ROMANIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,938	1	71,810	- 45,872
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,709	15	2,839	+ 15,870
Stroke	3	10,342	2	49,707	- 39,365
Lung Disease	4	7,445	7	7,359	+ 86
Lung Cancers	5	6,379	4	10,113	- 3,735
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,226	8	6,835	- 1,609
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,556	5	9,357	- 4,801
Prostate Cancer	8	4,494	16	2,449	+ 2,045
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,168	14	2,935	+ 233
Hypertension	10	3,151	3	11,007	- 7,857
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,144	18	2,230	+ 913
Kidney Disease	12	2,792	9	5,175	- 2,383
Breast Cancer	13	2,712	11	3,851	- 1,139
Suicide	14	2,535	21	1,886	+ 649
Other Injuries	15	2,354	19	2,139	+ 215
Lymphomas	16	2,325	25	1,385	+ 940
Falls	17	1,901	24	1,504	+ 397
Other Neoplasms	18	1,776	43	289	+ 1,487
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,616	31	741	+ 875
Leukemia	20	1,415	26	1,342	+ 72
Bladder Cancer	21	1,303	23	1,715	- 412
Liver Cancer	22	1,288	13	3,114	- 1,825
Liver Disease	23	1,240	6	8,920	- 7,680
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,203	48	193	+ 1,011
Skin Cancers	25	1,115	29	1,003	+ 111
Stomach Cancer	26	1,050	12	3,457	- 2,407
Ovary Cancer	27	947	27	1,109	- 162
Inflammatory/Heart	28	937	10	4,433	- 3,496
Oesophagus Cancer	29	922	30	755	+ 167
Drug Use	30	726	40	346	+ 380
Oral Cancer	31	650	17	2,290	- 1,640
Alcohol	32	615	37	409	+ 205
Uterin Cancer	33	591	34	522	+ 68
Road Traffic Accidents	34	540	20	1,992	- 1,452
Congenital Anomalies	35	527	38	367	+ 161
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	496	46	223	+ 272
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	475	33	531	- 56
Cervical Cancer	38	390	22	1,870	- 1,480
Skin Disease	39	377	53	97	+ 279
Anemia	40	299	56	59	+ 241
Multiple Sclerosis	41	292	55	66	+ 226
Asthma	42	271	45	225	+ 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	221	85	0	+ 221
Epilepsy	44	207	42	314	- 108
Malnutrition	45	201	50	142	+ 59
Drownings	46	196	32	596	- 400
Violence	47	194	44	255	- 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	189	35	440	- 251
Fires	49	111	36	421	- 310
Schizophrenia	50	109	51	103	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	51	86	41	317	- 231
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	79	49	143	- 65
Hepatitis C	53	76	52	98	- 23
Meningitis	54	60	54	76	- 16
Birth Trauma	55	58	57	38	+ 19
Tuberculosis	56	41	28	1,015	- 974
Osteoarthritis	57	41	86	0	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	58	33	63	3	+ 31
Appendicitis	59	31	60	21	+ 10
Poisonings	60	30	39	366	- 336
HIV/AIDS	61	22	47	219	- 197
Hepatitis B	62	16	59	30	- 14
Oral conditions	63	14	64	2	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	64	9	58	35	- 27
War	65	3	65	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	68	1	+ 0
Pertussis	67	1	69	0	+ 1
Tetanus	68	1	67	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	71	0	62	6	- 6
Syphilis	72	0	66	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	61	7	- 7
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Sweden

Romania

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.