QATAR VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,648	1	1,082	+ 2,566
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,631	12	75	+ 2,556
Stroke	3	1,454	3	255	+ 1,199
Lung Disease	4	1,047	15	68	+ 978
Lung Cancers	5	897	13	73	+ 824
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	735	11	83	+ 652
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	641	10	108	+ 533
Prostate Cancer	8	632	31	18	+ 614
Pancreas Cancer	9	446	30	25	+ 421
Hypertension	10	443	28	26	+ 417
Diabetes Mellitus	11	442	2	459	- 17
Kidney Disease	12	393	6	179	+ 213
Breast Cancer	13	381	17	53	+ 329
Suicide	14	357	7	165	+ 191
Other Injuries	15	331	9	115	+ 216
Lymphomas	16	327	18	48	+ 279
Falls	17	267	8	129	+ 139
Other Neoplasms	18	250	51	3	+ 247
Parkinson's Disease	19	227	26	28	+ 199
Leukemia	20	199	16	57	+ 142
Bladder Cancer	21	183	27	27	+ 156
Liver Cancer	22	181	21	44	+ 137
Liver Disease	23	174	5	202	- 28
Endocrine Disorders	24	169	24	39	+ 130
Skin Cancers	25	157	43	8	+ 149
Stomach Cancer	26	148	23	42	+ 106
Ovary Cancer	27	133	32	17	+ 116
Inflammatory/Heart	28	132	25	32	+ 100
Oesophagus Cancer	29	130	37	13	+ 117
Drug Use	30	102	39	12	+ 90
Oral Cancer	31	91	29	25	+ 66
Alcohol	32	86	48	7	+ 79
Uterin Cancer	33	83	49	6	+ 77
Road Traffic Accidents	34	76	4	206	- 130
Congenital Anomalies	35	74	14	70	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	70	41	10	+ 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	67	46	7	+ 59
Cervical Cancer	38	55	36	13	+ 42
Skin Disease	39	53	33	16	+ 37
Anemia	40	42	85	0	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	41	41	55	2	+ 39
Asthma	42	38	40	10	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	31	59	0	+ 31
Epilepsy	44	29	35	13	+ 16
Malnutrition	45	28	58	1	+ 27
Drownings	46	28	19	45	- 18
Violence	47	27	34	14	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	27	45	8	+ 19
Fires	49	16	22	42	- 27
Schizophrenia	50	15	83	0	+ 15
Low Birth Weight	51	12	20	45	- 33
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	11	80	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	53	11	63	0	+ 11
Meningitis	54	8	47	7	+ 1
Birth Trauma	55	8	38	13	- 4
Tuberculosis	56	6	44	8	- 2
Osteoarthritis	57	6	81	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	58	5	65	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	4	57	1	+ 3
Poisonings	60	4	42	9	- 5
HIV/AIDS	61	3	71	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	62	2	56	2	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	2	82	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	52	3	- 1
War	65	0	61	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	54	2	- 2
Tetanus	68	0	60	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	50	5	- 5
Syphilis	72	0	53	2	- 2
Chlamydia	73	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	64	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.