RUSSIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	201,269	1	562,711	- 361,442
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	145,170	5	48,522	+ 96,648
Stroke	3	80,249	2	327,199	- 246,951
Lung Disease	4	57,770	9	36,600	+ 21,170
Lung Cancers	5	49,496	3	54,361	- 4,865
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	40,550	7	42,633	- 2,083
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	35,356	10	32,404	+ 2,951
Prostate Cancer	8	34,869	20	14,107	+ 20,761
Pancreas Cancer	9	24,582	16	20,282	+ 4,300
Hypertension	10	24,447	17	18,348	+ 6,099
Diabetes Mellitus	11	24,393	18	18,345	+ 6,048
Kidney Disease	12	21,663	22	11,581	+ 10,082
Breast Cancer	13	21,042	13	23,242	- 2,200
Suicide	14	19,674	8	36,625	- 16,952
Other Injuries	15	18,264	14	22,517	- 4,252
Lymphomas	16	18,040	29	8,919	+ 9,121
Falls	17	14,748	21	11,705	+ 3,043
Other Neoplasms	18	13,777	51	729	+ 13,048
Parkinson's Disease	19	12,540	26	9,371	+ 3,169
Leukemia	20	10,977	31	8,238	+ 2,739
Bladder Cancer	21	10,109	38	6,307	+ 3,802
Liver Cancer	22	9,997	24	11,165	- 1,167
Liver Disease	23	9,621	6	45,463	- 35,842
Endocrine Disorders	24	9,335	45	2,004	+ 7,331
Skin Cancers	25	8,648	39	5,612	+ 3,036
Stomach Cancer	26	8,145	11	29,386	- 21,241
Ovary Cancer	27	7,349	32	8,123	- 773
Inflammatory/Heart	28	7,273	4	54,060	- 46,787
Oesophagus Cancer	29	7,156	33	7,431	- 276
Drug Use	30	5,630	27	9,113	- 3,483
Oral Cancer	31	5,043	25	10,880	- 5,837
Alcohol	32	4,769	12	27,984	- 23,215
Uterin Cancer	33	4,583	35	6,867	- 2,284
Road Traffic Accidents	34	4,190	19	17,507	- 13,317
Congenital Anomalies	35	4,092	41	4,201	- 109
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	3,847	55	403	+ 3,444
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,685	28	8,938	- 5,253
Cervical Cancer	38	3,026	34	7,423	- 4,397
Skin Disease	39	2,925	43	2,735	+ 189
Anemia	40	2,324	81	0	+ 2,324
Multiple Sclerosis	41	2,264	49	827	+ 1,437
Asthma	42	2,105	46	1,764	+ 341
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,713	50	750	+ 963
Epilepsy	44	1,603	52	718	+ 885
Malnutrition	45	1,556	57	242	+ 1,314
Drownings	46	1,522	36	6,629	- 5,106
Violence	47	1,501	23	11,450	- 9,949
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,467	42	2,770	- 1,303
Fires	49	859	37	6,387	- 5,528
Schizophrenia	50	844	83	0	+ 844
Low Birth Weight	51	669	44	2,153	- 1,484
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	610	85	0	+ 610
Hepatitis C	53	586	66	2	+ 584
Meningitis	54	467	48	1,037	- 571
Birth Trauma	55	446	53	714	- 268
Tuberculosis	56	319	30	8,422	- 8,103
Osteoarthritis	57	318	84	0	+ 318
Upper Respiratory	58	259	58	158	+ 101
Appendicitis	59	240	54	409	- 169
Poisonings	60	236	40	5,565	- 5,329
HIV/AIDS	61	169	15	21,262	- 21,093
Hepatitis B	62	126	60	43	+ 82
Oral conditions	63	111	86	0	+ 111
Maternal Conditions	64	66	56	267	- 201
War	65	22	59	123	- 100
Otitis Media	66	9	64	3	+ 6
Pertussis	67	6	65	2	+ 4
Tetanus	68	5	63	3	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	69	5	72	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	4	67	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	71	3	47	1,076	- 1,073
Syphilis	72	0	62	19	- 19
Chlamydia	73	0	61	25	- 25
Malaria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.