772
Kidney Disease	12	18,195	4	39,380	- 21,186
Breast Cancer	13	17,673	15	9,802	+ 7,871
Suicide	14	16,524	35	2,325	+ 14,199
Other Injuries	15	15,341	31	3,536	+ 11,805
Lymphomas	16	15,152	36	2,279	+ 12,874
Falls	17	12,387	28	3,861	+ 8,526
Other Neoplasms	18	11,572	23	5,146	+ 6,425
Parkinson's Disease	19	10,532	55	594	+ 9,938
Leukemia	20	9,220	29	3,596	+ 5,624
Bladder Cancer	21	8,490	58	569	+ 7,921
Liver Cancer	22	8,397	19	7,663	+ 733
Liver Disease	23	8,081	20	7,076	+ 1,004
Endocrine Disorders	24	7,841	12	10,464	- 2,623
Skin Cancers	25	7,264	61	368	+ 6,895
Stomach Cancer	26	6,841	41	1,868	+ 4,972
Ovary Cancer	27	6,173	40	1,994	+ 4,179
Inflammatory/Heart	28	6,109	30	3,545	+ 2,563
Oesophagus Cancer	29	6,010	53	672	+ 5,338
Drug Use	30	4,729	52	695	+ 4,034
Oral Cancer	31	4,236	34	2,916	+ 1,320
Alcohol	32	4,006	60	401	+ 3,605
Uterin Cancer	33	3,850	50	761	+ 3,089
Road Traffic Accidents	34	3,519	10	13,017	- 9,497
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,437	17	8,051	- 4,614
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	3,231	22	6,189	- 2,957
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,095	21	6,865	- 3,770
Cervical Cancer	38	2,541	33	3,076	- 534
Skin Disease	39	2,456	25	4,229	- 1,773
Anemia	40	1,952	32	3,435	- 1,483
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,902	72	31	+ 1,871
Asthma	42	1,768	11	11,404	- 9,636
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,439	62	323	+ 1,116
Epilepsy	44	1,346	45	1,120	+ 227
Malnutrition	45	1,307	24	4,311	- 3,004
Drownings	46	1,279	27	3,881	- 2,602
Violence	47	1,261	9	14,835	- 13,574
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,232	42	1,807	- 575
Fires	49	722	54	600	+ 122
Schizophrenia	50	709	68	127	+ 581
Low Birth Weight	51	562	14	10,141	- 9,579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	512	51	752	- 240
Hepatitis C	53	492	81	0	+ 492
Meningitis	54	392	47	1,041	- 649
Birth Trauma	55	375	18	7,960	- 7,585
Tuberculosis	56	268	8	27,061	- 26,793
Osteoarthritis	57	267	57	570	- 303
Upper Respiratory	58	218	70	39	+ 179
Appendicitis	59	202	63	276	- 74
Poisonings	60	198	65	226	- 28
HIV/AIDS	61	142	66	204	- 63
Hepatitis B	62	106	56	590	- 484
Oral conditions	63	93	73	28	+ 65
Maternal Conditions	64	55	38	2,042	- 1,986
War	65	19	49	817	- 798
Otitis Media	66	8	74	23	- 15
Pertussis	67	5	43	1,760	- 1,755
Tetanus	68	4	59	521	- 517
Schistosomiasis	69	4	64	233	- 229
Diphtheria	70	4	75	14	- 10
Encephalitis	71	2	67	185	- 182
Syphilis	72	0	44	1,157	- 1,157
Chlamydia	73	0	78	4	- 4
Malaria	74	0	69	94	- 94
Leishmaniasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Ascariasis	81	0	76	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	4	- 4
Measles	83	0	48	894	- 894
Leprosy	84	0	71	37	- 37
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Sweden

Philippines

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.